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Dark Matter particles in the galactic halo: results and implications from DAMA/NaI

The DAMA/NaI experiment (about 100 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) was proposed, designed and realised to effectively investigate in a model independent way the presence of a Dark Matter particle component in the galactic halo by exploiting…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 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

Status of the KIMS-NaI experiment

KIMS-NaI is a direct detection experiment searching for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMP) via their scattering off of nuclei in a NaI(Tl) crystal. The KIMS-NaI collaboration has carried out tests of six crystals in the Yangyang…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-11-03 Kyungwon Kim

Strong constraints from COSINE-100 on the DAMA dark matter results using the same sodium iodide target

We present new constraints on dark matter interactions using 1.7 years of COSINE-100 data. The COSINE-100 experiment, consisting of 106 kg of tallium-doped sodium iodide (NaI(Tl)) target material, is aimed at testing DAMA's claim of dark…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2021-11-15 G. Adhikari , E. Barbosa de Souza , N. Carlin , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , M. Djamal , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , J. H. Jo , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , H. Kim , H. J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , W. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , 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 , D. S. Leonard , B. B. Manzato , R. H. Maruyama , R. J. Neal , S. L. Olsen , B. J. Park , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , K. S. Park , R. L. C. Pitta , H. Prihtiadi , S. J. Ra , C. Rott , K. A. Shin , A. Scar , N. J. C. Spooner , W. G. Thompson , L. Yang , G. H. Yu

Neutron background signal in superheated droplet detectors of the Phase II SIMPLE dark matter search

The simulation of the neutron background for Phase II of the SIMPLE direct dark matter search experiment is fully reported with various improvements relative to previous estimates. The model employs the Monte Carlo MCNP neutron transport…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-27 A. C. Fernandes , A. Kling , M. Felizardo , T. A. Girard , A. R. Ramos , J. G. Marques , M. I. Prudêncio , R. Marques , F. P. Carvalho , I. Lázaro

Massive liquid Ar and Xe detectors for direct Dark Matter searches

A novel experiment for direct searches of the Dark Matter with liquid argon double-phase chamber with a mass of liquid Ar up to several hundred tons is proposed. To suppress the b-, g- and n0- backgrounds, the comparison of scintillation…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-27 B. M. Ovchinnikov , Yu. B. Ovchinnikov , V. V. Parusov

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

Mass production of ultra-pure NaI powder for COSINE-200

COSINE-200 is the next phase experiment of the ongoing COSINE-100 that aims to unambiguously verify the annual modulation signals observed by the DAMA experiment and to reach the world competitive sensitivity on the low-mass dark matter…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-01-16 KeonAh Shin , JunSeok Choe , Olga Gileva , Alain Iltis , Yena Kim , Yeongduk Kim , Cheolho Lee , Eunkyung Lee , HyunSu Lee , Moo Hyun Lee

ANAIS-112: updated results on annual modulation with three-year exposure

The ANAIS experiment is intended to search for dark matter annual modulation with ultrapure NaI(Tl) scintillators in order to provide a model independent confirmation or refutation of the long-standing DAMA/LIBRA positive annual modulation…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-08 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

XENON1T Dark Matter Data Analysis: Signal & Background Models, and Statistical Inference

