CYGNO a CYGNUs Collaboration 1 m3 Module with Optical Readout for Directional Dark Matter Search

G. Mazzitelli, E. Baracchini, R. Bedogni, F. Bellini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco, L. Bignell, G. Cavoto, E. Di Marco, C. Eldridge, A. Ezeribe, R. Gargana, T. Gamble, R. Gregorio, G. Lane, D. Loomba, W. Lynch, G. MacCarrone, M. Marafini, A. MessinaA. Mills, K. Miuchi, F. Petrucci, D. Piccolo, D. Pinci, N. Phan, F. Renga, N. Spooner, T. Thorpe, S. Tomassini, S. Vahsen

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    Abstract

    The design of the project named CYGNO is presented. CYGNO is a new proposal supported by INFN, the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics, within CYGNUs proto-collaboration (CYGNUS-TPC) that aims to realize a distributed observatory in underground laboratories for directional Dark Matter (DM) search and the identification of the coherent neutrino scattering (CNS) from the Sun. CYGNO is one of the first prototypes in the road map to 100-1000 m3 of CYGNUs and will be located at the National Laboratory of Gran Sasso (LNGS), in Italy, aiming to make significant advances in the technology of single phase gas-only time projection chambers (TPC) for the application to the detection of rare scattering events. In particular it will focus on a read-out technique based on Micro Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) amplification of the ionization and on the visible light collection with a sub-mm position resolution sCMOS (scientific COMS) camera. This type of readout - in conjunction with a fast light detection - will allow on one hand to reconstruct 3D direction of the tracks, offering accurate sensitivity to the source directionality and, on the other hand, a high particle identification capability very useful to distinguish nuclear recoils.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018 - Proceedings
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781538684948
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018
    Event2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018 - Sydney, Australia
    Duration: 10 Nov 201817 Nov 2018

    Publication series

    Name2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018 - Proceedings

    Conference

    Conference2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CitySydney
    Period10/11/1817/11/18

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