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dark matter search; WIMPs; neutrino mass; low-back group measurements; high-purity Ge detectors
Abstract:
GENIUS is a proposal for a large scale detector of rare events. As a first step of the experiment, a small test version, the Genius Test-Facility will be built at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. With about 40 kg of natural Ge detectors operated in liquid nitrogen, GENIUS-TF could exclude (or directly confirm) the DAMA annual modulation seasonal modulation signature within about 2 yr of measurement using both, signal and signature of the claimed WIMP Dark Matter. The construction of the experiment has already been started. and four 2.5 kg germanium detectors with an extreme low threshold of 500 eV have been produced. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
