OKC colloquia

The PICASSO Search for Dark Matter

by Anna Davour (Queen's University)

Europe/Stockholm
FA32

FA32

Description
PICASSO is an array of bubble detectors constructed to search for spin dependent interactions of weakly interacting massive particles. The completed setup contains 32 detectors with a combined active mass of 2.6 kg, installed at SNOLAB at a depth of 2070 meters in the Creighton mine in Sudbury. This seminar will give an introduction to the technology of bubble detectors, and describe the installation and performance evaluation of the PICASSO detectors. The current exclusion limits and expected sensitivity improvements will also be discussed.