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Simulation of a low-background proton detector for studying low-energy resonances relevant in thermonuclear reactions

A new detector is being developed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) to measure low energy charged-particles from beta-delayed particle emission. These low energy particles are very important for nuclear…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-06-27 D. Perez-Loureiro , C. Wrede

Characterisation of NEXT-DEMO using xenon K$_{\alpha}$ X-rays

The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe in a high pressure gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. Understanding the response of the detector is imperative…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-06 NEXT Collaboration , D. Lorca , J. Martín-Albo , A. Laing , P. Ferrario , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , V. Álvarez , F. I. G. Borges , M. Camargo , S. Cárcel , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , J. Díaz , R. Esteve , L. M. P. Fernandes , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gómez , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , I. G. Irastorza , L. Labarga , I. Liubarsky , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , G. Martínez-Lema , A. Martínez , T. Miller , F. Monrabal , M. Monserrate , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Seguí , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , R. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali

Optical studies of scintillation detectors for precision beta-energy measurements

This work presents optical calculations and simulations for scintillation detectors used in precision measurements of beta-particle energy spectra. Particular attention is given to Cherenkov photons and the impact of the light detection…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-10 S. Vanlangendonck , D. Atanasov , B. Blank , X. Fléchard , M. Kanafani , S. Lecanuet , O. Naviliat-Cuncic , N. Severijns , M. Versteegen

Finding Dark Matter Faster with Explicit Profile Likelihoods

Liquid xenon time-projection chambers are the world's most sensitive detectors for a wide range of dark matter candidates. We show that the statistical analysis of their data can be improved by replacing detector response Monte Carlo…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-11-04 J. Aalbers , B. Pelssers , V. C. Antochi , P. L. Tan , J. Conrad

Nuclear Recoil Calibration at Sub-keV Energies in LUX and Its Impact on Dark Matter Search Sensitivity

Dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) detectors offer heightened sensitivities for dark matter detection across a spectrum of particle masses. To broaden their capability to low-mass dark matter interactions, we investigated the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-02-19 LUX Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , S. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , J. Balajthy , J. Bang , A. Baxter , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , B. Boxer , P. Brás , S. Burdin , D. Byram , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , J. E. Cutter , L. de Viveiros , E. Druszkiewicz , A. Fan , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , C. Ghag , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , O. Jahangir , W. Ji , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , E. V. Korolkova , S. Kravitz , V. A. Kudryavtsev , E. Leason , K. T. Lesko , J. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , D. N. McKinsey , D. -M. Mei , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , A. Naylor , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , A. Nilima , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , C. Rhyne , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , P. Rossiter , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , T. J. Sumner , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , R. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , L. Tvrznikova , U. Utku , A. Vacheret , A. Vaitkus , V. Velan , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , D. Woodward , X. Xiang , J. Xu , C. Zhang

Calibration, event reconstruction, data analysis and limits calculation for the LUX dark matter experiment

The LUX experiment has performed searches for dark matter particles scattering elastically on xenon nuclei, leading to stringent upper limits on the nuclear scattering cross sections for dark matter. Here, for results derived from…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-06-06 D. S. Akerib , S. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , P. Brás , D. Byram , S. B. Cahn , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , T. J. R. Davison , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , B. N. Edwards , C. H. Faham , S. R. Fallon , A. Fan , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , V. M. Gehman , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. R. Hall , M. Hanhardt , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , W. Ji , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , R. Knoche , N. A. Larsen , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , K. T. Lesko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , M. F. Marzioni , D. N. McKinsey , D. M. Mei , J. Mock , M. Moongweluwan , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , K. O'Sullivan , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , E. K. Pease , L. Reichhart , C. Rhyne , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , M. Tripathi , L. Tvrznikova , S. Uvarov , V. Velan , J. R. Verbus , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , J. Xu , K. Yazdani , S. K. Young , C. Zhang

A Comprehensive Monte Carlo Simulation Tool on Electron Transport in Noble Gases and Liquids

For the particle detectors based on noble gases or liquids, it is essential to understand the transport dynamic and the properties of the electrons. We report the development of a tool for electron transport in noble gases He, Ne, Ar, Kr,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-29 Lei Cao , Guofu Cao , Yan Fan , Zhilong Hou , Yongsheng Huang , Tao Liu , Fengjiao Luo , Hankun Ma , Xilei Sun , Xiangming Sun , Jingbo Ye , Weixi Zhang

