University of Pennsylvania Astrophysics Seminar
High-resolution images of light dark matter — First results of the DAMIC-M experiment
The DAMIC-M experiment will exploit the sub-electron resolution capabilities of skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to search for light dark matter particles in a broad range of masses from 1 eV to 10 GeV. A prototype DAMIC-M detector has been taking data at the Modane underground laboratory in France since 2022 and I will present constraints on dark matter-electron scattering obtained with this prototype. In addition, I will discuss low energy excess measured by recently upgraded DAMIC experiment operated at the SNOLAB underground laboratory in Canada. The talk will conclude with the current status and future prospects of DAMIC-M.
Date & Time
March 06, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Location
U.Penn, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19Speakers
Radomir Smida, University of Chicago