DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector. DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector.

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DRIFT-1 (Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks ) dark matter detector, designed and constructed by the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Sheffield, 1999-2000. Used at the underground laboratory in Boulby Potash Mine near Middlesbrough, 2000-2004.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
2009-59
Measurements:
overall: 1520 mm x 1520 mm x 1520 mm, 2360 kg
type:
dark matter detector
credit:
University of Sheffield

Parts

DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector.

DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector.

DRIFT-1 (Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks ) dark matter detector, designed and constructed by the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Sheffield, 1999-2000. Used at the underground laboratory in Boulby Potash Mine near Middlesbrough, 2000-2004.

Measurements:
overall: 1560 mm x 1640 mm x 1450 mm,
Object Number:
2009-59/1
type:
dark matter detector
Side Panel for DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector.

Side Panel for DRIFT I Dark Matter Detector.

Side panel for DRIFT-1 (Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks ) dark matter detector, designed and constructed by the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Sheffield, 1999-2000. Used at the underground laboratory in Boulby Potash Mine near Middlesbrough, 2000-2004.

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 348 mm x 442 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2009-59/2
type:
dark matter detector and panel - surface component