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Future work Kamioka Kyoto We feel WIMP wind oh the earth NEWAGE Direction Sensitive Direct Dark Matter Search Kyoto University Hironobu Nishimura [email protected] 1.Dark Matter μ -TPC micro Time Projection Chamber μ-PIC 2D gas detector 400μm pitch gas gain 10 3 10 4 30×30cm 100MHz readout system 3Direction Sensitive Direct Dark Matter Search DM WIMP γ γ nuclei 2. Direct Dark Matter Search NASA WMAP TEAM . 3D-Tracking Detector for recoil nuclei Operation in Kamioka mine DM→Nuclei Elastic scattering Large mass Low background High energy resolution Conventional method: using energ y spectrum Expected spectrum Expected scatter angle of recoil nuclei Forward events are 10 times larger than backward event Scatterd angle of nuclei cosγ Very strong evidence Schematic struc ture of μ-TPC Ex. Track of recoil nuclei scattered by neutron Low BG detector Larger volume lower pressure 2010 ~: With 1m 3 detectors NEWAGE will reach the frontier of the direct dark search and SUSY region. Mar 17-19, 2008 The Advances in Cosmic Ray Science T.Tanimori H.Kubo K.Miuchi S.Kabuki A.Takada K.Hattori K.Ueno S.Kurosawa T.Ida S.Iwaki Simulation with neutron background in Kamioka m ine No characteristic The evidence of DM is a difference between blue and red spectrum. WIMPS NORTH EAST WEST A track of the d irection of WIM Ps wind 12 00 0 00 6 00 18 00 E Promising candidate of da rk matter as an elementary particle WIMP (neutralino) Axion DAMA : signal region other: Upper limit DAMA CDMSXENON10 Related motion of WIM Ps and the solar sy stem Map of Kamioka mi ne Blue Surface 2006 Red Underground 2007 .Direction Sensitive DM Search on Surface Surface run in the laboratory of Kyoto university Nov 1-27, 2006 0.15kg days N 35.03 E 135.783 Gas: CF 4 0.2atm Energy spectle less environmental background Kamioka mine 2700 w.e. depth Jan. 2007 Operation Start!! Efficie ncy Lab-B PLB 654 2007 58 PLB 578 2004 241 Energy spectrum Super Kamiokande Background decrease to 40% of surface run. TPC 50cm Readout modul e The first result of the direction-sensitive with a gas detector in the world •3D tracks with the resolution of sum-mm •Energy resolution of 40% @5MeV •Particle discrimination by dE/dx → γ-ray rejection power < 10 -4 Abstract: NEWAGE is a project of direction sensitive direct dark matter search. We are developing and operating a direction sensitive detector based on μ-TPC. We report on the performance of our detector and its first result. Cosγdistribution WIMPs are seemed to move with random directions. 1m 3 detecor Expected efficiency PRL 99, 091301 (2007) Dark Matter search Direct search : To detect inte raction between DM and nuclei on the earth Indirect search : To detect γ, antiproton, e+ and so on produced b y DM pair creation in the galaxy. Observation For sky Tokyo Observation In undergroun Relay on the annual modulation Few % of the total events. Not enough. 10 0 10 1 10 2 M wimp [GeV/ c 2 ] To detect WIMPs wind on th e earth WIMPs wind: relative motio n between WIMPs and solar system Recoil nuclei scattered fo rward Color: The distribution of directions of recoil nuclei Purple line: Expected tracks of the direction of the WIMP wind Flat response of the direction distribution →Background dominant NaI,Cs I Si,Ge LXe,LA r

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Future workKamioka

Kyoto

We feel WIMP wind oh the earth

NEWAGE~ Direction Sensitive Direct Dark Matter Search ~

Kyoto University   Hironobu Nishimura [email protected]

1.Dark Matter

μ -TPC micro Time Projection Chamber

μ-PIC 2D gas detector 400μm pitch gas gain 103 ~ 104 30×30cm

100MHz readout system

3Direction Sensitive Direct Dark Matter Search

DM WIMP γ γ

nuclei

2. Direct Dark Matter Search

NASA WMAP TEAM

4 . 3D-Tracking Detector for recoil nuclei

6 Operation in Kamioka mine                 

DM→Nuclei Elastic scatteringLarge massLow backgroundHigh energy resolution

Conventional method: using energy spectrum

Expected spectrum

Expected scatter angle of recoil nuclei

Forward events are 10 times larger than backward event

Scatterd angle of nuclei   cosγ

Very strong evidence

 

Schematic structure of μ-TPC

Ex. Track of recoil nuclei scattered by neutron

Low BG detectorLarger volumelower pressure2010 ~:With 1m3 detectors NEWAGE

will reach the frontier of the direct dark search and SUSY region.    

 

Mar 17-19, 2008The Advances in Cosmic Ray Science

T.Tanimori H.Kubo K.Miuchi S.Kabuki A.Takada K.Hattori K.Ueno S.Kurosawa T.Ida S.Iwaki

Simulation with neutron background in Kamioka mine

No characteristic The evidence of DM is a difference between blue and red spectrum.

WIMPS

NORTH

EASTWEST

A track of the direction of WIMPs wind

12 :00

0 : 006 : 00

18 :00

E

Promising candidate of dark matteras an elementary particle

• WIMP (neutralino)• Axion

   DAMA : signal region other: Upper limit

DAMA

CDMSⅡ

XENON10

Related motion of WIMPs and the solar system

Map of Kamioka mine

Blue : Surface ( 2006 )Red :Underground ( 2007 )

5 .Direction Sensitive DM Search

on Surface

Surface run in the laboratory of Kyoto university Nov 1-27, 2006   0.15kg ・ days N 35.03  E 135.783 Gas: CF4 0.2atm

Energy spectle

less environmental backgroundKamioka mine 2700 w.e. depthJan. 2007 Operation Start!!

Efficiency

Lab-B

PLB 654 ( 2007 ) 58

PLB 578 ( 2004 ) 241

Energy spectrum

Super Kamiokande

Background decrease to 40% of surface run.

TPC

50cm

Readout module

The first result of the direction-sensitive with a gas detector in the world

•3D tracks with the resolution of sum-mm•Energy resolution of 40% @5MeV•Particle discrimination by dE/dx

→ γ-ray rejection power < 10-4

Abstract: NEWAGE is a project of direction sensitive direct dark matter search. We are developing and operating a direction sensitive detector based on μ-TPC. We report on the performance of our detector and its first result.

Cosγdistribution

WIMPs are seemed to move with random directions.

1m3 detecor

Expected efficiency

PRL 99, 091301 (2007)

Dark Matter search Direct search : To detect interaction between DM and nuclei on the earth

Indirect search : To detect γ, antiproton, e+ and so on produced by DM pair creation in the galaxy.

ObservationFor sky

Tokyo

Observation In underground

Relay on the annual modulationFew % of the total events.Not enough.

100 101 102

Mwimp [GeV/c2]

To detect WIMPs wind on the earthWIMPs wind: relative motion between WIMPs and solar systemRecoil nuclei scattered forward

Color: The distribution of directions of recoil nuclei

Purple line: Expected tracks of the direction of the WIMP wind

Flat response of the direction distribution →Background dominant

NaI,CsISi,GeLXe,LAr