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Feasibility study of a Superheated Superconducting Granule detector for cold dark matter search

The presented results are part of a feasibility study of a Super- heated Superconducting Granule (SSG) device for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) detection. The sensitivity of SSG to nuclear recoils has been explored…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 A. Gabutti

Discriminating cosmic muons and radioactivity using a liquid scintillation fiber detector

In the case of underground experiments for neutrino physics or rare event searches, the background caused by cosmic muons contributes significantly and therefore must be identified and rejected. We proposed and optimized a new detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-04-05 Y. P. Zhang , J. L. Xu , H. Q. Lu , P. Zhang , C. C. Zhang , C. G. Yang

The XENON Dark Matter Search Experiment

The XENON experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter in the form of WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) via their elastic scattering off Xe nuclei. A fiducial mass of 1000 kg, distributed in ten independent liquid xenon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 E. Aprile , K. L. Giboni , P. Majewski , K. Ni , M. Yamashita , R. Gaitskell , P. Sorensen , L. DeViveiros , L. Baudis , A. Bernstein , C. Hagmann , C. Winant , T. Shutt , J. Kwong , U. Oberlack , D. McKinsey , R. Hasty

Search for WIMPs in liquid argon

Our group from the University of Zurich is performing R&D work towards the design of a large liquid argon detector to detect Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). This project is developed within the DARWIN Collaboration funded by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-03-19 C. Amsler

