DEVELOPMENT OF SCINTILLATING BOLOMETERS FOR DARK MATTER SEARCHES

Abstract

Scintillating bolometers, in which the simultaneous detection of light and heat allows to discriminate the nature of the interacting particle, are one of the most promising detectors for Dark Matter (DM) searches. One main advantage is the wide range of materials that can be used as target, that could provide a key for WIMP identification. The EURECA (European Underground Rare Event Calorimeter Array) project aims to install 1 ton of cryogenic detectors ( Ge and solid state scintillators) to explore the spin independent (SI) scalar cross sections down to the 10-46 cm2 region. In this frame, the ROSEBUD collaboration is developing low temperature scintillating materials to be installed at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. Work on 6 Li and 10 B based targets, that could allow to monitor the thermal and fast neutron flux within the experiments, is also presented.