First measurement results from DANAE - Demonstrating DePFET RNDR on a prototype Matrix

In the search for dark matter particle candidates, the mass region below 1 GeV/c$^2$ is relatively unprobed. Utilizing a low-noise silicon sensor as a sensitive target material, we aim to study the event signature of recoils between dark matter candidates and bound electrons. As the deposited energy...

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Main Author: Alexander Bähr, Holger Kluck, Peter Lechner, Jelena Ninkovic, Jochen Schiek, Hexi Shi, Wolfgang Treberspurg, Johannes Treis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2023-07-01
Series:SciPost Physics Proceedings
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.12.066
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Summary:In the search for dark matter particle candidates, the mass region below 1 GeV/c$^2$ is relatively unprobed. Utilizing a low-noise silicon sensor as a sensitive target material, we aim to study the event signature of recoils between dark matter candidates and bound electrons. As the deposited energy is only a few eV, a sensor capable of detecting these low signals is required. We present first measurements on a prototype pixel matrix. It is based on the RNDR DePFET principle and provides a deep sub-electron readout noise of 0.2e$^-$ and below.
ISSN:2666-4003