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ANAIS: Status and prospects

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…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-01-05 Julio Amaré , Susana Cebrián , Clara Cuesta , Eduardo García , Carlos Ginestra , María Martínez , Miguel A. Oliván , Ysrael Ortigoza , Alfonso Ortíz de Solórzano , Carlos Pobes , Jorge Puimedón , María Luisa Sarsa , José Ángel Villar , Patricia Villar

Improved model-dependent corollary analyses after the first six annual cycles of DAMA/LIBRA-phase2

Several of the many proposed Dark Matter candidate particles, already investigated with lower exposure and a higher software energy threshold, are further analyzed including the first DAMA/LIBRA--phase2 data release, with an exposure of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-03-31 R. Bernabei , P. Belli , F. Cappella , V. Caracciolo , R. Cerulli , C. J. Dai , A. d'Angelo , A. Di Marco , H. L. He , A. Incicchitti , X. H. Ma , V. Merlo , F. Montecchia , X. D. Sheng , Z. P. Ye

Annual modulation results from three-year exposure of ANAIS-112

ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI Scintillators) is a dark matter direct detection experiment consisting of 112.5 kg of NaI(Tl) detectors in operation at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC), in Spain, since August 2017. ANAIS' goal is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-01 J. Amare , S. Cebrian , D. Cintas , I. Coarasa , E. Garcia , M. Martinez , M. A. Olivan , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solorzano , J. Puimedon , A. Salinas , M. L. Sarsa , P. Villar

Combined Annual Modulation Dark Matter Search with COSINE-100 and ANAIS-112

The annual modulation signal, claimed to be consistent with dark matter as observed by DAMA/LIBRA in a sodium-iodide based detector, has persisted for over two decades. COSINE-100 and ANAIS-112 were designed to test the claim directly using…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-23 N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , S. J. Hollick , S. B. Hong , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , B. H. Kim , H. J. Kim , J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , W. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , D. H. Lee , E. K. Lee , H. Lee , H. S. Lee , H. Y. Lee , I. S. Lee , J. Lee , J. Y. Lee , M. H. Lee , S. H. Lee , S. M. Lee , Y. J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , N. T. Luan , V. H. A. Machado , B. B. Manzato , R. H. Maruyama , R. J. Neal , S. L. Olsen , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , J. C. Park , J. S. Park , K. S. Park , K. Park , S. D. Park , R. L. C. Pitta , H. Prihtiadi , S. J. Ra , C. Rott , K. A. Shin , D. F. F. S. Cavalcante , M. K. Son , N. J. C. Spooner , L. T. Truc , L. Yang , G. H. Yu , J. Amaré , J. Apilluelo , S. Cebrián , D. Cintas , I. Coarasa , E. García , M. Martínez , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , T. Pardo , J. Puimedón , M. L. Sarsa , C. Seoane

A simulation-based study of the neutron backgrounds for NaI dark matter experiments

Among the direct search experiments for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter, the DAMA experiment observed an annual modulation signal interpreted as WIMP interactions with a significance of 9.2$\sigma$. Recently, Jonathan…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-08-26 Eunju Jeon , Yeongduk Kim

Confirming $U(1)_{L_\mu-L_{\tau}}$ as a solution for $(g-2)_\mu$ with neutrinos

The recent measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment by the Fermilab E989 experiment, when combined with the previous result at BNL, has confirmed the tension with the SM prediction at $4.2\,\sigma$ CL, strengthening the motivation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-05 D. W. P. Amaral , D. G. Cerdeno , A. Cheek , P. Foldenauer

ANAIS-112 three years data: a sensitive model independent negative test of the DAMA/LIBRA dark matter signal

Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are well-motivated candidates for dark matter. One signature of galactic WIMPs is the annual modulation expected in a detector's interaction rate, which arises from Earth's revolution around the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-15 Iván Coarasa , Julio Amaré , Jaime Apilluelo , Susana Cebrián , David Cintas , Eduardo García , María Martínez , Miguel Ángel Oliván , Ysrael Ortigoza , Alfonso Ortiz de Solórzano , Tamara Pardo , Jorge Puimedón , Ana Salinas , María Luisa Sarsa , Patricia Villar

Investigating light neutralinos at neutrino telescopes

We present a detailed analysis of the neutrino-induced muon signals coming from neutralino pair-annihilations inside the Sun and the Earth with particular emphasis for light neutralinos. The theoretical model considered is an effective MSSM…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-12-04 V. Niro , A. Bottino , N. Fornengo , S. Scopel

Time-dependent rate of multicomponent dark matter: Reproducing the DAMA/LIBRA phase-2 results

