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Direct Dark Matter Searches with CDMS and XENON

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) and XENON experiments aim to directly detect dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) via their elastic scattering on the target nuclei. The experiments use different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Kaixuan Ni , Laura Baudis

Direct detection prospects of dark vectors with xenon-based dark matter experiments

Dark matter experiments primarily search for the scattering of WIMPs on target nuclei of well shielded underground detectors. The results from liquid scintillator experiments furthermore provide precise probes of very light and very weakly…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-19 Haipeng An , Kaixuan Ni , Maxim Pospelov , Josef Pradler , Adam Ritz

Radioactivity Backgrounds in ZEPLIN-III

We examine electron and nuclear recoil backgrounds from radioactivity in the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment at Boulby. The rate of low-energy electron recoils in the liquid xenon WIMP target is 0.75$\pm$0.05 events/kg/day/keV, which…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-27 H. M. Araujo , D. Yu. Akimov , E. J. Barnes , V. A. Belov , A. Bewick , A. A. Burenkov , V. Chepel. A. Currie , L. DeViveiros , B. Edwards , C. Ghag , A. Hollingsworth , M. Horn , G. E. Kalmus , A. S. Kobyakin , A. G. Kovalenko , V. N. Lebedenko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , R. Luscher , P. Majewski , A. StJ. Murphy. F. Neves , S. M. Paling , J. Pinto da Cunha , R. Preece , J. J. Quenby , L. Reichhart , P. R. Scovell , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , N. J. T. Smith , P. F. Smith , V. N. Stekhanov , T. J. Sumner , C. Thorne , R. J. Walker

Implications of Recent Nucleon Spin Structure Measurements for Neutralino Dark Matter Detection

Predicted rates for direct and indirect detection of dark-matter neutralinos depend in general on the spin content of the nucleon. Neutralinos that are predominantly $B$-ino are the likeliest candidates for detection via spin-dependent…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-02-03 Marc Kamionkowski , Lawrence M. Krauss , M. Ted Ressell

Neutron-induced nuclear recoil background in the PandaX-4T experiment

Neutron-induced nuclear recoil background is critical to the dark matter searches in the PandaX-4T liquid xenon experiment. This paper studies the feature of neutron background in liquid xenon and evaluates their contribution in the single…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-08-01 Zhou Huang , Guofang Shen , Qiuhong Wang , Abdusalam Abdukerim , Zihao Bo , Wei Chen , Xun Chen , Yunhua Chen , Chen Cheng , Yunshan Cheng , Xiangyi Cui , Yingjie Fan , Deqing Fang , Changbo Fu , Mengting Fu , Lisheng Geng , Karl Giboni , Linhui Gu , Xuyuan Guo , Chencheng Han , Ke Han , Changda He , Jinrong He , Di Huang , Yanlin Huang , Ruquan Hou , Xiangdong Ji , Yonglin Ju , Chenxiang Li , Mingchuan Li , Shu Li , Shuaijie Li , Qing Lin , Jianglai Liu , Xiaoying Lu , Lingyin Luo , Wenbo Ma , Yugang Ma , Yajun Mao , Yue Meng , Xuyang Ning , Ningchun Qi , Zhicheng Qian , Xiangxiang Ren , Nasir Shaheed , Changsong Shang , Lin Si , Wenliang Sun , Andi Tan , Yi Tao , Anqing Wang , Meng Wang , Shaobo Wang , Siguang Wang , Wei Wang , Xiuli Wang , Zhou Wang , Mengmeng Wu , Weihao Wu , Jingkai Xia , Mengjiao Xiao , Xiang Xiao , Pengwei Xie , Binbin Yan , Xiyu Yan , Jijun Yang , Yong Yang , Chunxu Yu , Jumin Yuan , Ying Yuan , Dan Zhang , Minzhen Zhang , Peng Zhang , Tao Zhang , Li Zhao , Qibin Zheng , Jifang Zhou , Ning Zhou , Xiaopeng Zhou , Yong Zhou

Effects of Residue Background Events in Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments on the Reconstruction of the Velocity Distribution Function of Halo WIMPs

In our earlier work on the development of a model-independent data analysis method for reconstructing the (moments of the) time-averaged one-dimensional velocity distribution function of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) by using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-13 Chung-Lin Shan

Recoiling Ion-Channeling in Direct Dark Matter Detectors

The channeling of the recoiling nucleus in crystalline detectors after a WIMP collision would produce a larger scintillation or ionization signal in direct detection experiments than otherwise expected. I present estimates of channeling…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Graciela B. Gelmini

Testing spin-dependent dark matter interactions with lithium aluminate targets in CRESST-III

