ICE

International Cryogenic Experiment

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD    more  Organization address address: BOULEVARD DU 11 NOVEMBRE 1918 NUM43 city: VILLEURBANNE CEDEX postcode: 69622 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Javier Cognome: Olaiz Email: send email Telefono: 33 4 72 69 76 00 Fax: 33 4 72 69 76 09
Nazionalità Coordinatore	France [FR]
Totale costo	0 €
EC contributo	334˙410 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IOF-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IOF
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-12-12   -   2012-12-11

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD  Organization address address: BOULEVARD DU 11 NOVEMBRE 1918 NUM43 city: VILLEURBANNE CEDEX postcode: 69622 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Javier Cognome: Olaiz Email: send email Telefono: 33 4 72 69 76 00 Fax: 33 4 72 69 76 09	FR (VILLEURBANNE CEDEX)	coordinator	334˙410.20
2	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA  Organization address address: "FRANKLIN STREET 1111, 12 FLOOR" city: OAKLAND CA postcode: 94607 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Bernard Cognome: Sadoulet Email: send email Telefono: 510 703 3840 Fax: 510 642 1756	US (OAKLAND CA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The astrophysical enigma of dark matter, that most of the matter in the Universe appears only gravitationally, persists since 1933. The Astroparticle Physics European Coordination (ApPEC) recognizes that this is a question of fundamental importance. Particle physics propose weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) that could solve this problem. Detecting WIMPs is a tremendous challenge. The most sensitive experiments, such as EDELWEISS in Europe, and CDMS in North-America, use cryogenic ionization-phonon detectors that are very efficient at rejecting radioactive backgrounds. These experiments currently deploy about 10 kg of detectors. Improving their sensitivity will require scaling up to masses of a ton. This will only be feasible in a larger, transatlantic collaboration; the ApPEC roadmap emphasizes the necessity of such large-scale collaborations. This International Cryogenic Experiment (ICE) proposal lays the groundwork for such an endeavour. The candidate, a key member of EDELWEISS, will spend time in the CDMS collaboration at UC Berkeley and its Stanford partner. Issues that will be studied include exhanges of data and detectors between the experiments, scaling up detector modules from hundred gram scale to five kg scale, and improving the background rejection of surface events using the luminescence of germanium. The outgoing host is ranked among the top universities in the world, instigated the field of dark matter searches, and boasts an outstanding record in training. The return host, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon, of Université Lyon 1, has strong experience dealing with international collaborations, and is an important European players in dark matter experiments. Project ICE will give the candidate enough experience and international exposure to apply for a senior-level position upon his return. Europe will benefit from the training he will receive, and from gaining a foothold in the future ton-scale experiment.'