Low-Mass Dark Matter Search with CDMSlite
SuperCDMS Collaboration: R. Agnese, A.J. Anderson, T. Aralis, T., Aramaki, I.J. Arnquist, W. Baker, D. Balakishiyeva, D. Barker, R. Basu, Thakur, D.A. Bauer, T. Binder, M.A. Bowles, P.L. Brink, R. Bunker, B., Cabrera, D.O. Caldwell, R. Calkins, C. Cartaro, D.G. Cerdeno, Y. Chang

TL;DR
This paper reports on the low-energy threshold and improved sensitivity of the CDMSlite detector mode for detecting low-mass WIMPs, providing new limits on WIMP interactions below 10 GeV/c^2.
Contribution
It introduces a detailed analysis of noise, electric-field geometry, and astrophysical uncertainties to enhance low-mass WIMP detection sensitivity in the CDMSlite mode.
Findings
Achieved an energy threshold as low as 56 eV$_{ ext{ee}}$.
Developed a fiducial parameter to eliminate poorly measured events.
Set new limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon interactions for masses below 3 GeV/$c^2$.
Abstract
The SuperCDMS experiment is designed to directly detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) that may constitute the dark matter in our Galaxy. During its operation at the Soudan Underground Laboratory, germanium detectors were run in the CDMSlite mode to gather data sets with sensitivity specifically for WIMPs with masses 10 GeV/. In this mode, a higher detector-bias voltage is applied to amplify the phonon signals produced by drifting charges. This paper presents studies of the experimental noise and its effect on the achievable energy threshold, which is demonstrated to be as low as 56 eV (electron equivalent energy). The detector-biasing configuration is described in detail, with analysis corrections for voltage variations to the level of a few percent. Detailed studies of the electric-field geometry, and the resulting successful development of a…
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