This White Paper provides a supplement to the Snowmass Summary from CF1 (Cosmic Frontier WIMP Direct Detection). It was largely prepared during the August 2013 Community Planning Meeting and relies on information gathered from the larger dark matter
community. It is a more detailed answer to the CF1 Charge: Identify the common infrastructure required to meet the scientific and technical goals of dark matter direct detection. The community as a whole recognizes that sensitive searches for WIMPs require identification, quantification, and procurement of radiopure materials. The lack of sufficient resources in this area is a major project risk for future experiments and can limit scientific reach
As part of the Snowmass process, the Cosmic Frontier WIMP Direct Detection subgroup (CF1) has drawn on input from the Cosmic Frontier and the broader Particle Physics community to produce this document. The charge to CF1 was (a) to summarize the curr
ent status and projected sensitivity of WIMP direct detection experiments worldwide, (b) motivate WIMP dark matter searches over a broad parameter space by examining a spectrum of WIMP models, (c) establish a community consensus on the type of experimental program required to explore that parameter space, and (d) identify the common infrastructure required to practically meet those goals.