The current paradigm for dark matter direct detection is to assume that the dark sector is solely composed of a single particle species. In this short paper, we make the observation that dark matter comprising both a light and a heavy…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-01-17 Juan Herrero-Garcia , Andre Scaffidi , Martin White , Anthony G. Williams

Dark Matter search

Main arguments on the Dark Matter particle direct detection approach are addressed on the basis of the work and of the results of the about 100 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl) DAMA experiment (DAMA/NaI), which has been operative at the Gran…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-19 R. Bernabei , P. Belli , F. Cappella , R. Cerulli , F. Montecchia , F. Nozzoli , A. Incicchitti , D. Prosperi , C. J. Dai , H. H. Kuang , J. M. Ma , Z. P. Ye

Quenching Factor consistency across several NaI(Tl) crystals

Testing the DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation result independently of dark matter particle and halo models has been a challenge for twenty years. Using the same target material, NaI(Tl), is required and presently two experiments, ANAIS-112 and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 D. Cintas , P. An , C. Awe , P. S. Barbeau , E. Barbosa de Souza , S. Hedges , J. H. Jo , M. Martinez , R. H. Maruyama , L. Li , G. C. Rich , J. Runge , M. L. Sarsa , W. G. Thompson

DAMA detection claim is still compatible with all other DM searches

We show that the annual modulation signal observed by DAMA can be reconciled with all other negative results from dark matter searches with a conventional halo model for particle masses around 5 to 9 GeV. We also show which particular dark…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 Graciela B. Gelmini

Seasonal Variation of the Underground Cosmic Muon Flux Observed at Daya Bay

The Daya Bay Experiment consists of eight identically designed detectors located in three underground experimental halls named as EH1, EH2, EH3, with 250, 265 and 860 meters of water equivalent vertical overburden, respectively. Cosmic muon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-01-09 F. P. An , A. B. Balantekin , H. R. Band , M. Bishai , S. Blyth , D. Cao , G. F. Cao , J. Cao , Y. L. Chan , J. F. Chang , Y. Chang , H. S. Chen , Q. Y. Chen , S. M. Chen , Y. X. Chen , Y. Chen , J. Cheng , Z. K. Cheng , J. J. Cherwinka , M. C. Chu , A. Chukanov , J. P. Cummings , Y. Y. Ding , M. V. Diwan , M. Dolgareva , J. Dove , D. A. Dwyer , W. R. Edwards , R. Gill , M. Gonchar , G. H. Gong , H. Gong , M. Grassi , W. Q. Gu , L. Guo , X. H. Guo , Y. H. Guo , Z. Guo , R. W. Hackenburg , S. Hans , M. He , K. M. Heeger , Y. K. Heng , A. Higuera , Y. B. Hsiung , B. Z. Hu , T. Hu , E. C. Huang , H. X. Huang , X. T. Huang , P. Huber , W. Huo , G. Hussain , D. E. Jaffe , K. L. Jen , S. Jetter , X. P. Ji , X. L. Ji , J. B. Jiao , R. A. Johnson , D. Jones , L. Kang , S. H. Kettell , A. Khan , S. Kohn , M. Kramer , K. K. Kwan , M. W. Kwok , T. Kwok , T. J. Langford , K. Lau , L. Lebanowski , J. Lee , J. H. C. Lee , R. T. Lei , R. Leitner , C. Li , D. J. Li , F. Li , G. S. Li , Q. J. Li , S. Li , S. C. Li , W. D. Li , X. N. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. F. Li , Z. B. Li , H. Liang , C. J. Lin , G. L. Lin , S. Lin , S. K. Lin , Y. -C. Lin , J. J. Ling , J. M. Link , L. Littenberg , B. R. Littlejohn , J. L. Liu , J. C. Liu , C. W. Loh , C. Lu , H. Q. Lu , J. S. Lu , K. B. Luk , X. Y. Ma , X. B. Ma , Y. Q. Ma , Y. Malyshkin , D. A. Martinez Caicedo , K. T. McDonald , R. D. McKeown , I. Mitchell , Y. Nakajima , J. Napolitano , D. Naumov , E. Naumova , H. Y. Ngai , J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux , A. Olshevskiy , H. -R. Pan , J. Park , S. Patton , V. Pec , J. C. Peng , L. Pinsky , C. S. J. Pun , F. Z. Qi , M. Qi , X. Qian , R. M. Qiu , N. Raper , J. Ren , R. Rosero , B. Roskovec , X. C. Ruan , C. Sebastiani , H. Steiner , J. L. Sun , W. Tang , D. Taychenachev , K. Treskov , K. V. Tsang , C. E. Tull , N. Viaux , B. Viren , V. Vorobel , C. H. Wang , M. Wang , N. Y. Wang , R. G. Wang , W. Wang , X. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. M. Wang , H. Y. Wei , L. J. Wen , K. Whisnant , C. G. White , L. Whitehead , T. Wise , H. L. H. Wong , S. C. F. Wong , E. Worcester , C. -H. Wu , Q. Wu , W. J. Wu , D. M. Xia , J. K. Xia , Z. Z. Xing , J. L. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , C. G. Yang , H. Yang , L. Yang , M. S. Yang , M. T. Yang , Y. Z. Yang , M. Ye , Z. Ye , M. Yeh , B. L. Young , Z. Y. Yu , S. Zeng , L. Zhan , C. Zhang , C. C. Zhang , H. H. Zhang , J. W. Zhang , Q. M. Zhang , X. T. Zhang , Y. M. Zhang , Y. X. Zhang , Y. M. Zhang , Z. J. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , Z. P. Zhang , J. Zhao , L. Zhou , H. L. Zhuang , J. H. Zou

