Electric Field Design for a Prototype Solid Xenon Dark Matter Detector

ORAL

Abstract

Current xenon-based dark matter detectors are limited by radon-induced background signals, which mimic dark matter interactions and reduce detection sensitivity. Solid xenon (SXe)'s crystalline structure serves as a barrier to radon diffusion while enhancing localization of particle interactions, making it a promising alternative to traditional liquid xenon detectors. We present electric field models of a SXe Time Projection Chamber (TPC) to predict particle detection properties, which inform the optimization of a TPC design for a 10kg SXe detector.

*Funding for this work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics under Contract Number DE-SC0025357.

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Presenters

  • Ananya Gupta

    • University of Texas at Austin

Authors

  • Ananya Gupta

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Dan J Hunt

    • The University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Scott Kravitz

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Chloe O'Brien

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Gregory Sehr

    • University of Texas at Austin