Particle Astrophysics and Subatomic Physics

粒子天体物理学和亚原子物理学

• 批准号: CRC-2016-00176
• 负责人: Boulay, MarkGuy
• 金额: $ 14.57万
• 依托单位: Carleton University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=642819
• 关键词: Particle; Astrophysics; Subatomic; Physics

Starting in 2016, the DEAP-3600 experiment (SNOLAB, Sudbury) will search for particles of the mysterious dark matter that pervades the Universe. With this detector, the sensitivity for such measurements will be extended over 20 times, allowing a potential discovery, which for the first time would let us see the 80% of all of the matter in the universe that has so far remained hidden. The proposed research program will exploit the DEAP-3600 detector. A facility will also be developed at Carleton to pursue the development of next-generation experiments, allowing leading-edge materials and detector characterization and development of ultra-low background techniques.

从 2016 年开始，DEAP-3600 实验（SNOLAB，萨德伯里）将寻找遍布宇宙的神秘暗物质粒子。有了这个探测器，此类测量的灵敏度将提高 20 倍以上，从而实现潜在的发现，这将首次让我们看到宇宙中迄今为止仍隐藏的 80% 的物质。拟议的研究计划将利用 DEAP-3600 探测器。 卡尔顿还将开发一个设施，以追求下一代实验的发展，允许前沿材料和探测器表征以及超低本底技术的开发。