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

We describe the design and assembly of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a direct detection search for cosmic WIMP dark matter particles. The centerpiece of the experiment is a large liquid xenon time projection chamber sensitive to low energy…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-05 The LZ Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , C. W. Akerlof , D. Yu. Akimov , A. Alquahtani , S. K. Alsum , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , A. Arbuckle , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , H. Auyeung , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , S. Balashov , J. Bang , M. J. Barry , J. Barthel , D. Bauer , P. Bauer , A. Baxter , J. Belle , P. Beltrame , J. Bensinger , T. Benson , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , B. Birrittella , K. E. Boast , A. I. Bolozdynya , E. M. Boulton , B. Boxer , R. Bramante , S. Branson , P. Brás , M. Breidenbach , J. H. Buckley , V. V. Bugaev , R. Bunker , S. Burdin , J. K. Busenitz , J. S. Campbell , C. Carels , D. L. Carlsmith , B. Carlson , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Cascella , C. Chan , J. J. Cherwinka , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , N. I. Chott , A. Cole , J. Coleman , D. Colling , R. A. Conley , A. Cottle , R. Coughlen , W. W. Craddock , D. Curran , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , J. P. da Cunha , C. E. Dahl , S. Dardin , S. Dasu , J. Davis , T. J. R. Davison , L. de Viveiros , N. Decheine , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , A. Dushkin , T. K. Edberg , W. R. Edwards , B. N. Edwards , J. Edwards , M. M. Elnimr , W. T. Emmet , S. R. Eriksen , C. H. Faham , A. Fan , S. Fayer , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , I. M. Fogarty Florang , P. Ford , V. B. Francis , F. Froborg , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , N. J. Gantos , D. Garcia , A. Geffre , V. M. Gehman , R. Gelfand , J. Genovesi , R. M. Gerhard , C. Ghag , E. Gibson , M. G. D. Gilchriese , S. Gokhale , B. Gomber , T. G. Gonda , A. Greenall , S. Greenwood , G. Gregerson , M. G. D. van der Grinten , C. B. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , D. Hamilton , S. Hans , K. Hanzel , T. Harrington , A. Harrison , C. Hasselkus , S. J. Haselschwardt , D. Hemer , S. A. Hertel , J. Heise , S. Hillbrand , O. Hitchcock , C. Hjemfelt , M. D. Hoff , B. Holbrook , E. Holtom , J. Y-K. Hor , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , T. W. Hurteau , C. M. Ignarra , M. N. Irving , R. G. Jacobsen , O. Jahangir , S. N. Jeffery , W. Ji , M. Johnson , J. Johnson , P. Johnson , W. G. Jones , A. C. Kaboth , A. Kamaha , K. Kamdin , V. Kasey , K. Kazkaz , J. Keefner , D. Khaitan , M. Khaleeq , A. Khazov , A. V. Khromov , I. Khurana , Y. D. Kim , W. T. Kim , C. D. Kocher , A. M. Konovalov , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , M. Koyuncu , J. Kras , H. Kraus , S. W. Kravitz , H. J. Krebs , L. Kreczko , B. Krikler , V. A. Kudryavtsev , A. V. Kumpan , S. Kyre , A. R. Lambert , B. Landerud , N. A. Larsen , A. Laundrie , E. A. Leason , H. S. Lee , J. Lee , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , D. S. Leonard , R. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Li , Y. Liu , J. Liao , F. -T. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , R. Liu , X. Liu , C. Loniewski , M. I. Lopes , B. López Paredes , W. Lorenzon , D. Lucero , S. Luitz , J. M. Lyle , C. Lynch , P. A. Majewski , J. Makkinje , D. C. Malling , A. Manalaysay , L. Manenti , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , D. J. Markley , P. MarrLaundrie , T. J. Martin , M. F. Marzioni , C. Maupin , C. T. McConnell , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , D. -M. Mei , Y. Meng , E. H. Miller , Z. J. Minaker , E. Mizrachi , J. Mock , D. Molash , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. A. Morad , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , A. St. J. Murphy , D. Naim , A. Naylor , C. Nedlik , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , J. Nesbit , F. Neves , J. A. Nikkel , J. A. Nikoleyczik , A. Nilima , J. O'Dell , H. Oh , F. G. O'Neill , K. O'Sullivan , I. Olcina , M. A. Olevitch , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , L. Oxborough , A. Pagac , D. Pagenkopf , S. Pal , K. J. Palladino , V. M. Palmaccio , J. Palmer , M. Pangilinan , S. J. Patton , E. K. Pease , B. P. Penning , G. Pereira , C. Pereira , I. B. Peterson , A. Piepke , S. Pierson , S. Powell , R. M. Preece , K. Pushkin , Y. Qie , M. Racine , B. N. Ratcliff , J. Reichenbacher , L. Reichhart , C. A. Rhyne , A. Richards , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , J. P. Rodrigues , H. J. Rose , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , R. Rucinski , G. Rutherford , D. Rynders , J. S. Saba , L. Sabarots , D. Santone , M. Sarychev , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , M. Schubnell , P. R. Scovell , M. Severson , D. Seymour , S. Shaw , G. W. Shutt , T. A. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , K. Skarpaas , W. Skulski , A. R. Smith , R. J. Smith , R. E. Smith , J. So , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , V. V. Sosnovtsev , I. Stancu , M. R. Stark , S. Stephenson , N. Stern , A. Stevens , T. M. Stiegler , K. Stifter , R. Studley , T. J. Sumner , K. Sundarnath , P. Sutcliffe , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , M. Tan , W. C. Taylor , R. Taylor , D. J. Taylor , D. Temples , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , K. J. Thomas , J. A. Thomson , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , W. H. To , A. Tomás , T. E. Tope , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , C. E. Tull , W. Turner , L. Tvrznikova , M. Utes , U. Utku , S. Uvarov , J. Va'vra , A. Vacheret , A. Vaitkus , J. R. Verbus , T. Vietanen , E. Voirin , C. O. Vuosalo , S. Walcott , W. L. Waldron , K. Walker , J. J. Wang , R. Wang , L. Wang , Y. Wang , J. R. Watson , J. Migneault , S. Weatherly , R. C. Webb , W. -Z. Wei , M. While , R. G. White , J. T. White , D. T. White , T. J. Whitis , W. J. Wisniewski , K. Wilson , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , J. D. Wolfs , D. Woodward , S. D. Worm , X. Xiang , Q. Xiao , J. Xu , M. Yeh , J. Yin , I. Young , C. Zhang

Direct Dark Matter Searches with CDMS and XENON

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) and XENON experiments aim to directly detect dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) via their elastic scattering on the target nuclei. The experiments use different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Kaixuan Ni , Laura Baudis

A WIMP Detector with Two-Phase Liquid Xenon

We describe the liquid-xenon dark-matter detector program of the UCLA-Torino team. A two-phase detector, ZEPLIN II, for the Boulby Mine is a good match for the current search for WIMP dark matter.