Monte Carlo Simulation Variance Reduction Techniques for Photon Transport in Liquid Xenon Detectors

Monte Carlo simulations are a crucial tool for the analysis and prediction of various background components in liquid xenon (LXe) detectors. With improving shielding in new experiments, the simulation of external backgrounds, such as…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-03-31 S. Bruenner , A. P. Colijn , M. P. Decowski , O. V. Kesber

Cosmogenic background simulations for the DARWIN observatory at different underground locations

Xenon dual-phase time projections chambers (TPCs) have proven to be a successful technology in studying physical phenomena that require low-background conditions. With 40t of liquid xenon (LXe) in the TPC baseline design, DARWIN will have a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-26 M. Adrover , L. Althueser , B. Andrieu , E. Angelino , J. R. Angevaare , B. Antunovic , E. Aprile , M. Babicz , D. Bajpai , E. Barberio , L. Baudis , M. Bazyk , N. Bell , L. Bellagamba , R. Biondi , Y. Biondi , A. Bismark , C. Boehm , A. Breskin , E. J. Brookes , A. Brown , G. Bruno , R. Budnik , C. Capelli , J. M. R. Cardoso , A. Chauvin , A. P. Cimental Chavez , A. P. Colijn , J. Conrad , J. J. Cuenca-García , V. D'Andrea , M. P. Decowski , A. Deisting , P. Di Gangi , S. Diglio , M. Doerenkamp , G. Drexlin , K. Eitel , A. Elykov , R. Engel , S. Farrell , A. D. Ferella , C. Ferrari , H. Fischer , M. Flierman , W. Fulgione , P. Gaemers , R. Gaior , M. Galloway , N. Garroum , S. Ghosh , F. Girard , R. Glade-Beucke , F. Glück , L. Grandi , J. Grigat , R. Größle , H. Guan , M. Guida , R. Hammann , V. Hannen , S. Hansmann-Menzemer , N. Hargittai , T. Hasegawa , C. Hils , A. Higuera , K. Hiraoka , L. Hoetzsch , M. Iacovacci , Y. Itow , J. Jakob , F. Jörg , M. Kara , P. Kavrigin , S. Kazama , M. Keller , B. Kilminster , M. Kleifges , M. Kobayashi , A. Kopec , B. von Krosigk , F. Kuger , H. Landsman , R. F. Lang , I. Li , S. Li , S. Liang , S. Lindemann , M. Lindner , F. Lombardi , J. Loizeau , T. Luce , Y. Ma , C. Macolino , J. Mahlstedt , A. Mancuso , T. Marrodán Undagoitia , J. A. M. Lopes , F. Marignetti , K. Martens , J. Masbou , S. Mastroianni , S. Milutinovic , K. Miuchi , R. Miyata , A. Molinario , C. M. B. Monteiro , K. Morå , E. Morteau , Y. Mosbacher , J. Müller , M. Murra , J. L. Newstead , K. Ni , U. G. Oberlack , I. Ostrovskiy , B. Paetsch , M. Pandurovic , Q. Pellegrini , R. Peres , J. Pienaar , M. Pierre , M. Piotter , G. Plante , T. R. Pollmann , L. Principe , J. Qi , J. Qin , M. Rajado Silva , D. Ramírez García , A. Razeto , S. Sakamoto , L. Sanchez , P. Sanchez-Lucas , J. M. F. dos Santos , G. Sartorelli , A. Scaffidi , P. Schulte , H. -C. Schultz-Coulon , H. Schulze Eißing , M. Schumann , L. Scotto Lavina , M. Selvi , F. Semeria , P. Shagin , S. Sharma , W. Shen , M. Silva , H. Simgen , R. Singh , M. Solmaz , O. Stanley , M. Steidl , P. L. Tan , A. Terliuk , D. Thers , T. Thümmler , F. Tönnies , F. Toschi , G. Trinchero , R. Trotta , C. Tunnell , P. Urquijo , K. Valerius , S. Vecchi , S. Vetter , G. Volta , D. Vorkapic , W. Wang , K. M. Weerman , C. Weinheimer , M. Weiss , D. Wenz , C. Wittweg , J. Wolf , T. Wolf , V. H. S. Wu , M. Wurm , Y. Xing , M. Yamashita , J. Ye , G. Zavattini , K. Zuber

