Table of Contents
Title Slide
Wimps Direct Search Strategies
Direct Detection: Background Strategy
How Low Can Background go?
Ge Semiconductor Detectors
Cryogenic Detectors
Discrimination in Cryogenic Detectors
New Technologies
Scintillation Detectors
DAMA-Experimental Apparatus
Annual Modulation of Rate and Spectrum
Is the Annual Modulation Signature Well Distinctive?
The Low Energy Counting Rate
Residuals vs Time
Present Results
About Systematics
Detector Environment
Overview
4x BLIP Tower Schematic (1999 Run)
1999 Run Ge BLIP Data Set
Neutron Multiple Scatters
1998 Run Si ZIP Data Set
Consistency of Neutron Hypothesis
New CDMS Upper Limits
CDMS and Expected WIMP Spectra
Compatibility of CDMS and DAMA
DAMA Energy Spectra
DAMA Energy Resolution/Trigger Issues
Conclusions and Future Plans
Forecast for WIMP Direct Detection
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