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Quenching factor measurement for NaI(Tl) scintillation crystal

Scintillation crystals are commonly used for direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are suitable candidates for a particle dark matter. It is well known that the scintillation light yields are different for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-01-03 H. W. Joo , H. S. Park , J. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , H. S. Lee , S. H. Kim

Tests on NaI(Tl) crystals for WIMP search at the Yangyang Underground Laboratory

Among the direct search experiments for WIMP dark matter, the DAMA experiment observed an annual modulation signal interpreted as WIMP interactions with 9.2$\sigma$ significance. However, this result is contradictory with other direct…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-07 K. W. Kim , W. G. Kang , S. Y. Oh , P. Adhikari , J. H. So , N. Y. Kim , H. S. Lee , S. Choi , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , B. H. Kim , H. J. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , J. K. Lee , D. S. Leonard , J. Li , S. L. Olsen , H. S. Park

The ANAIS Dark Matter Project: Status and Prospects

The ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI(Tl) Scintillators) experiment aims at the confirmation of the DAMA/LIBRA positive annual modulation signal using the same target and technique at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC). A first step,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-07 J. Amaré , S. Cebrián , C. Cuesta , E. García , M. Martínez , M. A. Oliván , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , C. Pobes , J. Puimedón , M. L. Sarsa , J. A. Villar , P. Villar

Dark matter search with the SABRE experiment

The SABRE (Sodium Iodide with Active Background Rejection) experiment will search for an annually modulating signal from dark matter particles in our Galaxy using an array of ultra-pure NaI(Tl) detectors surrounded by an active scintillator…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-07-24 Paolo Montini

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

A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice

Astrophysical observations and cosmological data have led to the conclusion that nearly one quarter of the Universe consists of dark matter. Under certain assumptions, an observable signature of dark matter is the annual modulation of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-12-19 J. Cherwinka , R. Co , D. F. Cowen , D. Grant , F. Halzen , K. M. Heeger , L. Hsu , A. Karle , V. A. Kudryavtsev , R. Maruyama , W. Pettus , M. Robinson , N. J. C. Spooner

Results from the DM-Ice17 Dark Matter Experiment at the South Pole

DM-Ice is a phased experimental program using low-background NaI(Tl) crystals with the aim to unambiguously test the claim of dark matter detection by the DAMA experiments. DM-Ice17, consisting of 17 kg of NaI(Tl), has been continuously…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-14 Jay Hyun Jo

XENON: a 1 tonne Liquid Xenon Experiment for a Sensitive Dark Matter Search

XENON is a novel liquid xenon experiment concept for a sensitive dark matter search using a 1-tonne active target, distributed in an array of ten independent time projection chambers. The design relies on the simultaneous detection of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 E. Aprile , E. A. Baltz , A. Curioni , K-L. Giboni , C. J. Hailey , L. Hui , M. Kobayashi , K. Ni , W. W. Craig , R. J. Gaitskell , U. Oberlack , T. Shutt

Lowering the energy threshold in COSINE-100 dark matter searches

COSINE-100 is a dark matter detection experiment that uses NaI(Tl) crystal detectors operating at the Yangyang underground laboratory in Korea since September 2016. Its main goal is to test the annual modulation observed by the DAMA/LIBRA…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-04-14 G. Adhikari , E. Barbosa de Souza , N. Carlin , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , M. Djamal , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. Franca , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , J. H. Jo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , H. Kim , H. J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , E. K. Lee , H. S. Lee , J. Lee , J. Y. Lee , M. H. Lee , S. H. 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. Scarff , N. J. C. Spooner , W. G. Thompson , L. Yang , G. H. Yu

Identification of Radiopure Titanium for the LZ Dark Matter Experiment and Future Rare Event Searches

