First dark matter search results from the PandaX-I experiment

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2024-2030

  Xiao, Meng Jiao ^a   Xiao, Xiang ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Cao, Xi Guang ^c   Chen, Xun ^a   Chen, Yun Hua ^g   Cui, Xiang Yi ^a   Fang, De Qing ^c   Fu, Chang Bo ^a   Giboni, Karl L ^a   Gong, Hao Wei ^a   Guo, Guo Dong ^a   Hu, Jie ^a   Huang, Xing Tao ^b   Ji, Xiang Dong ^a,e,f   Ju, Yong Lin ^a   Lei, Si Ao ^a   Li, Shao Li ^a   Lin, Qing ^a   Liu, Hua Xuan ^a   Liu, Jiang Lai ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Lorenzon, Wolfgang ^d   Ma, Yu Gang ^c   Mao, Ya Jun ^e   Ni, Kai Xuan ^a   Pushkin, Kirill ^a,d   Ren, Xiang Xiang ^b   Schubnell, Michael ^d   Shen, Man Bing ^g   Stephenson, Scott ^d   Tan, An Di ^f   Tarlé, Greg ^d   Wang, Hong Wei ^c   Wang, Ji Min ^g   Wang, Meng ^b   Wang, Xu Ming ^a   Wang, Zhou ^a   Wei, Yue Huan ^a,h   Wu, Shi Yong ^g   Xie, Peng Wei ^a   You, Ying Hui ^g   Zeng, Xiong Hui ^g   Zhang, Hua ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Zhu, Zhong Hua ^g   more..

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f University of Maryland   (United States)

^g Yalong River Hydropower Development Company LTD   (China)

^h PHYSIK INSTITUT DER UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dark matter; direct detection; xenon

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; XENON;

CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DARK MATTER SEARCHES; DIRECT DETECTION; LOW THRESHOLDS; PARTICLE MASS; SCATTERING CROSS SECTION; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY; UPPER LIMITS;

DARK MATTER;

EID: 84911898066     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: 18691927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-014-5598-7     Document Type: Letter

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