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Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo

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The SuperCDMS collaboration is a dark matter search effort aimed at detecting the scattering of WIMP dark matter from nuclei in cryogenic germanium targets. The CDMS Detector Monte Carlo (CDMS-DMC) is a simulation tool aimed at achieving a deeper understanding of the performance of the SuperCDMS detectors and aiding the dark matter search analysis. We present results from validation of the phonon physics described in the CDMS-DMC and outline work towards utilizing it in future WIMP search analyses.

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This work is supported by the United States National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-0847342.

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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    K. A. McCarthy, S. W. Leman, A. Anderson & E. Figueroa-Feliciano

  2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94309, USA

    D. Brandt, E. Do Couto E Silva, P. Kim, R. Partridge & R. Resch

  3. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    P. L. Brink, B. Cabrera, M. Cherry, L. Novak, M. Pyle & A. Tomada

  4. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    P. Cushman & A. Reisetter

  5. The University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

    T. Doughty, N. Mirabolfathi, B. Sadoulet, B. Serfass & K. M. Sundqvist

  6. Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA

    A. Reisetter

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McCarthy, K.A., Leman, S.W., Anderson, A. et al. Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo. J Low Temp Phys 167, 1160–1166 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0474-1

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