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Topological background discrimination in the PandaX-III neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

The PandaX-III experiment plans to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) of $^{136}$Xe in the China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL). The experiment will use a high pressure gaseous Time Projection Chamber (TPC)…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-22 J Galan , X Chen , H Du , C Fu , K Giboni , F Giuliani , K Han , B Jiang , X Ji , H Lin , Y Lin , J Liu , K Ni , X Ren , S Wang , S Wu , C Xie , Y Yang , D Zhang , T Zhang , L Zhao , S Aune , Y Bedfer , E Berthoumieux , D Calvet , N d'Hose , E Ferrer-Ribas , F Kunne , B Manier , D Neyret , T Papaevangelou , L Chen , S Hu , S Jian , P Li , X Li , H Zhang , M Zhao , J Zhou , Y Mao , H Qiao , S Wang , Y Yuan , M Wang , Y Chen , A N Khan , N Raper , J Tang , W Wang , C Feng , C Li , J Liu , S Liu , X Wang , D Zhu , J F Castel , S Cebrián , T Dafni , I G Irastorza , G Luzón , H Mirallas , X Sun , A Tan , W Haxton , Y Mei , C Kobdaj , Y Yan

Recent results from the canfranc dark matter search with germanium detectors

Two germanium detectors are currently operating in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory at 2450 m.w.e looking for WIMP dark matter. One is a 2 kg 76Ge IGEX detector (RG-2) which has an energy threshold of 4 keV and a low-energy background…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-11-03 I. G. Irastorza , A. Morales , C. E. Aalseth , F. T. Avignone , R. L. Brodzinski , S. Cebrian , E. Garcia , D. Gonzalez , W. K. Hensley , H. S. Miley , J. Morales , A. Ortiz de Solorzano , J. Puimedon , J. H. Reeves , M. L. Sarsa , S. Scopel , J. A. Villar

Results of the material screening program of the NEXT experiment

The 'Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT)', intended to investigate neutrinoless double beta decay, requires extremely low background levels. An extensive material screening and selection process to assess the radioactivity of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-06 T. Dafni , V. Alvarez , I. Bandac , A. Bettini , F. I. G. M. Borges , M. Camargo , S. Carcel , S. Cebrian , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , J. Diaz , R. Esteve , L. M. P. Fernandes , M. Fernandez , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gomez , J. J. Gomez-Cadenas , D. Gonzalez-Diaz , R. M. Gutierrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , L. Labarga , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzon , A. Mari , J. Martin-Albo , A. Martinez , G. Martinez-Lema , T. Miller , F. Monrabal , M. Monserrate , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Munoz Vidal , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , J. Perez , J. L. Perez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodriguez , J. Rodriguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Segui , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simon , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali

Dark Matter Results From 54-Ton-Day Exposure of PandaX-II Experiment

We report a new search of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using the combined low background data sets in 2016 and 2017 from the PandaX-II experiment in China. The latest data set contains a new exposure of 77.1 live day, with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 II Collaboration , Xiangyi Cui , Abdusalam Abdukerim , Wei Chen , Xun Chen , Yunhua Chen , Binbin Dong , Deqing Fang , Changbo Fu , Karl Giboni , Franco Giuliani , Linhui Gu , Yikun Gu , Xuyuan Guo , Zhifan Guo , Ke Han , Changda He , Di Huang , Shengming He , Xingtao Huang , Zhou Huang , Xiangdong Ji , Yonglin Ju , Shaoli Li , Yao Li , Heng Lin , Huaxuan Liu , Jianglai Liu , Yugang Ma , Yajun Mao , Kaixiang Ni , Jinhua Ning , Xiangxiang Ren , Fang Shi , Andi Tan , Cheng Wang , Hongwei Wang , Meng Wang , Qiuhong Wang , Siguang Wang , Xiuli Wang , Xuming Wang , Qinyu Wu , Shiyong Wu , Mengjiao Xiao , Pengwei Xie , Binbin Yan , Yong Yang , Jianfeng Yue , Dan Zhang , Hongguang Zhang , Tao Zhang , Tianqi Zhang , Li Zhao , Jifang Zhou , Ning Zhou , Xiaopeng Zhou

The Cryogenic System for the Panda-X Dark Matter Search Experiment

Panda-X is a liquid xenon dual-phase detector for the Dark Matter Search. The first modestly-sized module will soon be installed in the China JinPing Deep Underground Laboratory in Sichuan province, P.R. China. The cryogenics system is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Zhao Li , Karl Ludwig Giboni , Haowei Gong , Xiangdong Ji , Andy Tan

Large-Mass Ultra-Low Noise Germanium Detectors: Performance and Applications in Neutrino and Astroparticle Physics

A new type of radiation detector, a p-type modified electrode germanium diode, is presented. The prototype displays, for the first time, a combination of features (mass, energy threshold and background expectation) required for a…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2011-05-12 P. S. Barbeau , J. I. Collar , O. Tench