The XENON1T experiment searches for dark matter particles through their scattering off xenon atoms in a 2 tonne liquid xenon target. The detector is a dual-phase time projection chamber, which measures simultaneously the scintillation and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-07-03 E. Aprile , J. Aalbers , F. Agostini , M. Alfonsi , L. Althueser , F. D. Amaro , V. C. Antochi , F. Arneodo , L. Baudis , B. Bauermeister , M. L. Benabderrahmane , T. Berger , P. A. Breur , A. Brown , E. Brown , S. Bruenner , G. Bruno , R. Budnik , C. Capelli , J. M. R. Cardoso , D. Cichon , D. Coderre , A. P. Colijn , J. Conrad , J. P. Cussonneau , M. P. Decowski , P. de Perio , P. Di Gangi , A. Di Giovanni , S. Diglio , A. Elykov , G. Eurin , J. Fei , A. D. Ferella , A. Fieguth , W. Fulgione , A. Gallo Rosso , M. Galloway , F. Gao , M. Garbini , L. Grandi , Z. Greene , C. Hasterok , E. Hogenbirk , J. Howlett , M. Iacovacci , R. Itay , F. Joerg , S. Kazama , A. Kish , G. Koltman , A. Kopec , H. Landsman , R. F. Lang , L. Levinson , Q. Lin , S. Lindemann , M. Lindner , F. Lombardi , J. A. M. Lopes , E. López Fune , C. Macolino , J. Mahlstedt , A. Manfredini , F. Marignetti , T. Marrodán Undagoitia , J. Masbou , D. Masson , S. Mastroianni , M. Messina , K. Micheneau , K. Miller , A. Molinario , K. Morå , Y. Mosbacher , M. Murra , J. Naganoma , K. Ni , U. Oberlack , K. Odgers , B. Pelssers , F. Piastra , J. Pienaar , V. Pizzella , G. Plante , R. Podviianiuk , H. Qiu , D. Ramírez García , S. Reichard , B. Riedel , A. Rizzo , A. Rocchetti , N. Rupp , J. M. F. dos Santos , G. Sartorelli , N. Šarčević , M. Scheibelhut , S. Schindler , J. Schreiner , D. Schulte , M. Schumann , L. Scotto Lavina , M. Selvi , P. Shagin , E. Shockley , M. Silva , H. Simgen , C. Therreau , D. Thers , F. Toschi , G. Trinchero , C. Tunnell , N. Upole , M. Vargas , O. Wack , H. Wang , Z. Wang , Y. Wei , C. Weinheimer , D. Wenz , C. Wittweg , J. Wulf , J. Ye , Y. Zhang , T. Zhu , J. P. Zopounidis

Deep-underground dark matter search with a COSINUS detector prototype

Sodium iodide (NaI) based cryogenic scintillating calorimeters using quantum sensors for signal read out have shown promising first results towards a model-independent test of the annually modulating signal detected by the DAMA/LIBRA dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-23 The COSINUS Collaboration , G. Angloher , M. R. Bharadwaj , I. Dafinei , N. Di Marco , L. Einfalt , F. Ferroni , S. Fichtinger , A. Filipponi , T. Frank , M. Friedl , A. Fuss , Z. Ge , M. Heikinheimo , M. N. Hughes , K. Huitu , M. Kellermann , R. Maji , M. Mancuso , L. Pagnanini , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Proebst , G. Profeta , A. Puiu , F. Reindl , K. Schaeffner , J. Schieck , D. Schmiedmayer , C. Schwertner , K. Shera , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendahl , M. Stukel , C. Tresca , F. Wagner , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu

Machine-learning techniques applied to three-year exposure of ANAIS-112

ANAIS is a direct dark matter detection experiment aiming at the confirmation or refutation of the DAMA/LIBRA positive annual modulation signal in the low energy detection rate, using the same target and technique. ANAIS-112, located at the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 I. Coarasa , J. Apilluelo , J. Amaré , S. Cebrián , D. Cintas , E. García , M. Martínez , M. A. Oliván , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , J. Puimedón , A. Salinas , M. L. Sarsa , P. Villar

The PADME beam line Monte Carlo simulation

The PADME experiment at the DA$\Phi$NE Beam-Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratory of Frascati is designed to search for invisible decays of dark sector particles produced in electron-positron annihilation events with a positron beam…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-04-13 F. Bossi , P. Branchini , B. Buonomo , V. Capirossi , A. P. Caricato , G. Chiodini , R. De Sangro , C. Di Giulio , D. Domenici , F. Ferrarotto , S. Fiore , G. Finocchiaro , L. G Foggetta , A. Frankenthal , M. Garattini , G. Georgiev , A. Ghigo , P. Gianotti , F. Iazzi , S. Ivanov , Sv. Ivanov , V. Kozhuharov , E. Leonardi , E. Long , M. Martino , I. Oceano , F. Oliva , G. C. Organtini , F. Pinna , G. Piperno , M. Raggi , I. Sarra , R. Simeonov , T. Spadaro , S. Spagnolo , E. Spiriti , D. Tagnani , C. Taruggi , P. Valente , A. Variola , E. Vilucchi

