PERFORMANCE AND BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS OF THE CDMS II TOWER I DETECTORS AT THE STANFORD UNDERGROUND FACILITY
T. SAAB, P.L. BRINK, L. BAUDIS, B. CABRERA, J.P. CASTLE, ANDC. CHANGDepartment of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94350, USAR. J. GAITSKELL AND J.P. THOMSONDepartment of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USAD.S. AKERIB, D. DRISCOLL, S. KAMAT, T.A. PERERA, R.W. SCHNEEAND G. WANGDepartment of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106, USAM. B. CRISLER, R. DIXON AND D. HOLMGRENFermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510, USAJ.H. EMES, R.R. ROSS, A. SMITH AND G.W. SMITHLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAJ.M. MARTINISNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80303, USAT. SHUTTDepartment of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USAB.A. YOUNGDepartment of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USAM.S. ARMEL, V. MANDIC, P. MEUNIER, W. RAU, B. SADOULET ANDD.N. SEITZDepartment of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720,

title: Low-threshold analysis of CDMS shallow-site data
abstract: Data taken during the final shallow-site run of the first tower of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) detectors have been reanalyzed with improved sensitivity to small energy depositions. Four {approx}224 g germanium and two {approx}105 g silicon detectors were operated at the Stanford Underground Facility (SUF) between December 2001 and June 2002, yielding 118 live days of raw exposure. Three of the germanium and both silicon detectors were analyzed with a new low-threshold technique, making it possible to lower the germanium and silicon analysis thresholds down to the actual trigger thresholds of {approx}1 and  Limits on the spin-independent cross section for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) to elastically scatter from nuclei based on these data exclude interesting parameter space for WIMPs with masses below 9 GeV/c{sup 2}. Under standard halo assumptions, these data partially exclude parameter space favored by interpretations of the DAMA/LIBRA and CoGeNT experiments data as WIMP signals, and exclude new parameter space for WIMP masses between 3 and 4 GeV/c{sup 2}.

title: Combined limits on WIMPs from the CDMS and EDELWEISS experiments
abstract: The CDMS and EDELWEISS collaborations have combined the results of their direct searches for dark matter using cryogenic germanium detectors. The total data set represents 614  kg·days equivalent exposure. A straightforward method of combination was chosen for its simplicity before data were exchanged between experiments. The results are interpreted in terms of limits on spin-independent weakly interacting, massive particle (WIMP)-nucleon cross section. For a WIMP mass of 90  GeV/c^2, where this analysis is most sensitive, a cross section of 3.3×10^(-44)  cm^2 is excluded at 90% C.L. At higher WIMP masses, the combination improves the individual limits, by a factor 1.6 above 700  GeV/c^2. Alternative methods of combining the data provide stronger constraints for some ranges of WIMP masses and weaker constraints for others.

title: Report on Stanford Superconductive Monopole Detectors
abstract: Since January, 1983 we have been operating a three loop superconducting detector with a signal to noise ratio of 100 for the direct detection of Dirac magnetic  Its sensing area averaged over solid angle is nearly 500 cm2 for double coincidence events. To date, the data contain no candidate events and set an upper flux limit of 2 × 10−11 cm−2 s−1 sr−1 at 90% C.L., 70 times lower than that suggested by the single candidate event2 seen on the prototype single loop detector. If supermassive magnetic monopoles exist they are rare and the need for cost-efficient larger area superconductive detectors is evident if we are to push forward a definitive search in the cosmic rays. Superconducting loop detectors can be constructed with 1 to 10 m2 planar areas coupled to a single SQUID while achieving a signal to noise ratio of 10 for the detection of a Dirac magnetic charge. A 100 m2 sensing area array of such detectors, which would reach the Parker flux bound in one year of operation, can be built at a cost comparable to that of typical high energy experiments. It remains quite possible that a monopole particle flux significantly higher than the Parker bound exists within our galaxy. In this paper the most recent results from low noise operation of the three loop detector are presented. Also discussed are our plans to build a larger fixed loop detector with a sensing area of 1.5 m2. It is designed as a prototype for a future yet larger 100 m2 array.

title: Search for inelastic dark matter with the CDMS II experiment
abstract: Results are presented from a reanalysis of the entire five-tower data set acquired with the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) experiment at the Soudan Underground Laboratory, with an exposure of 969 kg-days. The analysis window was extended to a recoil energy of 150 keV, and an improved surface-event background-rejection cut was defined to increase the sensitivity of the experiment to the inelastic dark matter (iDM) model. Three dark matter candidates were found between 25 keV and 150 keV. The probability to observe three or more background events in this energy range is 11%. Because of the occurrence of these events, the constraints on the iDM parameter space are slightly less stringent than those from our previous analysis, which used an energy window of 10-100 keV.

title: Limit on the flux of cosmic-ray magnetic monopoles from operation of an eight-loop superconducting detector.
abstract: An eight-loop superconducting magnetic monopole detector has been in continuous operation for 547 days, starting 4 March 1987. Its sensing area is 1.1 m{sup 2} for double-coincident events. The data, which contain no candidate events, set an upper limit of 7.2{times}10{sup {minus}13} cm{sup  s{sup {minus}1} sr{sup {minus}1} (90% confidence level) on the flux of monopoles of any mass and at any velocity passing through the Earth's surface.

