Final results of the EDELWEISS-I dark matter search with cryogenic heat-and-ionization Ge detectors
/ Authors
V. Sanglard, A. Benoit, L. Bergé, J. Blümer, A. Broniatowski, B. Censier, L. Chabert, M. Chapellier, G. Chardin, P. Charvin
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Stéphane Collin, M. Jésus, H. Deschamps, P. D. Stefano, Y. Dolgorouky, D. Drain, L. Dumoulin, K. Eitel, M. Fesquet, S. Fiorucci, J. Gascon, E. Gerlic, G. Gerbier, C. Goldbach, M. Goyot, M. Gros, S. Hervé, M. Horn, A. Juillard, M. Karolak, C. Kikuchi, A. Lesquen, M. Luca, J. Mallet, S. Marnieros, L. Mosca, X. Navick, G. Nollez, P. Pari, L. Schoeffel, M. Stern, L. Vagneron, V. Villar
/ Abstract
The final results of the EDELWEISS-I dark matter search using cryogenic heat-and-ionization Ge detectors are presented. The final data sample corresponds to an increase by a factor 5 in exposure relative to the previously published results. A recoil energy threshold of 13 keV or better was achieved with three 320 g detectors working simultaneously over four months of stable operation. Limits on the spin-independent cross section for the scattering of a weakly interacting massive particle on a nucleon are derived from an accumulated fiducial exposure of 62 kg d.
Journal: Physical Review D