Limits on light WIMPs from the CDEX-1 experiment with a p-type point-contact germanium detector at the China Jingping Underground Laboratory

We report results of a search for light Dark Matter WIMPs with CDEX-1 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory, based on 53.9 kg-days of data from a p-type point-contact germanium detector enclosed by a NaI(Tl) crystal…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2014-11-19 Q. Yue , W. Zhao , K. J. Kang , J. P. Cheng , Y. J. Li , S. T. Lin , J. P. Chang , N. Chen , Q. H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , Y. C. Chuang , Z. Deng , Q. Du , H. Gong , X. Q. Hao , H. J. He , Q. J. He , H. X. Huang , T. R. Huang , H. Jiang , H. B. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , J. Li , X. Li , X. Y. Li , Y. L. Li , H. Y. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. K. Liu , L. C. Lv , H. Ma , S. J. Mao , J. Q. Qin , J. Ren , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. B. Shen , L. Singh , M. K. Singh , A. K. Soma , J. Su , C. J. Tang , C. H. Tseng , J. M. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , Y. C. Wu , Z. Z. Xianyu , R. Q. Xiao , H. Y. Xing , F. Z. Xu , Y. Xu , X. J. Xu , T. Xue , L. T. Yang , S. W. Yang , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. Yu , X. Z. Yu , X. H. Zeng , Z. Zeng , L. Zhang , Y. H. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu , W. B. Zhu , X. Z. Zhu , Z. H. Zhu

A High Efficiency Photon Veto for the Light Dark Matter eXperiment

Fixed-target experiments using primary electron beams can be powerful discovery tools for light dark matter in the sub-GeV mass range. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is designed to measure missing momentum in high-rate electron…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-12-12 Torsten Åkesson , Nikita Blinov , Lene Bryngemark , Owen Colegrove , Giulia Collura , Craig Dukes. Valentina Dutta , Bertrand Echenard , Thomas Eichlersmith , Craig Group , Joshua Hiltbrand , David G. Hitlin , Joseph Incandela , Gordan Krnjaic , Juan Lazaro , Amina Li , Jeremiah Mans , Phillip Masterson , Jeremy McCormick , Omar Moreno , Geoffrey Mullier , Akshay Nagar , Timothy Nelson , Gavin Niendorf , James Oyang , Reese Petersen , Ruth Pöttgen , Philip Schuster , Harrison Siegel , Natalia Toro , Nhan Tran , Andrew Whitbeck

Comissioning of TREX-DM, a low background Micromegas-based Time Projection Chamber for low mass WIMP detection

Dark Matter experiments are recently focusing their detection techniques in low-mass WIMPs, which requires the use of light elements and low energy threshold. In this context, we describe the TREX-DM experiment, a low background…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-09-08 F. J. Iguaz , J. G. Garza , F. Aznar , J. F. Castel , S. Cebrian , T. Dafni , J. A. Garcia , I. G. Irastorza , A. Lagraba , G. Luzon , A. Peiro

Testing the Ge detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

High purity germanium (HPGe) crystals will be used for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, where they serve as both the source and the detector for neutrinoless double beta decay. It is crucial for the experiment to understand the performance of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-04-30 W. Xu , N. Abgrall , E. Aguayo , F. T. Avignone , A. S. Barabash , F. E. Bertrand , M. Boswell , V. Brudanin , M. Busch , D. Byram , A. S. Caldwell , Y-D. Chan , C. D. Christofferson , D. C. Combs , C. Cuesta , J. A. Detwiler , P. J. Doe , Yu. Efremenko , V. Egorov , H. Ejiri , S. R. Elliott , J. E. Fast , P. Finnerty , F. M. Fraenkle , A. Galindo-Uribarri , G. K. Giovanetti , J. Goett , M. P. Green , J. Gruszko , V. E. Guiseppe , K. Gusev , A. L. Hallin , R. Hazama , A. Hegai , R. Henning , E. W. Hoppe , S. Howard , M. A. Howe , K. J. Keeter , M. F. Kidd , O. Kochetov , S. I. Konovalov , R. T. Kouzes , B. D. LaFerriere , J. Leon , L. E. Leviner , J. C. Loach , J. MacMullin , S. MacMullin , R. D. Martin , S. Meijer , S. Mertens , M. Nomachi , J. L. Orrell , C. O'Shaughnessy , N. R. Overman , D. G. Phillips , A. W. P. Poon , K. Pushkin , D. C. Radford , J. Rager , K. Rielage , R. G. H. Robertson , E. Romero-Romero , M. C. Ronquest , A. G. Schubert , B. Shanks , T. Shima , M. Shirchenko , K. J. Snavely , N. Snyder , A. M. Suriano , J. Thompson , V. Timkin , W. Tornow , J. E. Trimble , R. L. Varner , S. Vasilyev , K. Vetter , K. Vorren , B. R. White , J. F. Wilkerson , C. Wiseman , E. Yakushev , A. R. Young , C. H. Yu , V. Yumatov

