Point contact germanium detectors for rare event searches

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If the Big Bang created equal amounts of matter and anti-matter, how is it possible that we exist? Should we not have met our anti-partners and disappeared? If we can only observe 5% of the matter in the universe, what makes up the rest? These are important fundamental questions that this research program aims to answer by better understanding the properties of neutrinos (are they matter or anti-matter?) and by developing ways to detect "dark matter" (thought to be a substantial fraction of the missing matter in the universe). Canada has demonstrated a commitment to answering these questions, which was recognized by the recent Nobel Prize. The proposed program will strengthen the country's leadership role in this research while training highly qualified personnel.