This is the home page for the DEAP/CLEAN group at Boston University. DEAP/CLEAN is an experimental collaboration searching for dark matter using arrays of photomultiplier tubes to view cryogenic liquids such as argon and neon. We rely on a single liquid phase and use pulse shape discrimination, self-shielding, and neutron capture tagging to discriminate against background interactions. We at Boston University are currently participating in R&D using the MicroCLEAN detector at Dan McKinsey's lab at Yale University, and we are working towards the design and installation of the MiniCLEAN detector at SNOLab. Our principal contribution is electronics and data acquisition.