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment will search for dark matter particle interactions with a detector containing a total of 10 tonnes of liquid xenon within a double-vessel cryostat. The large mass and proximity of the cryostat to the active…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-09-28 D. S. Akerib , C. W. Akerlof , D. Yu. Akimov , S. K. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , I. J. Arnquist , M. Arthurs , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , S. Balashov , M. J. Barry , J. Belle , P. Beltrame , T. Benson , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , K. E. Boast , A. Bolozdynya , B. Boxer , R. Bramante , P. Brás , J. H. Buckley , V. V. Bugaev , R. Bunker , S. Burdin , J. K. Busenitz , C. Carels , D. L. Carlsmith , B. Carlson , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , J. J. Cherwinka , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , A. Cottle , R. Coughlen , W. W. Craddock , A. Currie , C. E. Dahl , T. J. R. Davison , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , T. K. Edberg , W. R. Edwards , W. T. Emmet , C. H. Faham , S. Fiorucci , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , N. J. Gantos , V. M. Gehman , R. M. Gerhard , C. Ghag , M. G. D. Gilchriese , B. Gomber , C. R. Hall , S. Hans , K. Hanzel , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , S. Hillbrand , C. Hjemfelt , M. D. Hoff , B. Holbrook , E. Holtom , E. W. Hoppe , J. Y-K. Hor , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , T. W. Hurteau , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , W. Ji , A. Kaboth , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , A. Khazov , A. V. Khromov , A. M. Konovalov , E. V. Korolkova , M. Koyuncu , H. Kraus , H. J. Krebs , V. A. Kudryavtsev , A. V. Kumpan , S. Kyre , C. Lee , H. S. Lee , J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , R. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , F. -T. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. E. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , X. Liu , M. I. Lopes , B. Lopez Paredes , W. Lorenzon , S. Luitz , P. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , L. Manenti , R. L. Mannino , D. J. Markley , T. J. Martin , M. F. Marzioni , C. T. McConnell , D. N. McKinsey , D. -M. Mei , Y. Meng , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , J. Mock , M. E. Monzani , J. A. Morad , B. J. Mount , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , J. A. Nikkel , J. O'Dell , K. O'Sullivan , I. Olcina , M. A. Olevitch , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , E. K. Pease , A. Piepke , S. Powell , R. M. Preece , K. Pushkin , B. N. Ratcliff , J. Reichenbacher , L. Reichhart , C. A. Rhyne , A. Richards , J. P. Rodrigues , H. J. Rose , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , J. S. Saba , M. Sarychev , R. W. Schnee , M. Schubnell , P. R. Scovell , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , K. Skarpaas , W. Skulski , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , V. V. Sosnovtsev , I. Stancu , M. R. Stark , S. Stephenson , T. M. Stiegler , K. Stifter , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , D. Temples , P. A. Terman , K. J. Thomas , J. A. Thomson , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , W. H. To , A. Tomás , T. E. Tope , M. Tripathi , L. Tvrznikova , J. Va'vra , A. Vacheret , M. G. D. van der Grinten , J. R. Verbus , C. O. Vuosalo , W. L. Waldron , R. Wang , R. Watson , R. C. Webb , W. -Z. Wei , M. While , D. T. White , T. J. Whitis , W. J. Wisniewski , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , D. Woodward , S. Worm , J. Xu , M. Yeh , J. Yin , C. Zhang

Bulk NaI(Tl) scintillation low energy events selection with the ANAIS-0 module

Dark matter particles scattering off some target nuclei are expected to deposit very small energies in form of nuclear recoils (below 100 keV). Because of the low scintillation efficiency for nuclear recoils vs. electron recoils, in most of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-19 C. Cuesta , J. Amaré , S. Cebrián , E. García , C. Ginestra , M. Martínez , M. A. Oliván , Y. Ortigoza , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , C. Pobes , J. Puimedón , M. L. Sarsa , J. A. Villar , P. Villar

Searching for Sub-GeV Dark Matter in the Galactic Centre using Hyper-Kamiokande

Indirect detection of dark matter via its annihilation products is a key technique in the search for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). Strong constraints exist on the annihilation of WIMPs to highly…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-09-10 Nicole F. Bell , Matthew J. Dolan , Sandra Robles

Defect Formation in NaI Crystals: A Novel Pathway to Dark Matter Detection

Sodium iodide (NaI) is a widely used scintillator in direct dark matter searches. In particular, NaI-based cryogenic scintillating calorimeters have emerged as promising candidates, like in the COSINUS experiment, for testing the annually…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-02-19 G. Angloher , M. R. Bharadwaj , A. Böhmer , M. Cababie , I. Colantoni , I. Dafinei , N. Di Marco , C. Dittmar , F. Ferella , F. Ferroni , S. Fichtinger , A. Filipponi , T. Frank , M. Friedl , D. Fuchs , L. Gai , M. Gapp , M. Heikinheimo , M. N. Hughes , K. Huitu , M. Kellermann , R. Maji , M. Mancuso , L. Pagnanini , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , G. Profeta , A. Puiu , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , P. Schreiner , C. Schwertner , P. Settembri , K. Shera , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendahl , M. Stukel , C. Tresca , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu , N. Zimmermann , M. Di Giambattista , F. Giannessi , R. Rollo

Probing unexplored spin-dependent dark matter-proton coupling with few-photoelectron threshold in COSINE-100

We report new constraints on the spin-dependent scattering cross section between low-mass dark matter and protons using data collected by the COSINE-100 experiment. By implementing a specialized event selection process using a multi-layer…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-03-25 W. K. Kim , N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , S. J. Cho , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , R. F. Muhdi , O. Gileva , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , B. H. Kim , D. Y. Kim , H. J. Kim , J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , B. R. Ko , Y. J. Ko , B. C. Koh , 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. H. Lee , Y. J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , N. T. Luan , V. H. A. Machado , B. B. Manzato , R. H. Maruyama , S. L. Olsen , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , J. C. Park , J. S. Park , K. S. Park , K. Park , S. D. Park , R. L. C. Pitta , H. Prihtiadi , C. Rott , K. A. Shin , D. F. F. S. Cavalcante , M. K. Son , N. J. C. Spooner , L. T. Truc , L. Yang , G. H. Yu

Design Constraints for a WIMP Dark Matter and pp Solar Neutrino Liquid Neon Scintillation Detector

