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The CDEX-1 1 kg Point-Contact Germanium Detector for Low Mass Dark Matter Searches

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arxiv 1305.0401 v1 pith:JWMLJM4J submitted 2013-05-02 physics.ins-det astro-ph.IMhep-ex

The CDEX-1 1 kg Point-Contact Germanium Detector for Low Mass Dark Matter Searches

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The CDEX Collaboration has been established for direct detection of light dark matter particles, using ultra-low energy threshold p-type point-contact germanium detectors, in China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL). The first 1 kg point-contact germanium detector with a sub-keV energy threshold has been tested in a passive shielding system located in CJPL. The outputs from both the point-contact p+ electrode and the outside n+ electrode make it possible to scan the lower energy range of less than 1 keV and at the same time to detect the higher energy range up to 3 MeV. The outputs from both p+ and n+ electrode may also provide a more powerful method for signal discrimination for dark matter experiment. Some key parameters, including energy resolution, dead time, decay times of internal X-rays, and system stability, have been tested and measured. The results show that the 1 kg point-contact germanium detector, together with its shielding system and electronics, can run smoothly with good performances. This detector system will be deployed for dark matter search experiments.

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