Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP150100705
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Australia’s first direct-detection dark matter search, at Stawell Gold Mine. This project aims to develop an underground integrated laboratory at Stawell Gold Mine in Victoria to host the Southern Hemisphere's first-ever direct-detection dark matter experiment. Following the Higgs boson discovery, the direct detection of dark matter is seen as the next major challenge for particle physics. This project sees Australian physicists team up with local and international partners in research and industry to join the search for dark matter. This Australian experiment aims to help to confirm or deny current results from Northern Hemisphere experiments. As the mine nears the end of its working life as a gold mine, this project is expected to benefit the local economy and provide opportunities for education and outreach.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2016
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $1,188,085.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified | Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | Particle Physics | Nuclear Physics