Detailed Monte-Carlo simulations were used to evaluate the performance of a liquid neon scintillation detector for dark matter and low-energy solar neutrino interactions. A maximum-likelihood event vertex fitter including PMT time…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 M. G. Boulay , A. Hime , J. Lidgard

The XENON Dark Matter 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 Xenon nuclei. With a fiducial mass of 1000 kg of liquid xenon, a sufficiently low…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 XENON Collaboration , Elena Aprile

Pulse-shape discrimination between electron and nuclear recoils in a NaI(Tl) crystal

We report on the response of a high light-output NaI(Tl) crystal to nuclear recoils induced by neutrons from an Am-Be source and compare the results with the response to electron recoils produced by Compton scattered 662 keV $\gamma$-rays…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 H. S. Lee , G. Adhikari , P. Adhikari , S. Choi , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , G. B. Kim , H. J. Kim , H. O. Kim , K. W. Kim , N. Y. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , J. H. Lee , M. H. Lee , D. S. Leonard , J. Li , S. Y. Oh , S. L. Olsen , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , K. S. Park , J. H. Shim , J. H. So

Probing Light Dark Matter with positron beams at NA64

We present the results of a missing-energy search for Light Dark Matter which has a new interaction with ordinary matter transmitted by a vector boson, called dark photon $A^\prime$. For the first time, this search is performed with a…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-08-31 Yu. M. Andreev , A. Antonov , D. Banerjee , B. Banto Oberhauser , J. Bernhard , P. Bisio , M. Bondi , A. Celentano , N. Charitonidis , D. Cooke , P. Crivelli , E. Depero , A. V. Dermenev , S. V. Donskov , R. R. Dusaev , T. Enik , V. N. Frolov , A. Gardikiotis , S. G. Gerassimov , S. N. Gninenko , M. Hosgen , M. Jeckel , V. A. Kachanov , Y. Kambar , A. E. Karneyeu , G. Kekelidze , B. Ketzer , D. V. Kirpichnikov , M. M. Kirsanov , V. N. Kolosov , I. V. Konorov , S. V. Gertsenberger , E. A. Kasianova , V. A. Kramarenko , L. V. Kravchuk , N. V. Krasnikov , S. V. Kuleshov , V. E. Lyubovitskij , V. Lysan , A. Marini , L. Marsican , V. A. Matveev , R. M. Fredes , R. M. Yanssen , Yu. V. Mikhailov , L. Molina Bueno , M. Mongillo , D. V. Peshekhonov , V. A. Polyakov , B. Radics , K. Salamatin , V. D. Samoylenko , H. Sieber , D. Shchukin , O. Soto , V. O. Tikhomirov , I. Tlisova , A. N. Toropin , A. Yu. Trifonov , M. Tuzi , P. Ulloa , P. V. Volkov , V. Yu. Volkov , I. V. Voronchikhin , J. Zamora-Saa , A. S. Zhevlakov

First Probe of Sub-GeV Dark Matter Beyond the Cosmological Expectation with the COHERENT CsI Detector at the SNS

The COHERENT collaboration searched for scalar dark matter particles produced at the Spallation Neutron Source with masses between 1 and 220~MeV/c$^2$ using a CsI[Na] scintillation detector sensitive to nuclear recoils above…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-02-16 D. Akimov , P. An , C. Awe , P. S. Barbeau , B. Becker , V. Belov , I. Bernardi , M. A. Blackston , C. Bock , A. Bolozdynya , J. Browning , B. Cabrera-Palmer , D. Chernyak , E. Conley , J. Daughhetee , J. Detwiler , K. Ding , M. R. Durand , Y. Efremenko , S. R. Elliott , L. Fabris , M. Febbraro , A. Gallo Rosso , A. Galindo-Uribarri , M. P. Green , M. R. Heath , S. Hedges , D. Hoang , M. Hughes , T. Johnson , A. Khromov , A. Konovalov , E. Kozlova , A. Kumpan , L. Li , J. M. Link , J. Liu , K. Mann , D. M. Markoff , J. Mastroberti , P. E. Mueller , J. Newby , D. S. Parno , S. I. Penttila , D. Pershey , R. Rapp , J. Raybern , O. Razuvaeva , D. Reyna , G. C. Rich , J. Ross , D. Rudik , J. Runge , D. J. Salvat , A. M. Salyapongse , J. Sander , K. Scholberg , A. Shakirov , G. Simakov , G. Sinev , W. M. Snow , V. Sosnovstsev , B. Suh , R. Tayloe , K. Tellez-Giron-Flores , I. Tolstukhin , E. Ujah , J. Vanderwerp , R. L. Varner , C. J. Virtue , G. Visser , T. Wongjirad , Y. -R. Yen , J. Yoo , C. -H. Yu , J. Zettlemoyer

CsI(Tl) for WIMP dark matter searches

We report a study of CsI(Tl) scintillator to assess its applicability in experiments to search for dark matter particles. Measurements of the mean scintillation pulse shapes due to nuclear and electron recoils have been performed. We find…

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