Status and Outlook of the EDELWEISS WIMP Search

Abstract

EDELWEISS is a direct dark matter search using cryogenic germanium heat-ionisation detectors, located in the Modane underground laboratory beneath the Alps. We summarize the final results of EDELWEISS I, which deployed up to almost one kg of detectors in its final stage. EDELWEISS II recently started commissioning runs. With an increased detection mass and better shielding, this stage aims to gain two orders of magnitude in sensitivity and to serve as a testbed for a larger, ton-scale experiment.