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The presented results are part of a feasibility study of a Superheated Superconducting Granule (SSG) device for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) detection. The sensitivity of SSG to nuclear recoils has been explored irradiating SSG detectors with a 70MeV neutron beam proving that energy thresholds of ∼1keV can be reached in 30µm Zn and 17µm Sn granules. The successful irradiation experiments with neutrons encouraged us to plan a prototype SSG dark matter detector. The status of the project will be presented and the expected counting rate for spin-independent WIMP interactions in SSG detectors will be discussed.
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Abplanalp, M., Berger, C., Czapek, G. et al. Feasibility study of a Superheated Superconducting Granule detector for cold dark matter search. J Low Temp Phys 93, 809–814 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00693517
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