Abstract

DEAP-3600 is a dark matter WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) search experiment, which aims to detect nuclear recoils from WIMP scattering in a liquid argon target. At WIMP masses of 100 GeV, DEAP-3600 has a projected sensitivity of 10−46 cm2 for the spin-independent elastic scattering cross section of WIMPs. The beta emissions from the intrinsic 39 Ar present in the natural Ar target, as well as external calibration sources, can be used to tune the energy calibration and position reconstruction in the energy region of interest (ROI) for WIMP signals. These proceedings will present the techniques used to determine the energy response and position reconstruction in DEAP-3600. Using these techniques, the light yield was found to be LY = (math) (fit syst.) ± 0.22(SPE syst.) PE/keVee with a fiducial mass for WIMP detection of 2 223 ± 74 kg for the first data set.

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