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# ArDM: a ton-scale liquid Argon experiment for direct detection of Dark Matter in the Universe

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### Abstract

The ArDM project aims at developing and operating large noble liquid detectors to search for direct evidence of Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) as Dark Matter in the Universe. The initial goal is to design, assemble and operate a $$\approx$$1 ton liquid Argon prototype to demonstrate the feasibility of a ton-scale experiment with the required performance to efficiently detect and sufficiently discriminate backgrounds for a successful WIMP detection. Our design addresses the possibility to detect independently ionization and scintillation signals. In this paper, we describe this goal and the conceptual design of the detector.

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###### Journal
24 October 2005
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10.1088/1742-6596/39/1/028
hep-ph/0510320