| Speaker: | Tom Melia (UC Berkeley) |
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| Title: | "Magnetic bubble chambers" for sub-GeV dark matter direct detection |
| Date (JST): | Wed, May 31, 2017, 13:30 - 14:30 |
| Place: | Seminar Room A |
| Abstract: |
I will discuss a proposed new application of single molecule magnet crystals: their use as “magnetic bubble chambers’’ for the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter. The detection signal is a spin avalanche (or "magnetic deflagration") that amplifies the effect of a small initial heat deposit. Much like the temperature and pressure in a conventional bubble chamber, the temperature and an external magnetic field can be tuned to set the detection threshold. If successfully developed, energy thresholds ranging from a few 10s of eV down to a few meV could be achievable, opening up new parameter space for the direct detection of dark matter. |
