Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory: Dark Matter Detector Development

Dark matter makes up 23% of the observable universe but the evidence for its existence is indirect. This project aims to develop ultra-sensitive detector technology essential for SABRE, a Northern and Southern Hemisphere dual-detector experiment, with both facilities located deep underground and operated together for direct detection of galactic dark matter. SABRE South will be installed in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory in a goldmine in Victoria, Australia and commissioned in 2017. The direct detection of dark matter would be a discovery on par with gravitational waves and the Higgs boson. This project is an opportunity for Australian research to continue to lead the way in the biggest scientific discoveries of the century.