Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Physics Procedia
Publication Date
Page Numbers
77 to 84
Volume
61
Conference Name
13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP)
Conference Location
Monterey Peninsula, California, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
Various
Conference Date
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Abstract
The Majorana Demonstrator is an array of natural and enriched high purity germanium detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge and perform a search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with masses below 10 GeV. As part of the Majorana research and development efforts, we have deployed a modified, low-background broad energy germanium detector at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility. With its sub-keV energy threshold, this detector is sensitive to potential non-Standard Model physics, including interactions with WIMPs. We discuss the backgrounds present in the WIMP region of interest and explore the impact of slow surface event contamination when searching for a WIMP signal.
