A sensitivity study finds that a proposed 170 kg archaeological-lead PbWO4 cryogenic detector could reach spin-independent dark matter cross-sections near 2 x 10^-46 cm^2 at 20 GeV/c^2 and probe spin-dependent interactions via 207Pb.
Radiopurity of an archeological Roman Lead cryogenic detector
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Archeological Roman lead (Pb) is known to be a suitable material for shielding experimental apparata in rare event searches. In the past years the intrinsic radiopurity of this material was investigated using different technologies. In this work we applied the latest advancements in cryogenic techniques to study the bulk radiopurity of a 1 cm$^{3}$ sample of archeological Roman Pb. We report the lowest ever measured limit on $^{210}$Pb content in Roman Pb, with a concentration lower than 715 $\mu$Bq/kg. Furthermore, we also studied $^{238}$U and $^{232}$Th impurity concentrations. Our values concur with independent measurements reported in literature.
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A new dark matter direct search based on archaeological Pb
A sensitivity study finds that a proposed 170 kg archaeological-lead PbWO4 cryogenic detector could reach spin-independent dark matter cross-sections near 2 x 10^-46 cm^2 at 20 GeV/c^2 and probe spin-dependent interactions via 207Pb.