DRIFT I dark matter detector

Made:: 2001 in United States and Sheffield

maker:: Temple University; Occidental College; University of Sheffield, Dept of Physics & Astronomy

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Opening of - "Cosmos & Culture: how astronomy has shaped our world" exhibition. Pictured, DRIFT 1 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.

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 2009-59

type:: dark matter detector

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measuring device - instrument

credit:: University of Sheffield

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