Simultaneous measurement of the light and charge response of liquid xenon to low-energy nuclear recoils at multiple electric fields

Dual-phase liquid xenon (LXe) detectors lead the direct search for particle dark matter. Understanding the signal production process of nuclear recoils in LXe is essential for the interpretation of LXe based dark matter searches. Up to now,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-12-12 Elena Aprile , Matthew Anthony , Qing Lin , Zach Greene , Patrick de Perio , Fei Gao , Joseph Howlett , Guillaume Plante , Yun Zhang , Tianyu Zhu

Enhancing the sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment to low energy signals

Two-phase xenon detectors, such as that at the core of the forthcoming LZ dark matter experiment, use photomultiplier tubes to sense the primary (S1) and secondary (S2) scintillation signals resulting from particle interactions in their…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-22 D. S. Akerib , A. K. Al Musalhi , S. K. Alsum , C. S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , X. Bai , J. Balajthy , S. Balashov , J. Bang , J. W. Bargemann , D. Bauer , A. Baxter , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , H. J. Birch , G. M. Blockinger , B. Boxer , C. A. J. Brew , P. Brás , S. Burdin , J. K. Busenitz , M. Buuck , R. Cabrita , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Cascella , C. Chan , N. I. Chott , A. Cole , M. V. Converse , A. Cottle , G. Cox , J. E. Cutter , C. E. Dahl , L. de Viveiros , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , S. R. Eriksen , A. Fan , S. Fayer , N. M. Fearon , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , E. D. Fraser , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , E. Gibson , S. Gokhale , M. G. D. van der Grinten , C. B. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , O. Jahangir , R. S. James , W. Ji , J. Johnson , A. C. Kaboth , A. C. Kamaha , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , A. Khazov , I. Khurana , D. Kodroff , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , H. Kraus , S. Kravitz , L. Kreczko , B. Krikler , V. A. Kudryavtsev , E. A. Leason , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Li , J. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , X. Liu , M. I. Lopes , E. Lopez Asamar , B. López Paredes , W. Lorenzon , S. Luitz , P. A. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , L. Manenti , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , M. E. McCarthy , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. A. Morad , J. D. Morales Mendoza , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , A. St. J. Murphy , D. Naim , A. Naylor , C. Nedlik , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , J. A. Nikoleyczik , I. Olcina , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , S. Pal , K. J. Palladino , J. Palmer , N. Parveen , E. K. Pease , B. Penning , G. Pereira , A. Piepke , Y. Qie , J. Reichenbacher , C. A. Rhyne , A. Richards , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , D. Santone , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , P. R. Scovell , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , R. Smith , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , I. Stancu , A. Stevens , K. Stifter , B. Suerfu , T. J. Sumner , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , W. C. Taylor , R. Taylor , D. J. Temples , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , W. H. To , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , W. Turner , U. Utku , A. Vaitkus , B. Wang , J. J. Wang , W. Wang , J. R. Watson , R. C. Webb , R. G. White , T. J. Whitis , M. Williams , F. L. H. Wolfs , D. Woodward , C. J. Wright , X. Xiang , J. Xu , M. Yeh , P. Zarzhitsky

The NEXT double beta decay experiment

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of \ensuremath{{}^{136}\rm Xe} in a high-pressure gas xenon Time Projection Chamber using electroluminescence to amplify the signal from…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-14 Paola Ferrario

FlameNEST: Explicit Profile Likelihoods with the Noble Element Simulation Technique

We present FlameNEST, a framework providing explicit likelihood evaluations in noble element particle detectors using data-driven models from the Noble Element Simulation Technique. FlameNEST provides a way to perform statistical analyses…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-08-24 R. S. James , J. Palmer , A. Kaboth , C. Ghag , J. Aalbers

The Hunt for neutrinoless double beta decay with the NEXT experiment

The NEXT-100 detector will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe using an electroluminescent high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with 100 kg of enriched Xe. An observation of this hypothetical process would establish a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 D. Lorca

