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A high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber, with a unique cellular readout structure based on electroluminescence, has been developed for a large-scale neutrinoless double-beta decay search. In order to evaluate the detector…

A technical description of NEXT-MM and its commissioning and first performance is reported. Having an active volume of ~35 cm drift $\times$ 28 cm diameter, it constitutes the largest Micromegas-read TPC operated in Xenon ever constructed,…

The search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) remains one of the most compelling experimental avenues for the discovery in the neutrino sector. Electroluminescent gas-phase time projection chambers are well suited to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-08-04 NEXT Collaboration , N. K. Byrnes , I. Parmaksiz , C. Adams , J. Asaadi , J Baeza-Rubio , K. Bailey , E. Church , D. González-Díaz , A. Higley , B. J. P. Jones , K. Mistry , I. A. Moya , D. R. Nygren , P. Oyedele , L. Rogers , K. Stogsdill , H. Almazán , V. Álvarez , B. Aparicio , A. I. Aranburu , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , S. Ayet , C. D. R. Azevedo , F. Ballester , M. del Barrio-Torregrosa , A. Bayo , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , S. Bounasser , S. Cárcel , J. V. Carrión , S. Cebrián , L. Cid , C. A. N. Conde , T. Contreras , F. P. Cossío , E. Dey , G. Díaz , T. Dickel , M. Elorza , J. Escada , R. Esteve , A. Fahs , R. Felkai , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , F. W. Foss , E. D. C. Freitas , Z. Freixa , J. Generowicz , A. Goldschmidt , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , R. González , J. Grocott , R. Guenette , J. Haefner , K. Hafidi , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , P. Herrero-Gómez , V. Herrero , C. Hervés Carrete , J. Ho , P. Ho , Y. Ifergan , L. Labarga , L. Larizgoitia , P. Lebrun , F Lopez , D. Lopez Gutierrez , N. López-March , R. Madigan , R. D. P. Mano , A. P. Marques , J. Martín-Albo , G. Martínez-Lema , M. Martínez-Vara , Z. E. Meziani , R. L. Miller , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , J. Muñoz Vidal , K. E. Navarro , P. Novella , A. Nuñez , E. Oblak , M. Odriozola-Gimeno , J. Palacio , B. Palmeiro , A. Para , J Pelegrin , M. Pérez Maneiro , M. Querol , A. B. Redwine , J. Renner , I. Rivilla , J. Rodríguez , C. Rogero , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , A. Simón , S. R. Soleti , M. Sorel , C. Stanford , J. M. R. Teixeira , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , A. Usón , J. F. C. A. Veloso , T. T. Vuong , J. Waiton , J. T. White

Within the framework of xenon-based double beta decay experiments, we propose the possibility to improve the background rejection of an electroluminescent Time Projection Chamber (EL TPC) by reducing the diffusion of the drifting electrons…

The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe-136 in a high-pressure xenon gas TPC using electroluminescence to amplify the signal from ionization. One of the main advantages of this technology is the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 Paola Ferrario

This paper presents a novel method for low maintenance, low ambiguity in-situ drift velocity monitoring in large volume Time Projection Chambers (TPCs). The method was developed and deployed for the 40m^3 TPC tracker system of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-26 Andras Laszlo , Adam Gera , Gergo Hamar , Botond Palfi , Piotr Podlaski , Brant Rumberger , Dezso Varga

The LUX (Large Underground Xenon) detector is a two-phase xenon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) designed to search for WIMP-nucleon dark matter interactions. As with all noble element detectors, continuous purification of the detector medium…

NEXT-100 experiment aims at searching the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the Xe-136 isotope using a TPC filled with a 100 kg of high-pressure gaseous xenon, with 90% isotopic enrichment. The experiment will take place at the Laboratorio…

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

High pressure gas detectors offer advantages for the detection of rare events, where background reduction is crucial. For the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe a high pressure xenon gas Time Projection Chamber (TPC) combines a good…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-16 S Cebrian , T Dafni , H Gomez , D C Herrera , F J Iguaz , I G Irastorza , G Luzon , L Segui , A Tomas

