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Area of Science:

  • Experimental particle physics
  • Astroparticle physics
  • Condensed matter physics

Background:

  • The CRESST experiment searches for dark matter particles by detecting their elastic scattering off nuclei.
  • Understanding electromagnetic background is crucial for distinguishing rare dark matter signals from detector noise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply a model for understanding the electromagnetic background in the CRESST detector.
  • To quantify the contribution of bulk contamination to the electromagnetic background.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Monte Carlo simulations with the Geant4 toolkit to model electromagnetic backgrounds.
  • Applied the simulation model to the TUM40 detector module of CRESST-II phase 2.

Main Results:

  • Successfully explained up to 90% of the electromagnetic background.
  • Characterized background in the energy range of 1-10 keV.

Conclusions:

  • The developed simulation model is effective in explaining the electromagnetic background in CRESST.
  • This work is vital for improving the sensitivity of dark matter searches by CRESST.