title: Quark structure of simple and complex hadrons
abstract: A realistic description of the meson and baryon spectra can be achieved within a non-relativistic quark model but the coupling of baryonic q 3 -states to meson-baryon decay channels is of vital importance for a proper description of the decay properties of baryon resonances which are interpreted as bound (q 3 )-configurations embedded in meson continua. This dressing of q 3 -states automatically leads to an energy- and state dependent baryon-baryon interaction that allows a formulation of a multibaryon Hamiltonian for complex hadrons. Within this framework the subnuclear dynamics of intermediate energy excitations of complex hadrons is discussed.

title: DIRECT CONFIRMATION OF THE ASYMMETRY OF THE CAS A SUPERNOVA WITH LIGHT ECHOES
abstract: We report the first detection of asymmetry in a supernova (SN) photosphere based on SN light echo (LE) spectra of Cas A from the different perspectives of dust concentrations on its LE ellipsoid. New LEs are reported based on difference images, and optical spectra of these LEs are analyzed and compared. After properly accounting for the effects of finite dust-filament extent and inclination, we find one field where the He I lambda 5876 and Ha features are blueshifted by an additional similar to 4000 km s(-1) relative to other spectra and to the spectra of the Type IIb SN 1993J. That same direction does not show any shift relative to other Cas A LE spectra in the Ca II near-infrared triplet feature. We compare the perspectives of the Cas A LE dust concentrations with recent three-dimensional modeling of the SN remnant (SNR) and note that the location having the blueshifted He I and Ha features is roughly in the direction of an Fe-rich outflow and in the opposite direction of the motion of the compact object at the center of the SNR. We conclude that Cas A was an intrinsically asymmetric SN. Future LE spectroscopy of this object, and of other historical SNe, will provide additional insight into the connection of the explosion mechanism to SN then to SNR, as well as give crucial observational evidence regarding how stars explode.

title: Scattered-Light Echoes from the Historical Galactic Supernovae Cassiopeia A and Tycho (SN 1572)
abstract: We report the discovery of an extensive system of scattered light echo arclets associated with the recent supernovae in the local neighbourhood of the Milky Way: Tycho (SN 1572) and Cassiopeia A. Existing work suggests that the Tycho SN was a thermonuclear explosion while the Cas A supernova was a core collapse explosion. Precise classifications according to modern nomenclature require spectra of the outburst light. In the case of ancient SNe, this can only be done with spectroscopy of their light echo, where the discovery of the light echoes from the outburst light is the first step. Adjacent light echo positions suggest that Cas A and Tycho may share common scattering dust structures. If so, it is possible to measure precise distances between historical Galactic supernovae. On-going surveys that alert on the development of bright scattered-light echo features have the potential to reveal detailed spectroscopic information for many recent Galactic supernovae, both directly visible and obscured by dust in the Galactic plane. ) — supernova:general — supernova remnants

title: Spurious divergences in Dyson-Schwinger equations
abstract: A bstractWe revisit the treatment of spurious ultraviolet divergences in the equation of motion of the gluon propagator caused by a momentum cutoff and the resulting violation of gauge invariance. With present continuum studies of the gluon propagator from its Dyson-Schwinger equation reaching the level of quantitatively accurate descriptions, it becomes increasingly important to understand how to subtract these spurious divergences in an unambiguous way. Here we propose such a method. It is based entirely on the asymptotic perturbative behavior of the QCD Green’s functions without affecting non-perturbative aspects such as mass terms or the asymptotic infrared behavior. As a particular example, this allows us to assess the possible influence of the tadpole diagram beyond perturbation theory. Finally, we test this method numerically by solving the system of Dyson-Schwinger equations of the gluon and ghost propagators.

title: Confinement and Green functions in Landau-gauge QCD
abstract: Institut fur Physik, Karl-Franzens-Universitat, Universitatsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, AustriaIn a functionalapproachto QCD the infraredbehaviourof LandaugaugeGreenfunctionsis inves-tigated. Positivity violation for, and thus conﬁnement of, gluons is demonstrated, and the analyticstructure of the gluon propagator is studied. Quark conﬁnem ent is related to an infrared diver-gence of the quark-gluon vertex. In the latter various components are dynamically induced dueto the spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry. As a result an infrared ﬁnite running coupling inthe Yang-Mills sector is derived whereas the running coupling related to the quark-gluonvertex isinfrared divergent. Based on a truncation for the quark-gluon vertex Dyson-Schwinger equation,which respects the analytically determined infrared behavior, numerical results for the coupledsystem of the quark propagator and vertex Dyson-Schwinger equations are presented. The result-ing quark mass function as well as the vertex function show only a very weak dependence on thecurrent quark mass in the deep infrared. From this we infer by an analysis of the quark-quarkscattering kernel a linearly rising quark potential with an almost mass independent string tensionin the case of broken chiral symmetry.8th Conference Quark Conﬁnement and the Hadron SpectrumSeptember 1-6, 2008Mainz, Germany