Speaker
Description
SuperCDMS SNOLAB will be a direct detection experiment with world-leading sensitivity to low-mass dark matter (DM) that employs cryogenic silicon and germanium calorimeters. SNOLAB detectors are expected to exhibit a non-linear energy response, necessitating calibration signatures across the entire energy range of interest. A calibration method proposed for silicon-based detectors is to use Compton steps that provide two energy signatures at ∼0.1 keV and ∼2 keV crucial for sub-GeV DM searches. Compton steps calibration has been explored at test facilities running SuperCDMS silicon high-voltage, eV-scale (HVeV) prototype detectors. In this talk, we will present the status of the Compton step calibration and discuss numerous challenges associated with this technique.
| Your current academic level, | PhD student |
|---|---|
| Your Email | Ata.sattari@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Affiliation | University of Toronto |
| Supervisor | Prof. Miriam Diamond |
| Supervisor Email | m.diamond@mail.utoronto.ca |
