2008/05/30 by R. F. Lang, Rafael F. Lang, Lang, Rafael F.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0805.4705
6 pages, 6 figures, Contribution to the proceedings of the 43rd Rencontres de Moriond, Electroweak interactions and Unified theories, March 2008, La Thuile, Italy
arxiv created 2008/05/30 · openalex publication_date 2008/05/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The CRESST-II experiment is introduced. It uses scintillating crystals as a target to search for elastic scatterings of dark matter particles. The detectors are operated in a dilution cryostat at temperatures below 30mK, and for each particle interaction, the phonon signal as well as the scintillation light signal are recorded. Recent results from a commissioning run following a major upgrade are presented. The current limit that can be placed on the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon scattering cross-section is below 6x10-7 pb for WIMPs in the mass range from about 40 to 90 GeV/c2.