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 David B. Cline

Detection of Leptonic Dark Matter

Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are among the favored candidates for cold dark matter in the universe. The phenomenology of supersymmetric WIMPs has been quite developed during recent years. However, there are other…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 E. A. Baltz , L. Bergstrom

Dark Matter-Electron Scattering Search Using Cryogenic Light Detectors

The CSC (cryogenic scintillating calorimeter) technology devoted to rare event searches is reaching the sensitivity level required for the hunt of dark matter-electron scatterings. Dark matter-electron interactions in scintillating targets…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-07-18 V. Zema , P. Figueroa , G. Angloher , M. R. Bharadwaj , T. Frank , M. N. Hughes , M. Kellermann , F. Pröbst , K. Schäffner , K. Shera , M. Stahlberg

Demonstration and Comparison of Operation of Photomultiplier Tubes at Liquid Argon Temperature

Liquified noble gases are widely used as a target in direct Dark Matter searches. Signals from scintillation in the liquid, following energy deposition from the recoil nuclei scattered by Dark Matter particles (e.g. WIMPs), should be…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-30 R. Acciarri , M. Antonello , F. Boffelli , M. Cambiaghi , N. Canci , F. Cavanna , A. G. Cocco , N. Deniskina , F. Di Pompeo , G. Fiorillo , C. Galbiati , L. Grandi , P. Kryczynski , G. Meng , C. Montanari , O. Palamara , L. Pandola , F. Perfetto , G. B. Piano Mortari , F. Pietropaolo , G. L. Raselli , M. Rossella , C. Rubbia , E. Segreto , A. M. Szelc , A. Triossi , S. Ventura , C. Vignoli , A. Zani

Development of new ultra-low-background particle detectors based on Micromegas technology for the search of Dark Matter at the low-mass frontier

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are one of the best motivated candidates to compose the Dark Matter of the Universe. The lack of experimental confirmation by direct detection experiments or collider searches has ruled out…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-07-04 Oscar Perez

LBECA: A Low Background Electron Counting Apparatus for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Detection

Two-phase noble liquid detectors, with large target masses and effective background reduction, are currently leading the dark matter direct detection for WIMP masses above a few GeV. Due to their sensitivity to single ionized electron…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-24 A. Bernstein , M. Clark , R. Essig , M. Fernandez-Serra , A. Kopec , R. F. Lang , J. Long , K. Ni , S. Pereverzev , J. Qi , P. Sorensen , Y. Wei , J. Xu , J. Ye , C. Zhen

The DAMIC dark matter experiment

The DAMIC (Dark Matter in CCDs) experiment uses high resistivity, scientific grade CCDs to search for dark matter. The CCD's low electronic noise allows an unprecedently low energy threshold of a few tens of eV that make it possible to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-07 A. Aguilar-Arevalo , D. Amidei , X. Bertou , D. Bole , M. Butner , G. Cancelo , A. Castañeda Vázquez , A. E. Chavarria , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , S. Dixon , J. C. D'Olivo , J. Estrada , G. Fernandez Moroni , K. P. Hernández Torres , F. Izraelevitch , A. Kavner , B. Kilminster , I. Lawson , J. Liao , M. López , J. Molina , G. Moreno-Granados , J. Pena , P. Privitera , Y. Sarkis , V. Scarpine , T. Schwarz , M. Sofo Haro , J. Tiffenberg , D. Torres Machado , F. Trillaud , X. You , J. Zhou

Direct Dark Matter search with the XENON program

We present the most recent results from XENON100, the current phase of the XENON dark matter search program. XENON100 is a dual phase time-projection chamber operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) whose ultra-low…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-14 Paolo Beltrame

Surface background rejection technique for liquid argon dark matter detectors using a thin scintillating layer

Future large liquid argon direct dark matter detectors can benefit greatly from an efficient surface background rejection technique. To aid the development of these large scale detectors a test stand, Argon-1, has been constructed at…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-22 D. Gallacher , M. Boulay