We present a review of the current experimental and theoretical understanding of electron transport in noble liquids. Special attention is given to recent measurements that coincide with the development of time projection chambers (TPCs)…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-04-24 G. J. Boyle , N. A. Garland , D. L. Muccignat , I. Simonović , D. Bošnjaković , S. Dujko , R. D. White

A critical element in the realization of large liquid and gas time projection chambers (TPCs) is the delivery and distribution of high voltages into and around the detector. Such experiments require of order tens of kilovolts to enable…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-09-22 NEXT Collaboration , C. Adams , H. Almazán , V. Álvarez , K. Bailey , R. Guenette , B. J. P. Jones , S. Johnston , K. Mistry , F. Monrabal , D. R. Nygren , B. Palmeiro , L. Rogers , J. Waldschmidt , B. Aparicio , A. I. Aranburu , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , F. Auria-Luna , S. Ayet , C. D. R. Azevedo , F. Ballester , M. del Barrio-Torregrosa , A. Bayo , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , A. Brodolin , S. Cárcel , A. Castillo , L. Cid , C. A. N. Conde , T. Contreras , F. P. Cossío , R. Coupe , E. Dey , G. Díaz , C. Echevarria , M. Elorza , J. Escada , R. Esteve , R. Felkai , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , F. W. Foss , Z. Freixa , J. García-Barrena , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , J. W. R. Grocott , R. Guenette , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , P. Herrero-Gómez , V. Herrero , C. Hervés Carrete , Y. Ifergan , F. Kellerer , L. Larizgoitia , A. Larumbe , P. Lebrun , F. Lopez , N. López-March , R. Madigan , R. D. P. Mano , A. P. Marques , J. Martín-Albo , G. Martínez-Lema , M. Martínez-Vara , R. L. Miller , J. Molina-Canteras , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , P. Novella , A. Nuñez , E. Oblak , J. Palacio , B. Palmeiro , A. Para , A. Pazos , J. Pelegrin , M. Pérez Maneiro , M. Querol , J. Renner , I. Rivilla , C. Rogero , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , V. San Nacienciano , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , M. Seemann , I. Shomroni , P. A. O. C. Silva , A. Simón , S. R. Soleti , M. Sorel , J. Soto-Oton , J. M. R. Teixeira , S. Teruel-Pardo , J. F. Toledo , C. Tonnelé , S. Torelli , J. Torrent , A. Trettin , A. Usón , P. R. G. Valle , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. Waiton , A. Yubero-Navarro

This paper describes the electronics of NEXT-White (NEW) detector PMT plane, a high pressure xenon TPC with electroluminescent amplification (HPXe-EL) currently operating at the Laboratorio Subterra\'aneo de Canfranc (LSC) in Huesca, Spain.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-12-26 V. Álvarez , V. Herrero , R. Esteve , A. Laing , J. Rodríguez , M. Querol , F. Monrabal , J. F. Toledo , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas

We present the design, data and results from the NEXT prototype for Double Beta and Dark Matter (NEXT-DBDM) detector, a high-pressure gaseous natural xenon electroluminescent time projection chamber (TPC) that was built at the Lawrence…

The next-generation of $0\nu\beta\beta$ searches are targeting half-life sensitivities towards 10$^{27}$--10$^{28}$ years. Gaseous xenon time projection chamber (GXeTPC) detectors may be able to meet this challenge due to their excellent…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-19 K. Mistry , Y. Mei , D. R. Nygren

The NEXT experiment aims at searching for the hypothetical neutrinoless double-beta decay from the ${}^{136}$Xe isotope using a high-purity xenon TPC. Efficient discrimination of the events through pattern recognition of the topology of…

Xenoscope is a demonstrator for a next-generation xenon-based observatory for astroparticle physics, as proposed by the XLZD (XENON-LUX-ZEPLIN-DARWIN) collaboration. It houses a 2.6 m tall, two-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC), in…

We present a new neutrinoless double beta decay concept: the high pressure selenium hexafluoride gas time projection chamber. Combining techniques pioneered in high pressure xenon gas such as topological discrimination, with the high…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-05 D. R. Nygren , B. J. P. Jones , N. Lopez-march , Y. Mei , F. Psihas , J. Renner