First results on dark matter annual modulation from ANAIS-112 experiment

ANAIS is a direct detection dark matter experiment aiming at the testing of the DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation result, which standing for about two decades has neither been confirmed nor ruled out by any other experiment in a model…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-24 J. Amaré , S. Cebrián , I. Coarasa , C. Cuesta , E. García , M. Martínez , M. A. Oliván , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , J. Puimedón , A. Salinas , M. L. Sarsa , P. Villar , J. A. Villar

Lowering threshold of NaI(Tl) scintillator to 0.7 keV in the COSINE-100 experiment

COSINE-100 is a direct dark matter search experiment, with the primary goal of testing the annual modulation signal observed by DAMA/LIBRA, using the same target material, NaI(Tl). In previous analyses, we achieved the same 1 keV energy…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-12-24 G. H. Yu , N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , S. J. Hollick , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , B. H. Kim , H. J. Kim , J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , W. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , D. H. Lee , E. K. Lee , H. Lee , H. S. Lee , H. Y. Lee , I. S. Lee , J. Lee , J. Y. Lee , M. H. Lee , S. H. Lee , S. M. Lee , Y. J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , N. T. Luan , V. H. A. Machado , B. B. Manzato , R. H. Maruyama , R. J. Neal , S. L. Olsen , B. J. Park , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , J. C. Park , K. S. Park , S. D. Park , R. L. C. Pitta , H. Prihtiadi , S. J. Ra , C. Rott , K. A. Shin , D. F. F. S. Cavalcante , M. K. Son , N. J. C. Spooner , L. T. Truc , L. Yang

Helium Migration through Photomultiplier Tubes -- The Probable Cause of the DAMA Seasonal Variation Effect

The interpretation of the DAMA seasonal variation pattern as a Dark Matter (DM) effect rests on the assumption that all sources of variable background have been excluded from the measurement. We have identified an overlooked background that…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-01-16 Daniel Ferenc , Dan Ferenc Šegedin , Ivan Ferenc Šegedin , Marija Šegedin Ferenc

Diurnal and Annual Modulation of Cold Dark Matter Signals

We calculate the diurnal and annual modulation of the signals in axion and WIMP dark matter detectors on Earth caused by a cold flow of dark matter in the Solar neighborhood. The effects of the Sun's and the Earth's gravity, and of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Fu-Sin Ling , Pierre Sikivie , Stuart Wick

DAMA/LIBRA and leptonically interacting Dark Matter

We consider the hypothesis that Dark Matter (DM) has tree-level interactions only with leptons. Such a framework, where DM recoils against electrons bound in atoms, has been proposed as an explanation for the annually modulated…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-01-15 Joachim Kopp , Viviana Niro , Thomas Schwetz , Jure Zupan

Astrophysics independent bounds on the annual modulation of dark matter signals

We show how constraints on the time integrated event rate from a given dark matter (DM) direct detection experiment can be used to set a stringent constraint on the amplitude of the annual modulation signal in another experiment. The method…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-05-30 Juan Herrero-Garcia , Thomas Schwetz , Jure Zupan

Unraveling the Unexpected Seasonal Variation of Multi-Muon Events at NO$\nu$A

The seasonal variation of single muons is a well-understood phenomenon, mainly driven by a positive correlation with temperature fluctuations in the atmospheric profiles. However, the rate of multi-muon events recorded by various…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-23 Jordi Tuneu , Eva Santos , Peter Filip