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ANAIS: Status and prospects

Instrumentation and Detectors 2015-01-05 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

ANAIS experiment will look for dark matter annual modulation with large mass of ultra-pure NaI(Tl) scintillators at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC), aiming to confirm the DAMA/LIBRA positive signal in a model-independent way. Two 12.5 kg each NaI(Tl) crystals provided by Alpha Spectra are currently taking data at the LSC. Present status of ANAIS detectors background and general performance is summarized; in particular, thanks to the high light collection efficiency prospects of lowering the threshold down to 1 keVee are reachable. Crystal radiopurity goals are fulfilled for 232^{232}Th and 238^{238}U chains and 40^{40}K activity, although higher than original goal, could be accepted; however, high 210^{210}Pb contamination out-of-equilibrium has been identified. More radiopure detectors are being built by Alpha Spectra. The ongoing high quantum efficiency PMT tests and muon veto characterization are also presented. Finally, the sensitivity of the experiment for the annual modulation in the WIMP signal, assuming the already achieved threshold and background in ANAIS-25 is shown. Further improvement should be achieved by reducing both threshold and background, as expected.

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@article{arxiv.1501.00104,
  title  = {ANAIS: Status and prospects},
  author = {Julio Amaré and Susana Cebrián and Clara Cuesta and Eduardo García and Carlos Ginestra and María Martínez and Miguel A. Oliván and Ysrael Ortigoza and Alfonso Ortíz de Solórzano and Carlos Pobes and Jorge Puimedón and María Luisa Sarsa and José Ángel Villar and Patricia Villar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.00104},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures, RICAP-14 The Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics in Noto, Sicily, Italy

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