{"paper":{"title":"Background studies for the EDELWEISS dark matter experiment","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":["hep-ex"],"primary_cat":"physics.ins-det","authors_text":"A.-A. Drilien, A. Beno\\^it, A. Broniatowski, A. Juillard, A. Menshikov, A.S. Torrento-Coello, B. Censier, B. Paul, B. Schmidt, B. Siebenborn, C. Augier, C. Nones, D. Filosofov, D. Tcherniakhovski, E. Armengaud, E. Olivieri, E. Yakushev, F. Charlieux, F. Couedo, G.A. Cox, G. Gerbier, G. Heuermann, H. Kluck, H. Kraus, H. le Sueur, J. Bl\\\"umer, J. Domange, J. Gascon, K. Eitel, L. Berg\\'e, L. Dumoulin, L. Vagneron, M. Chapellier, M. De Jesus, M. Gros, M. Kleifges, M. Robinson, M. Weber, N. Fourches, N. Holtzer, O. Rigaut, P. Coulter, P. Loaiza, P. Pari, R.J. Walker, S. Henry, S. Herv\\'e, S. Marnieros, S. Rozov, S. Scorza, S. Semikh, T. Bergmann, V.A. Kudryavtsev, V. Brudanin, V. Kozlov, V. Sanglard, X-F. Navick, X. Zhang","submitted_at":"2013-05-15T20:24:51Z","abstract_excerpt":"The EDELWEISS-II collaboration has completed a direct search for WIMP dark matter using cryogenic Ge detectors (400 g each) and 384 kg$\\times$days of effective exposure. A cross-section of $4.4 \\times 10^{-8}$ pb is excluded at 90% C.L. for a WIMP mass of 85 GeV. The next phase, EDELWEISS-III, aims to probe spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections down to a few $\\times10^{-9}$ pb. We present here the study of gamma and neutron background coming from radioactive decays in the set-up and shielding materials. We have carried out Monte Carlo simulations for the completed EDELWEISS-II setup wit"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1305.3628","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}