First limit on WIMP cross section with low background CsI(Tℓ) crystal detector

H. S. Lee, H. Bhang, J. H. Choi, I. S. Hahn, D. He, M. J. Hwang, H. J. Kim, S. C. Kim, S. K. Kim, S. Y. Kim, T. Y. Kim, Y. D. Kim, J. W. Kwak, Y. J. Kwon, J. Lee, J. H. Lee, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee, J. Li, S. S. MyungH. Park, H. Y. Yang, J. J. Zhu

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Abstract

The Korea Invisible Mass Search (KIMS) Collaboration has been carrying out WIMP search experiment with CsI(Tℓ) crystal detectors at the YangYang Underground Laboratory. A successful reduction of the internal background of the crystal was done and a good pulse shape discrimination was achieved. We report the first result on WIMP search obtained with 237 kg days data using one full-size CsI(Tℓ) crystal of 6.6 kg mass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)201-208
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume633
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Feb 2006

Keywords

  • CsI(Tℓ) crystal
  • Dark matter
  • KIMS
  • Pulse shape discrimination
  • WIMP

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