ANAIS-112 sensitivity in the search for dark matter annual modulation

The annual modulation measured by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment can be explained by the interaction of dark matter WIMPs in NaI(Tl) scintillator detectors. Other experiments, with different targets or techniques, exclude the region of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-14 I. Coarasa , J. Amaré , S. Cebrián , 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

First results from the NEWS-G direct dark matter search experiment at the LSM

New Experiments With Spheres-Gas (NEWS-G) is a direct dark matter detection experiment using Spherical Proportional Counters (SPCs) with light noble gases to search for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). We report the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-19 G Collaboration , Q. Arnaud , D. Asner , J. -P. Bard , A. Brossard , B. Cai , M. Chapellier , M. Clark , E. C. Corcoran , T. Dandl , A. Dastgheibi-Fard , K. Dering , P. Di Stefano , D. Durnford , G. Gerbier , I. Giomataris , P. Gorel , M. Gros , O. Guillaudin , E. W. Hoppe , A. Kamaha , I. Katsioulas , D. G. Kelly , R. D. Martin , J. McDonald , J. -F. Muraz , J. -P. Mols , X. -F. Navick , T. Papaevangelou , F. Piquemal , S. Roth , D. Santos , I. Savvidis , A. Ulrich , F. Vazquez de Sola Fernandez , M. Zampaolo

Improved background modeling for dark matter search with COSINE-100

COSINE-100 aims to conclusively test the claimed dark matter annual modulation signal detected by DAMA/LIBRA collaboration. DAMA/LIBRA has released updated analysis results by lowering the energy threshold to 0.75 keV through various…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-20 G. H. Yu , N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. Franca , 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 , 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

In-situ Surface Contamination Removal and Cool-down Process of the DEAP-3600 Experiment

The DEAP-3600 experiment is a single-phase detector that uses 3600 Kg of liquid argon to search for Dark Matter at SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada, 6800 ft. underground. The projected sensitivity to the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross-section…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-06-19 P. Giampa

The SHiP experiment at the proposed CERN SPS Beam Dump Facility

The Search for Hidden Particles (SHiP) Collaboration has proposed a general-purpose experimental facility operating in beam-dump mode at the CERN SPS accelerator to search for light, feebly interacting particles. The SHiP experiment…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-05-23 SHIP Collaboration

Background optimization for a new spherical gas detector for very light WIMP detection

The Spherical gaseous detector (or Spherical Proportional Counter, SPC) is a novel type of par- ticle detector, with a broad range of applications. Its main features include a very low energy threshold independent of the volume (due to its…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-02 Ali Dastgheibi-Fard , I. Giomataris , G. Gerbierb , J. Derree , M. Gros , P. Magnier , D. Jourde , E . Bougamont , X-F. Navick , T. Papaevangelou , J. Galan , G. Tsiledakis , F. Piquemal , M. Zampaolo , P. Loaiza , I. Savvidis

First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector

We report on the fabrication aspects and calibration of the first large active mass ($\sim15$ g) modules of SIMPLE, a search for particle dark matter using Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs). While still limited by the statistical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-01 J. I. Collar , J. Puibasset , T. A. Girard , D. Limagne , H. S. Miley , G. Waysand

PICOLON dark matter search project

PICOLON (Pure Inorganic Crystal Observatory for LOw-energy Neutr(al)ino) aims to search for cosmic dark matter by high purity NaI(Tl) scintillator. We developed extremely pure NaI(Tl) crystal by hybrid purification method. The recent result…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 K. Fushimi , D. Chernyak , H. Ejiri , K. Hata , R. Hazama , T. Iida , H. Ikeda , K. Imagawa , K. Inoue , H. Ishiura , H. Ito , T. Kishimoto , M. Koga , K. Kotera , A. Kozlov , K. Nakamura , R. Orito , T. Shima , Y. Takemoto , S. Umehara , Y. Urano , Y. Yamamoto , K. Yasuda , S. Yoshida