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SUMMARY:The Search for Light Dark Matter with the NEWS-G Detector
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Daniel Durnford (University of Alberta)\nThe NEWS-G 
 direct dark matter search experiment uses spherical proportional counters 
 (SPC) with light noble gases to explore low WIMP masses. The first results
  obtained with an SPC prototype operated with Ne gas at the Laboratoire So
 uterrain de Modane (LSM) have already set competitive results for low-mass
  WIMPs. The forthcoming next phase of the experiment consists of a large 1
 40 cm diameter SPC installed at SNOLAB with a new sensor design\, lots of 
 improvements in detector performance and data quality. Before its installa
 tion at SNOLAB\, the detector was commissioned with pure methane gas at th
 e LSM\, with a temporary water shield\, offering a hydrogen-rich target an
 d reduced backgrounds. After giving an overview of the several improvement
 s of the detector\, preliminary results of this campaign will be presented
 \, including UV laser and Ar-37 calibration data.\n\nhttps://indico.ific.u
 v.es/event/6178/contributions/15905/
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URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/6178/contributions/15905/
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