WIMP Argon Programme

The WIMP Argon Programme (WARP) is an experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, for the research of cold dark matter. It aims to detect nuclear recoils in liquid argon induced by weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) through scintillation light; the apparatus can also detect ionization so to exclude interactions of photons and electrons. The experiment is a recognized CERN experiment (RE15).

Collaboration members
P.Benetti, E.Calligarich, M.Cambiaghi, C.Montanari(+), A.Rappoldi, G.L.Raselli, M.Roncadelli, M.Rossella, C.Vignoli
 * Università degli Studi di Pavia e INFN

M. Antonello, O.Palamara, L.Pandola, C.Rubbia(*), E.Segreto, A.Szelc
 * Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (INFN-LNGS)

R.Acciarri, M. Antonello, N. Canci, F.Cavanna, F.Di Pompeo(++), L.Grandi(++)
 * Università degli Studi dell'Aquila e INFN

(++ also at INFN-LNGS)

F.Carbonara, A.Cocco, G.Fiorillo, G.Mangano
 * Università degli Studi di Napoli e INFN

F.Calaprice, C.Galbiati, B.Loer, R.Saldanha
 * Princeton University Department of Physics

B.Baibussinov, S.Centro, M.B.Ceolin, G.Meng, F.Pietropaolo,S.Ventura
 * Università degli Studi di Padova e INFN