Development of a fast simulator for GEM-based neutron detectors

Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM)-based detectors using a layer of 10B as a neutron converter is becoming popular for thermal neutron detection. A common strategy to simulate this kind of detector is based on two frameworks: Geant4 and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-12-21 R. Felix dos Santos , M. G. Munhoz , M. Moralles , L. A. Serra Filho , M. Bregant , F. A. Souza

Identification of photons in double beta-decay experiments using segmented germanium detectors - studies with a GERDA Phase II prototype detector

The sensitivity of experiments searching for neutrinoless double beta-decay of germanium was so far limited by the background induced by external gamma-radiation. Segmented germanium detectors can be used to identify photons and thus reduce…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 I. Abt , A. Caldwell , K. Kröninger , J. Liu , X. Liu , B. Majorovits

The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: performance study using an end-to-end simulation tool

We present results from a GEANT4-based Monte Carlo tool for end-to-end simulations of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment. ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase detector which measures both the scintillation light and the ionisation charge generated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 H. M. Araujo , D. Yu. Akimov , G. J. Alner , A. Bewick , C. Bungau , B. Camanzi , M. J. Carson , V. Chepel , H. Chagani , D. Davidge , J. C. Davies , E. Daw , J. Dawson , T. Durkin , B. Edwards , T. Gamble , C. Ghag , R. Hollingworth , A. S. Howard , W. G. Jones , M. Joshi , J. Kirkpatrick , A. Kovalenko , V. A. Kudryavtsev , V. N. Lebedenko , T. Lawson , J. D. Lewin , P. Lightfoot , A. Lindote , I. Liubarsky , M. I. Lopes , R. Luscher , P. Majewski , K. Mavrokoridis , J. McMillan , B. Morgan , D. Muna , A. S. Murphy , F. Neves , G. Nicklin , S. Paling , J. Pinto da Cunha , R. Preece , J. J. Quenby , M. Robinson , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , N. J. T. Smith , P. F. Smith , N. J. C. Spooner , V. Stekhanov , T. J. Sumner , D. R. Tovey , C. Thorne , E. Tziaferi , R. J. Walker

Emulation workbench for position sensitive gaseous scintillation detectors

Position sensitive detectors based on gaseous scintillation proportional counters with Anger-type readout are being used in several research areas such as neutron detection, search for dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay. Design…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-20 L. Pereira , L. M. S. Margato , A. Morozov , V. Solovov , F. A. F. Fraga

Latest results of NEXT-DEMO, the prototype of the NEXT 100 double beta decay experiment

NEXT-DEMO is a 1:4.5 scale prototype of the NEXT100 detector, a high-pressure xenon gas TPC that will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe. X-ray energy depositions produced by the de-excitation of Xenon atoms after…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 L. Serra , D. Lorca , J. Martin-Albo , M. Sorel , J. J. Gomez-Cadenas

A simulation tool for MRPC telescopes of the EEE project

The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) Project is mainly devoted to the study of the secondary cosmic ray radiation by using muon tracker telescopes made of three Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC) each. The experiment consists of a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-10-28 G. Mandaglio , M. Abbrescia , C. Avanzini , L. Baldini , R. Baldini Ferroli , G. Batignani , M. Battaglieri , S. Boi , E. Bossin , F. Carnesecchi , C. Cicalò , L. Cifarelli , F. Coccetti , E. Coccia , A. Corvaglia , D. De Gruttola , S. De Pasquale , F. Fabbri , A. Fulci , D. Falchieri , L. Galante , M. Garbini , G. Gemme , I. Gnesi , S. Grazzi , D. Hatzifotiadou , P. La Rocca , Z. Liu , L. Lombardo , G. Maron , M. N. Mazziotta , A. Mulliri , R. Nania , F. Noferini , F. Nozzoli , F. Palmonari , M. Panareo , M. P. Panetta , R. Paoletti , M. Parvis , C. Pellegrino , L. Perasso , O. Pinazza , C. Pinto , S. Pisano , F. Riggi , G. Righini , C. Ripoli , M. Rizzi , G. Sartorelli , E. Scapparone , M. Schioppa , A. Scribano , M. Selvi , G. Serri , S Squarcia , M. Taiuti , G. Terreni , A. Trifirò , M. Trimarchi , A. S. Triolo , C. Vistoli , L. Votano , M. C. S. Williams , A. Zichichi , R. Zuyeuski