Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Spin-dependent WIMP limits from a bubble chamber.

E Behnke1, J I Collar, P S Cooper

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN 46634, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 16, 2008
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Search for Axion Dark Matter from 1.1 to 1.3 GHz with ADMX.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 127 ppb.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Absorption of Fermionic Dark Matter in the PICO-60 C_{3}F_{8} Bubble Chamber.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

ADMX Axion Dark Matter Bounds around 3.3  μeV with Dine-Fischler-Srednicki-Zhitnitsky Discovery Ability.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Dark matter axion search using a Josephson Traveling wave parametric amplifier.

The Review of scientific instruments·2023
Same author

Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.20 ppm.

Physical review letters·2023
Same journal

A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Coordinated demise of harmful algal blooms.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Genetic effects put into context.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Bacteria share proteins to survive antibiotics.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Impacts shaped Earth's first continents.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Erratum for the Report "Covalently bonded single-molecule junctions with stable and reversible photoswitched conductivity" by C. Jia <i>et al</i>.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
See all related articles

This study revived bubble chambers for dark matter detection using superheated CF3I. The experiment set new limits on spin-dependent WIMP couplings, ruling out a recent dark matter detection claim.

Area of Science:

  • Particle physics
  • Astrophysics
  • Dark matter detection

Background:

  • Bubble chambers were historically dominant in particle detection but fell into disuse.
  • Direct dark matter searches are often limited by background noise.
  • Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are a leading dark matter candidate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore a novel application of bubble chambers for dark matter detection.
  • To investigate the sensitivity of a superheated CF3I bubble chamber to WIMP interactions.
  • To set improved limits on WIMP-proton scattering cross-sections.

Main Methods:

  • Operated an ultraclean, room-temperature bubble chamber with 1.5 kg of superheated CF3I.
  • Focused on detecting low-energy nuclear recoils characteristic of WIMP interactions.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Assessed the intrinsic insensitivity to common dark matter search backgrounds.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved extreme intrinsic insensitivity to common backgrounds.
    • Successfully detected low-energy nuclear recoils.
    • Set improved limits on the spin-dependent WIMP-proton scattering cross section.

    Conclusions:

    • Bubble chambers can be effectively repurposed for sensitive dark matter detection.
    • The results exclude spin-dependent WIMP couplings as an explanation for a recent dark matter detection claim.
    • This technology offers a promising avenue for future dark matter searches.