The WIMP Argon Programme (WARP) is an experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, for the research of cold dark matter. It aims to detect nuclear recoils in liquid argon induced by weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) through scintillation light; the apparatus can also detect ionization so to exclude interactions of photons and electrons. The experiment is a recognized CERN experiment (RE15).
Collaboration Members
Università degli Studi di Pavia e INFN
P.Benetti, E.Calligarich, M.Cambiaghi, C.Montanari(+), A.Rappoldi, G.L.Raselli, M.Roncadelli, M.Rossella, C.Vignoli
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (INFN-LNGS) M. Antonello, O.Palamara, L.Pandola, C.Rubbia(*), E.Segreto, A.Szelc
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila e INFN
R.Acciarri, M. Antonello, N. Canci, F.Cavanna, F.Di Pompeo(++), L.Grandi(++)
(++ also at INFN-LNGS)
Università degli Studi di Napoli e INFN
F.Carbonara, A.Cocco, G.Fiorillo, G.Mangano
Princeton University Department of Physics
F.Calaprice, C.Galbiati, B.Loer, R.Saldanha
Università degli Studi di Padova e INFN
B.Baibussinov, S.Centro, M.B.Ceolin, G.Meng, F.Pietropaolo,S.Ventura
References
External links
WARP: Wimp Argon Programme, on the LNGS website.