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Model-independent comparison of annual modulation and total rate with direct detection experiments

The relative sensitivity of different direct detection experiments depends sensitively on the astrophysical distribution and particle physics nature of dark matter, prohibiting a model-independent comparison. The situation changes…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-06-13 Felix Kahlhoefer , Florian Reindl , Karoline Schäffner , Kai Schmidt-Hoberg , Sebastian Wild

COSINUS -- a model-independent challenge of the DAMA/LIBRA dark matter claim with cryogenic NaI detectors operated in a new low-background facility

Low-temperature detectors are a powerful technology for dark matter search, offering excellent energy resolution and low energy thresholds. COSINUS is the only experiment that combines scintillating sodium iodide (NaI) crystals with an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-07-04 G. Angloher , M. R. Bharadwaj , A. Böhmer , M. Cababie , I. Colantoni , I. Dafinei , N. Di Marco , C. Dittmar , L. Einfalt , F. Ferella , F. Ferroni , S. Fichtinger , A. Filipponi , M. Friedl , L. Gai , M. Gapp , M. Heikinheimo , K. Heim , 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 , K. Shera , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendahl , M. Stukel , C. Tresca , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu , N. Zimmermann

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

The COSINUS project - a NaI-based cryogenic calorimeter for direct dark matter detection

At present the results in the field of direct dark matter search are in tension: the positive claim of DAMA/LIBRA versus null results from other experiments. However, the comparison of the results of different experiments involves model…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-11 G. Angloher , P. Carniti , L. Cassina , L. Gironi , C. Gotti , A. Gütlein , D. Hauff , M. Maino , S. S. Nagorny , L. Pagnanini , G. Pessina , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , W. Seidel

Particle discrimination in a NaI crystal using the COSINUS remote TES design

The COSINUS direct dark matter experiment situated at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy is set to investigate the nature of the annually modulating signal detected by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment. COSINUS has already demonstrated…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-02 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. Pröbst , G. Profeta , A. Puiu , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , D. Schmiedmayer , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendhal , M. Stukel , C. Tresca , F. Wagner , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu , A. Bento , L. Canonica , A. Garai

Results of the first NaI scintillating calorimeter prototypes by COSINUS

Over almost three decades the TAUP conference has seen a remarkable momentum gain in direct dark matter search. An important accelerator were first indications for a modulating signal rate in the DAMA/NaI experiment reported in 1997. Today…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-23 COSINUS collaboration , F. Reindl , G. Angloher , P. Carniti , L. Cassina , L. Gironi , C. Gotti , A. Gütlein , M. Maino , M. Mancuso , N. Di Marco , L. Pagnanini , G. Pessina , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , R. Puig , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck

The COSINUS project - perspectives of a NaI scintillating calorimeter for dark matter search

The R&D project COSINUS (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches) aims to develop a cryogenic scintillating calorimeter using NaI as target crystal for direct darkmatter search. Dark matter…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-23 G. Angloher , D. Hauff , L. Gironi , C. Gotti , G. Pessina , A. Gütlein , M. Maino , S. S. Nagorny , L. Pagnanini , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , W. Seidel

Simulation-based design study for the passive shielding of the COSINUS dark matter experiment

The COSINUS (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches) experiment aims at the detection of dark matter-induced recoils in sodium iodide (NaI) crystals operated as scintillating cryogenic…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-04-13 G. Angloher , I. Dafinei , N. Di Marco , F. Ferroni , S. Fichtinger , A. Filipponi , M. Friedl , A. Fuss , Z. Ge , M. Heikinheimo , K. Huitu , R. Maji , M. Mancuso , L. Pagnanini , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , G. Profeta , A. Puiu , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , D. Schmiedmayer , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendahl , F. Wagner , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu , L. Pandola

Three-year annual modulation search with COSINE-100

COSINE-100 is a direct detection dark matter experiment that aims to test DAMA/LIBRA's claim of dark matter discovery by searching for a dark matter-induced annual modulation signal with NaI(Tl) detectors. We present new constraints on the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-11-01 100 Collaboration , G. Adhikari , E. Barbosa de Souza , N. Carlin , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , S. J. Hollick , E. J. Jeon , J. H. Jo , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , 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 , H. J. Kwon , 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 , 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 , S. D. 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

Results from the first cryogenic NaI detector for the COSINUS project

Recently there is a flourishing and notable interest in the crystalline scintillator material sodium iodide (NaI) as target for direct dark matter searches. This is mainly driven by the long-reigning contradicting situation in the dark…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-11-22 COSINUS Collaboration , G. Angloher , P. Carniti , L. Cassina , L. Gironi , C. Gotti , A. Gütlein , M. Maino , M. Mancuso , L. Pagnanini , G. Pessina , F. Petricca , S. Pirro , F. Pröbst , R. Puig , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , W. Seidel

