Project description
Advanced time projection chamber detectors for direct observation of dark matter
The goal of the EU-funded INITIUM project is to further advance gaseous time projection chamber detectors for direct detection of prominent dark matter candidates. Thanks to recent advances in micro-pattern gas detector amplification and readout techniques, time projection chamber detectors are nowadays a mature technology for tonne-scale experiments. Their superior performance lies in their ability to discriminate neutrons and electrons, and their directional sensitivity and fiducialisation down to low energies. The project will target the development of the first 1 m3 negative-ion time projection chamber with gas electron multipliers amplification, optical readout with CMOS-based cameras, and photomultipliers for directional dark matter searches.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsneutrinos
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsdark matter
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Funding Scheme
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantHost institution
67100 L'aquila
Italy
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Beneficiaries (2)
67100 L'aquila
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00044 Frascati
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