Hypernuclear Physics at PANDA

Hypernuclear research will be one of the main topics addressed by the PANDA experiment at the planned Facility for Anti-proton and Ion Research FAIR at Darmstadt, Germany. A copious production of Xi-hyperons at a dedicated internal target…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2012-06-15 P. Achenbach , S. Bleser , J. Pochodzalla , A. Sanchez Lorente , M. Steinen

LArGe - Active background suppression using argon scintillation for the GERDA $0\nu\beta\beta$-experiment

LArGe is a GERDA low-background test facility to study novel background suppression methods in a low-background environment, for future application in the GERDA experiment. Similar to GERDA, LArGe operates bare germanium detectors submersed…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-12 M. Agostini , M. Barnabé-Heider , D. Budjáš , C. Cattadori , A. Gangapshev , K. Gusev , M. Heisel , M. Junker , A. Klimenko , A. Lubashevskiy , K. Pelczar , S. Schönert , A. Smolnikov , G. Zuzel

Improved limits on solar axions and bosonic dark matter from the CDEX-1B experiment using the profile likelihood ratio method

We present the improved constraints on couplings of solar axions and more generic bosonic dark matter particles using 737.1 kg-days of data from the CDEX-1B experiment. The CDEX-1B experiment, located at the China Jinping Underground…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2021-04-27 Y. Wang , Q. Yue , S. K. Liu , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , J. P. Chang , J. H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , X. P. Geng , H. Gong , P. Gu , X. Y. Guo , H. T. He , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , L. P. Jia , H. B. Li , H. Li , M. X. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , B. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , Y. D. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , Z. Z. Liu , H. Ma , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , C. K. Qiao , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , V. Sharma , Z. She , L. Singh , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , W. Y. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Z. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , L. T. Yang , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , J. F. Yue , X. H. Zeng , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , B. T. Zhang , F. S. Zhang , L. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Projected WIMP sensitivity of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment

CDEX-50 is a next-generation project of the China Dark Matter Experiment (CDEX) that aims to search for dark matter using a 50-kg germanium detector array. This paper comprises a thorough summary of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-08-08 X. P. Geng , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , L. Jiang , S. Karmakar , H. B. Li , H. Y. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , Q. Y. Li , R. M. J. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , Y. F. Liang , B. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , J. X. Liu , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , R. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , J. F. Yue , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , B. T. Zhang , F. S. Zhang , L. Zhang , Z. H. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , J. Z. Zhao , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Characterization of High-Purity Germanium (Ge) Crystals for Developing Novel Ge Detectors

High-purity germanium (HPGe) crystals are required to be well-characterized before being fabricated into Ge detectors. The characterization of HPGe crystals is often performed with the Hall Effect system, which measures the carrier…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-30 M. -S. Raut , H. Mei , D. -M. Mei , S. Bhattarai , W. -Z. Wei , R. Panda , P. Acharya , G. -J. Wang

Background assessment for the TREX Dark Matter experiment

TREX-DM is conceived to look for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using a gas Time Projection Chamber equipped with micromegas readout planes at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. The detector can hold in the active…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-23 J. Castel , S. Cebrian , I. Coarasa , T. Dafni , J. Galan , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , G. Luzon , H. Mirallas , A. Ortiz de Solorzano , E. Ruiz-Choliz

Radiopurity assessment of the tracking readout for the NEXT double beta decay experiment

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber (NEXT) is intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, which requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds; therefore, an extensive screening and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-24 S. Cebrián , J. Pérez , I. Bandac , L. Labarga , V. Álvarez , A. I. Barrado , A. Bettini , F. I. G. M. Borges , M. Camargo , S. Cárcel , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , E. Conde , T. Dafni , J. Díaz , R. Esteve , L. M. P. Fernandes , M. Fernández , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Goldschmidt , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , I. G. Irastorza , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , N. López-March , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , G. Martínez-Lema , 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 , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , M. Querol , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali

Search for Hidden Photon Dark Matter Using a Multi-Cathode Counter

A search for hidden-photon (HP) dark matter using a multi-cathode counter is reported. The technique based on counting of single electrons emitted from outer cathode of the proportional counter by hidden-photons was used. The apparatus and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2020-01-08 A. Kopylov , I. Orekhov , V. Petukhov

First Results from the Heidelberg Dark Matter Search Experiment

The Heidelberg Dark Matter Search Experiment (HDMS) is a new ionization Germanium experiment in a special design. Two concentric Ge crystals are housed by one cryostat system, the outer detector acting as an effective shield against…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Baudis , A. Dietz , B. Majorovits , F. Schwamm , H. Strecker , H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus

Sensitivity of Hongmeng 21cm experiment on scattering dark matter

Scattering between dark matter and baryon can cool intergalactic medium temperature and deepen the 21cm signal. Such interactions have been proposed to explain the unusually deep 21cm absorption signal reported by EDGES in 2018. This paper…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Junsong Cang , Yu Gao , Yin-Zhe Ma