Results from the XENON100 Dark Matter Search Experiment

XENON100 is a liquid xenon time projection chamber built to search for rare collisions of hypothetical, weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are candidates for the dark matter in our universe, with xenon atoms. Operated in a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Laura Baudis

Design of Prototype Front-end Digital Module for Direct Dark Matter Detection based on LAr

Liquid argon (LAr) with a high light yield of approximately 40 photons per keV is an attractive target for the direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are well motivated galactic dark matter candidates. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-06-26 X. Zhu , Z. Shen , C. Feng , S. Liu , Q. An

An Analogue Front-End ASIC Prototype Designed For PMT Signal Readout

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) is designed for high energy gamma ray and cosmic ray detection. A Water Cherenkov Detector Array which is sensitive to gamma ray showers above a few hundred GeV is proposed to survey…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-03-14 Jianfeng Liu , Lei Zhao , Li Yu , Yu Liang , Jiajun Qin , Yunfang Yang , Weihao Wu , Shubin Liu , Qi An

Real-Time Readout System Design for the BULLKID-DM Experiment: Enhancing Dark Matter Search Capabilities

The BULLKID-DM experiment aims to detect WIMP-like potential Dark Matter particles with masses below 1 GeV/c^2. Sensing these particles is challenging, as it requires nuclear recoil detectors characterized by high exposure and an energy…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-21 T. Muscheid , R. Gartmann , L. E. Ardila-Perez , A. Acevedo-Rentería , L. Bandiera , M. Calvo , M. Cappelli , R. Caravita , F. Carillo , U. Chowdhury , D. Crovo , A. Cruciani , A. D'Addabbo , M. De Lucia , G. Del Castello , M. del Gallo Roccagiovine , D. Delicato , F. Ferraro , M. Folcarelli , S. Fu , M. Grassi , V. Guidi , D. Helis , T. Lari , L. Malagutti , A. Mazzolari , A. Monfardini , D. Nicolò , F. Paolucci , D. Pasciuto , L. Pesce , V. Pettinacci , C. Puglia , D. Quaranta , C. M. A. Roda , S. Roddaro , M. Romagnoni , G. Signorelli , F. Simon , M. Tamisari , A. Tartari , E. Vázquez-Jáuregui , M. Vignati , K. Zhao

Probing Dark Matter and Fundamental Physics with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Astrophysical observations provide strong evidence that more than 80% of all matter in the Universe is in the form of dark matter (DM). Two leading candidates of particles beyond the Standard Model that could constitute all or a fraction of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-10 F. Iocco , M. Meyer , M. Doro , W. Hofmann , J. Pérez-Romero , G. Zaharijas , A. Aguirre-Santaella , E. Amato , E. O. Anguner , L. A. Antonelli , Y. Ascasibar , C. Balázs , G. Beck , C. Bigongiari , J. Bolmont , T. Bringmann , A. M. Brown , M. G. Burton , M. Cardillo S. Chaty , G. Cotter , D. della Volpe , A. Djannati-Ataï , C. Eckner , G. Emery , E. Fedorova , M. D. Filipovic , G. Galanti , V. Gammaldi , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , J. Granot , J. G. Green , K. Hayashi , S. Hernández-Cadena , N. Hiroshima , B. Hnatyk , D. Horan , M. Hütten , M. Jamrozy , K. Kohri , A. Lamastra , J. -P. Lenain , E. Lindfors , I. Liodakis , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , F. Lucarelli , M. Martinez , H. Martínez-Huerta , D. Mazin , A. Moralejo , A. Morselli , C. G. Mundell , R. A. Ong , V. Poireau , O. Reimer , J. Rico , G. Romeo , P. Romano , G. Rowell , I. Sadeh , M. A. Sánchez-Conde , F. G. Saturni , O. Sergijenko , H. Sol , A. Stamerra , Th. Stolarczyk , F. Tavecchio , S. Vercellone , V. Testa , L. Tibaldo , M. Vecchi , A. Viana , V. Vitale , V. Zhdanov