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T. Gamble
Other affiliations: University of London
Bio: T. Gamble is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dark matter & WIMP. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 427 citations. Previous affiliations of T. Gamble include University of London.
Topics: Dark matter, WIMP, Detector, Axion, Neutron
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Boston University1, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics2, University of Waterloo3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology4, Joseph Fourier University5, University of California, Los Angeles6, Occidental College7, University of Pennsylvania8, University of Zaragoza9, University of Sheffield10, Brandeis University11, Harvard University12, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science13, University of Edinburgh14, University of New Mexico15, University of Huelva16, University of Utah17, University of Nottingham18, Kyoto University19, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory20, Temple University21, University of Warwick22, New York University23, Nagoya University24, University of Tokyo25, Saga University26, University of Ioannina27
TL;DR: The case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity was presented at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contains contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field. We describe the need for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity; each directional dark matter experiment presents their project's status; and we close with a feasibility study for scaling up to a one ton directional detector, which would cost around $150M.
224 citations
TL;DR: The first results from the ZEPLIN I detector were reported in this paper, based on measurement of scintillation pulse shapes in a liquid xenon target of 3.2 kg fiducial mass.
111 citations
TL;DR: The NAIAD experiment (NaI Advanced Detector) for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter searches at Boulby mine (UK) is described in this paper.
73 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the status of dark matter searches with inorganic scintillator detectors at Boulby mine is reviewed and the results of tests with a CsI(Tl) crystal are presented.
23 citations
Boston University1, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics2, University of Waterloo3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology4, Joseph Fourier University5, University of California, Los Angeles6, Occidental College7, University of Pennsylvania8, University of Zaragoza9, University of Sheffield10, Brandeis University11, Harvard University12, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science13, University of Edinburgh14, University of New Mexico15, University of Huelva16, University of Utah17, University of Nottingham18, Kyoto University19, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory20, Temple University21, University of Warwick22, New York University23, Nagoya University24, University of Tokyo25, Saga University26, University of Ioannina27
TL;DR: The case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity was presented at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contains contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field. We describe the need for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity; each directional dark matter experiment presents their project's status; and we close with a feasibility study for scaling up to a one ton directional detector, which would cost around $150M.
6 citations
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TL;DR: The theory and experimental implications of the soft supersymmetry-breaking Lagrangian of the general minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) are discussed in this article.
525 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the phenomenology of models with flat, compactified extra dimensions where all of the Standard Model fields are allowed to propagate in the bulk, known as Universal Extra Dimensions (UED).
426 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the status of direct dark matter searches is summarized, focusing on the detector technologies used to directly detect a dark matter particle producing recoil energies in the keV energy scale.
Abstract: In recent decades, several detector technologies have been developed with the quest to directly detect dark matter interactions and to test one of the most important unsolved questions in modern physics. The sensitivity of these experiments has improved with a tremendous speed due to a constant development of the detectors and analysis methods, proving uniquely suited devices to solve the dark matter puzzle, as all other discovery strategies can only indirectly infer its existence. Despite the overwhelming evidence for dark matter from cosmological indications at small and large scales, clear evidence for a particle explaining these observations remains absent. This review summarises the status of direct dark matter searches, focusing on the detector technologies used to directly detect a dark matter particle producing recoil energies in the keV energy scale. The phenomenological signal expectations, main background sources, statistical treatment of data and calibration strategies are discussed.
395 citations
TL;DR: A review of the physics of direct detection of dark matter, discussing the roles of both the particle physics and astrophysics in the expected signals, is given in this article, where the authors discuss the practical formulas needed to interpret a modulating signal.
Abstract: Direct detection experiments, which are designed to detect the scattering of dark matter off nuclei in detectors, are a critical component in the search for the Universe’s missing matter. This Colloquium begins with a review of the physics of direct detection of dark matter, discussing the roles of both the particle physics and astrophysics in the expected signals. The count rate in these experiments should experience an annual modulation due to the relative motion of the Earth around the Sun. This modulation, not present for most known background sources, is critical for solidifying the origin of a potential signal as dark matter. The focus is on the physics of annual modulation, discussing the practical formulas needed to interpret a modulating signal. The dependence of the modulation spectrum on the particle and astrophysics models for the dark matter is illustrated. For standard assumptions, the count rate has a cosine dependence with time, with a maximum in June and a minimum in December. Well-motivated generalizations of these models, however, can affect both the phase and amplitude of the modulation. Shown is how a measurement of an annually modulating signal could teach us about the presence of substructure in the galactic halo or about the interactions between dark and baryonic matter. Although primarily a theoretical review, the current experimental situation for annual modulation and future experimental directions is briefly discussed.
366 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the theoretical motivations and experimental status of searches for stable massive particles (SMPs) which could be sufficiently long-lived as to be directly detected at collider experiments.
347 citations