Production and Detection of Light Dark Matter at Jefferson Lab: The BDX Experiment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. BDX Overview
3. The BDX Experimental Setup
4. Background
4.1. Beam-Related Background
4.2. Cosmogenic Background
5. Status and Perspectives
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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De Napoli, M. Production and Detection of Light Dark Matter at Jefferson Lab: The BDX Experiment. Universe 2019, 5, 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5050120
De Napoli M. Production and Detection of Light Dark Matter at Jefferson Lab: The BDX Experiment. Universe. 2019; 5(5):120. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5050120
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