Speaker
Description
SuperCDMS SNOLAB is a cryogenic experiment projected to achieve world-leading sensitivity for dark matter masses below 10 GeV/c$^2$ using semiconductor crystal detectors. The experiment employs two detector types - iZIP detectors with combined phonon and charge readout providing excellent nuclear recoil/electron recoil discrimination, and HV detectors which amplify phonon energy proportional to an applied external electric field to achieve lower detection thresholds. Commissioning of the full twenty-four detector payload, comprising both silicon and germanium iZIP and HV detectors, began in early 2026. This talk presents preliminary results from the characterization and commissioning of the full detector payload, along with a first look at early SuperCDMS SNOLAB data. As the experiment prepares to commence its first science run, this talk will also discuss the experimental outlook and ongoing R&D efforts aimed at developing the next generation of low-background detectors for sub-GeV detection.
| Main Contribution topic | Direct detection |
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| Secondary contribution topic | Instrumentation for Dark Matter |