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Grant Award View - GA28646-V5
Construction of SABRE, Australia's first full-scale dark matter detector
GA ID:
GA28646-V5
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
27-Nov-2018
Variation Publish Date:
21-Apr-2022
Variation Date:
12-Apr-2022
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
7-Aug-2019 to 6-Aug-2022
Value (AUD):
$1,079,304.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Varies:
GA28646
- Construction of SABRE, Australia's first full-scale dark matter detector
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Linkage
Grant Program:
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Grant Activity:
Construction of SABRE, Australia's first full-scale dark matter detector
Purpose:
This project aims to complete the SABRE South dark matter detector with the most radio-pure sodium-iodide crystals installed in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Existing evidence for dark matter is indirect, but the southern hemisphere location and operation, in conjunction with a similar detector in Italy, provides crucial advantages for resolving a dark matter signal from seasonal backgrounds. The expected outcome is to search for dark matter from 2019-2022 and, in doing so, resolve whether one of the most persistent and enigmatic signals for dark matter is real. The benefits will include scientific understanding of the universe, Australian leadership in big science, and significant technological advances. The discovery of dark matter would have an immense impact, similar to that involving the detection of the Higgs boson and gravitational waves.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing in 2019
Internal Reference ID:
LE19 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
The Australian National University
Recipient ABN:
52 234 063 906
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
ACTON
Town/City:
ACTON
Postcode:
2601
State/Territory:
ACT
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
ACT
Postcode:
2601
Country:
AUSTRALIA