CRESST
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CRESST is a dark matter search experiment that uses cryogenic detectors to look for rare interactions of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in an underground laboratory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryogenic rare event search experiment
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dark matter search experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
detect nuclear recoils from WIMP interactions
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probe dark matter-nucleon scattering cross sections ⓘ |
| backgroundReductionMethod |
active veto systems
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deep underground shielding ⓘ passive shielding ⓘ |
| canProbe | low-mass dark matter parameter space ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
INFN groups
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Max Planck Institute for Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ Technical University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| dataAnalysisFocus |
identification of nuclear recoil events
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rejection of electron recoil backgrounds ⓘ |
| dataTakingMode | rare event search ⓘ |
| discriminatesEventsBy | simultaneous phonon and light readout ⓘ |
| field |
astroparticle physics
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cosmology ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| fullName | Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LNGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| measures |
phonon signals
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scintillation light ⓘ |
| operatesIn | underground laboratory ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
CDMS
NERFINISHED
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EDELWEISS NERFINISHED ⓘ LUX NERFINISHED ⓘ XENON NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other dark matter experiments ⓘ |
| researchFocus | direct detection of dark matter ⓘ |
| searchesFor | weakly interacting massive particles ⓘ |
| searchType | direct dark matter detection ⓘ |
| studies | rare nuclear recoils from dark matter interactions ⓘ |
| successorExperiment |
CRESST-II
NERFINISHED
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CRESST-III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targets | elastic scattering of WIMPs off nuclei ⓘ |
| uses |
low-background materials
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radiopure detector components ⓘ |
| usesDetectionMedium |
calcium tungstate crystals
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scintillating crystals ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | cryogenic detectors ⓘ |
| usesOperatingTemperature | millikelvin temperatures ⓘ |
| usesReadout | cryogenic calorimetry ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
superconducting thermometers
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transition edge sensors ⓘ |
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