Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo

• Main Authors: McCarthy, Kevin Ahmad (Contributor), Leman, Steven W. (Contributor), Anderson, Adam Jonathan (Contributor), Brandt, D. (Author), Brink, P. L (Author), Cabrera, B. (Author), Cherry, M. (Author), do Couto e Silva, Eduardo (Author), Cushman, P. (Author), Doughty, T. (Author), Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali (Contributor), Tomada, A. (Author), Kim, P. (Author), Mirabolfathi, N. (Author), Novak, L. (Author), Partridge, R. (Author), Pyle, M. (Author), Reisetter, A. (Author), Resch, R. (Author), Sadoulet, B. (Author), Serfass, B. (Author), Sundqvist, K. M. (Author)
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag, 2014-07-25T16:45:01Z.
• Subjects: Article
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The SuperCDMS collaboration is a dark matter search effort aimed at detecting the scattering of WIMP dark matter from nuclei in cryogenic germanium targets. The CDMS Detector Monte Carlo (CDMS-DMC) is a simulation tool aimed at achieving a deeper understanding of the performance of the SuperCDMS detectors and aiding the dark matter search analysis. We present results from validation of the phonon physics described in the CDMS-DMC and outline work towards utilizing it in future WIMP search analyses.
National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant No. PHY-0847342)