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Direct Dark Matter Search with the CRESST II Experiment
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Schieck, J; Angloher, G; Bento, A; Bucci, C; Canonica, L; Defay, X; Erb, A; Feilitzsch, F v; Iachellini, N Ferreiro; Gorla, P; Guetlein, A; Hauff, D; Jochum, J; Kiefer, M; Kluck, H; Kraus, H; Lanfranchi, J-C; Loebell, J; Mancuso, M; Muenster, A; Pagliarone, C; Petricca, F; Potzel, W; Pröbst, F; Puig, R; Reindl, F; Schaeffner, K; Schoenert, S; Seidel, W; Stahlberg, M; Stodolsky, L; Strandhagen, C; Strauss, R; Tanzke, A; Thi, H H Trinh; Turkoglu, C; Uffinger, M; Ulrich, A; Usherov, I; Wawoczny, S; Willers, M; Wueustrich, M; Zoeller, A
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The quest for the particle nature of dark matter is one of the big open questions of modern physics. A well motivated candidate for dark matter is the so-called WIMP - a weakly interacting massive particle. Recently several theoretically well-motivated models with dark matter candidates in a mass region below the WIMP mass-scale gained also a lot of interest, theoretically and experimentally. The CRESST II experiment located at the Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy is optimised for the detection of the elastic scattering of these low-mass dark matter particles with ordinary matter. We show the results obtained with an improved detector setup with increased radio purity and enhanced background rejection and the results obtained with a dedicated low-threshold analysis of a single conventional detector module. The limit achieved is the most stringent limit achieved for direct dark matter experiments in the mass region below 1.8 GeV/$c^{2}$. We will discuss the expected performance for new small CRESST-type detectors to be used during the next data taking phase. We conclude with an outlook of the future potential for direct dark matter detection using further improved CRESST CaWO$_{4}$ cryogenic detectors.
Comment: Proceedings, contribution to ICHEP 2016, Chigaco
Comment: Proceedings, contribution to ICHEP 2016, Chigaco