COSINE-100 Full Dataset Challenges the Annual Modulation Signal of DAMA/LIBRA

For over 25 years, the DAMA/LIBRA collaboration has claimed to observe an annual modulation signal, suggesting the existence of dark matter interactions. However, no experiment employing different target materials has observed a dark matter…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-09-09 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 , V. H. A. Machado , 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 , G. H. Yu

Search for a Dark Matter-Induced Annual Modulation Signal in NaI(Tl) with the COSINE-100 Experiment

We present new constraints on the dark matter-induced annual modulation signal using 1.7 years, of COSINE-100 data with a total exposure of 97.7 kg$\cdot$years. The COSINE-100 experiment, consisting of 106 kg of NaI(Tl) target material, is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-26 100 Collaboration , G. Adhikari , P. Adhikari , E. Barbosa de Souza , N. Carlin , S. Choi , M. Djamal , A. C. Ezeribe , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , J. H. Jo , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , W. Kang , M. Kauer , G. S. Kim , H. Kim , H. J. Kim , K. W. Kim , N. Y. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , V. A. Kudryavtsev , H. S. Lee , J. Lee , J. Y. Lee , M. H. Lee , D. S. Leonard , W. A. Lynch , R. H. Maruyama , F. Mouton , 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

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

Water Cherenkov muon veto for the COSINUS experiment: design and simulation optimization

COSINUS is a dark matter (DM) direct search experiment that uses sodium iodide (NaI) crystals as cryogenic calorimeters. Thanks to the low nuclear recoil energy threshold and event-by-event discrimination capability, COSINUS will address…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-06-24 G. Angloher , M. R. Bharadwaj , M. Cababie , I. Dafinei , N. Di Marco , L. Einfalt , F. Ferroni , S. Fichtinger , A. Filipponi , T. Frank , M. Friedl , Z. Ge , 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 , D. Schmiedmayer , P. Schreiner , C. Schwertner , K. Shera , M. Stahlberg , A. Stendhal , M. Stukel , C. Tresca , F. Wagner , S. Yue , V. Zema , Y. Zhu

Upgrading the COSINE-100 Experiment for Enhanced Sensitivity to Low-Mass Dark Matter Detection

The DAMA/LIBRA experiment has reported an annual modulation signal in NaI(Tl) detectors, which has been interpreted as a possible indication of dark matter interactions. However, this claim remains controversial, as several experiments have…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-04-09 D. H. Lee , J. Y. Cho , C. Ha , E. J. Jeon , H. J. Kim , J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , W. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. J. Ko , H. Lee , H. S. Lee , I. S. Lee , J. Lee , S. H. Lee , S. M. Lee , R. H. Maruyama , J. C. Park , K. S. Park , K. Park , S. D. Park , K. M. Seo , M. K. Son , G. H. Yu

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

Astrophysics independent bounds on the annual modulation of dark matter signals

We show how constraints on the time integrated event rate from a given dark matter (DM) direct detection experiment can be used to set a stringent constraint on the amplitude of the annual modulation signal in another experiment. The method…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-05-30 Juan Herrero-Garcia , Thomas Schwetz , Jure Zupan

Lowering threshold of NaI(Tl) scintillator to 0.7 keV in the COSINE-100 experiment

COSINE-100 is a direct dark matter search experiment, with the primary goal of testing the annual modulation signal observed by DAMA/LIBRA, using the same target material, NaI(Tl). In previous analyses, we achieved the same 1 keV energy…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-12-24 G. H. Yu , N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. França , 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 , V. H. A. Machado , 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

Inelastic Dark Matter and DAMA/LIBRA: An Experimentum Crucis

The DAMA/LIBRA collaboration has detected an annual modulation of the recoil rate in NaI crystals with the phase expected for WIMP scattering events. This signal is dramatically inconsistent with upper limits from other experiments for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-14 Douglas P. Finkbeiner , Tongyan Lin , Neal Weiner

The dark matter: DAMA/LIBRA and its perspectives

Experimental observations and theoretical arguments point out that Dark Matter (DM) particles are one of the most prominent component of the Universe. This motivated the pioneer DAMA experiment to investigate the presence of these particles…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-12 R. Bernabei , P. Belli , V. Caracciolo , R. Cerulli , V. Merlo , F. Cappella , A. d'Angelo , A. Incicchitti , C. J. Dai , X. H. Ma , X. D. Sheng , F. Montecchia , Z. P. Ye