This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support the University of Chicago's participation in the Dark Matter in CCDs (DAMIC) experiment. The $670,928 award, effective September 1, 2024, will enable the installation and commissioning of the DAMIC-M detector at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane in France. The DAMIC experiment utilizes cutting-edge technology to detect nuclear and electronic recoils induced by light dark matter particles in silicon charge-coupled devices, with the goal of advancing the scientific understanding of this fundamental component of the universe. The award will fund the University of Chicago's role in the experiment's construction, data collection, and initial data analysis, with a target exposure of a few hundred gram-years. This research has the potential for significant scientific and technological impacts in the fields of particle physics and cosmology.
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