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Improved Limits on Spin-Dependent WIMP-Proton Interactions from a Two Liter CF₃I Bubble Chamber

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arxiv 1008.3518 v2 pith:W6IU22ZY submitted 2010-08-20 astro-ph.CO hep-exnucl-ex

Improved Limits on Spin-Dependent WIMP-Proton Interactions from a Two Liter CF₃I Bubble Chamber

classification astro-ph.CO hep-exnucl-ex
keywords bubblebackgroundchamberspin-dependentwimp-protonaccompanyingacousticalpha
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Data from the operation of a bubble chamber filled with 3.5 kg of CF$_{3}$I in a shallow underground site are reported. An analysis of ultrasound signals accompanying bubble nucleations confirms that alpha decays generate a significantly louder acoustic emission than single nuclear recoils, leading to an efficient background discrimination. Three dark matter candidate events were observed during an effective exposure of 28.1 kg-day, consistent with a neutron background. This observation provides the strongest direct detection constraint to date on WIMP-proton spin-dependent scattering for WIMP masses $>20$ GeV/c$^{2}$.

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