NEWAGE

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direct dark matter detection experiment physics experiment

NEWAGE is a dark matter search experiment at the Kamioka Observatory that uses gaseous time projection chambers to detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	direct dark matter detection experiment ⓘ physics experiment ⓘ
aimsToDetect	nuclear recoils from WIMP interactions ⓘ
backgroundSources	ambient gamma rays ⓘ neutrons ⓘ radioactive impurities in detector materials ⓘ
dataType	energy deposition ⓘ event time information ⓘ three-dimensional recoil tracks ⓘ
detectionMedium	gas ⓘ
detectionMethod	directional dark matter detection ⓘ
detectorTechnology	TPC NERFINISHED ⓘ time projection chamber ⓘ
environment	underground laboratory ⓘ
hasGoal	demonstrate feasibility of directional dark matter searches ⓘ identify WIMP-induced nuclear recoils ⓘ
hostLaboratory	Kamioka Underground Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedAt	Kamioka Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kamioka NERFINISHED ⓘ
measures	ionization tracks in gas ⓘ recoil energy ⓘ recoil track direction ⓘ
operatesIn	low-background conditions ⓘ
relatedTo	Kamioka-based experiments ⓘ directional dark matter detection experiments ⓘ underground rare-event searches ⓘ
researchField	astroparticle physics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ particle physics ⓘ
scientificObjective	constrain WIMP-nucleon cross sections ⓘ measure directional anisotropy of WIMP wind if detected ⓘ search for evidence of galactic dark matter halo ⓘ
searchesFor	WIMPs NERFINISHED ⓘ dark matter ⓘ weakly interacting massive particles ⓘ
shieldingPurpose	reduce cosmic ray background ⓘ
targets	spin-dependent WIMP-nucleus interactions ⓘ spin-independent WIMP-nucleus interactions ⓘ
uses	electric fields to drift ionization electrons ⓘ readout plane to image tracks ⓘ
usesDetectorType	gaseous time projection chamber ⓘ
usesGasType	CF4-based gas mixtures ⓘ fluorine-containing gas ⓘ

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Kamioka Observatory, Gifu Prefecture, Japan → hasExperiment → NEWAGE ⓘ

subject surface form: Kamioka Observatory