In the past decades, numerous experiments have emerged to unveil the nature of dark matter, one of the most discussed open questions in modern particle physics. Among them, the CRESST experiment, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-07 G. Angloher , S. Banik , G. Benato , A. Bento , A. Bertolini , R. Breier , C. Bucci , J. Burkhart , L. Canonica , A. D'Addabbo , S. Di Lorenzo , L. Einfalt , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , S. Fichtinger , D. Fuchs , A. Fuss , A. Garai , V. M. Ghete , S. Gerster , P. Gorla , P. V. Guillaumon , S. Gupta , D. Hauff , M. Ješkovský , J. Jochum , M. Kaznacheeva , A. Kinast , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , A. Langenkämper , M. Mancuso , L. Marini , L. Meyer , V. Mokina , A. Nilima , M. Olmi , T. Ortmann , C. Pagliarone , L. Pattavina , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , P. Povinec , F. Pröbst , F. Pucci , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , D. Schmiedmayer , S. Schönert , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , I. Usherov , F. Wagner , M. Willers , V. Zema

We briefly review some theoretical issues involved in the direct detection of supersymmetric (SUSY) dark matter. After a brief discussion of the allowed SYSY parameter space we focus on the determination of the traditional neutralino…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-11-03 J. D. Vergados

Direct Detections of Dark Matter in the Presence of Non-standard Neutrino Interactions

In this paper we investigate impacts of non-standard neutrino interactions (NSIs) to the limitations on the discovery potential of dark matter in direct detection experiments. New neutrino floors are derived taking into account current…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-08-14 Wei Chao , Jian-guo Jiang , Xuan Wang , Xing-yu Zhang

Dark biportals at direct detection

We present a study of the constraining power of low-threshold, high-resolution direct-detection experiments for a biportal simplified dark matter model. In the scenario we consider here, dark matter and Standard Model particles interact…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-09-14 Leonie Einfalt , Suchita Kulkarni , Massimiliano Procura , Florian Reindl

XENON1T Dark Matter Data Analysis: Signal Reconstruction, Calibration and Event Selection

The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is the most sensitive direct detection experiment for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting particles (WIMPs) with masses above $6\,$GeV/$c^2$ scattering off nuclei.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-06 E. Aprile , J. Aalbers , F. Agostini , M. Alfonsi , L. Althueser , F. D. Amaro , V. C. Antochi , F. Arneodo , L. Baudis , B. Bauermeister , L. Bellagamba , 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 , R. Peres , 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. 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

Discrimination of electronic recoils from nuclear recoils in two-phase xenon time projection chambers

We present a comprehensive analysis of electronic recoil vs. nuclear recoil discrimination in liquid/gas xenon time projection chambers, using calibration data from the 2013 and 2014-16 runs of the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-11 LUX Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , S. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , J. Balajthy , A. Baxter , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , B. Boxer , P. Brás , S. Burdin , D. Byram , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , J. E. Cutter , L. de Viveiros , E. Druszkiewicz , A. Fan , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , C. Ghag , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , O. Jahangir , W. Ji , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , E. V. Korolkova , S. Kravitz , V. A. Kudryavtsev , E. Leason , B. G. Lenardo , K. T. Lesko , J. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , D. N. McKinsey , D. -M. Mei , M. Moongweluwan , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , A. Naylor , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , A. Nilima , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , E. K. Pease , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , C. Rhyne , P. Rossiter , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , R. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , L. Tvrznikova , U. Utku , S. Uvarov , A. Vacheret , V. Velan , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , D. Woodward , J. Xu , C. Zhang

Atmospheric neutrinos in a next-generation xenon dark matter experiment

We study the sensitivity of future xenon- and argon-based dark matter and neutrino detection experiments to low-energy atmospheric neutrinos. Not accounting for experimental backgrounds, the primary obstacle for identifying nuclear recoils…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Jayden L. Newstead , Rafael F. Lang , Louis E. Strigari

Neutrino physics with multi-ton scale liquid xenon detectors

We study the sensitivity of large-scale xenon detectors to low-energy solar neutrinos, to coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering and to neutrinoless double beta decay. As a concrete example, we consider the xenon part of the proposed DARWIN…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-02-10 L. Baudis , A. Ferella , A. Kish , A. Manalaysay , T. Marrodan Undagoitia , M. Schumann

Neutron capture-induced nuclear recoils as background for CE$\nu$NS~measurements at reactors

Nuclear reactors represent a promising neutrino source for CE$\nu$NS (coherent-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering) searches. However, reactor sites also come with high ambient neutron flux. Neutron capture-induced nuclear recoils can…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-03-19 A. J. Biffl , A. Gevorgian , K. Harris , A. N. Villano

Light WIMP Searches: The Effect of the Uncertainty in Recoil Energy Scale and Quenching Factor

Taking liquid xenon detectors as a case study, the importance of a robust recoil energy calibration as a prerequisite to a search for light-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) is emphasized. Important shortfalls in the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-27 J. I. Collar

Dark matter, light mediators, and the neutrino floor

We analyze future direct data matter detection experiments using Effective Field Theory (EFT) operators with light, $\lesssim 100$ MeV mass mediators. We compare the nuclear recoil energy spectra from these operators to the predicted high…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-03-29 James B. Dent , Bhaskar Dutta , Jayden L. Newstead , Louis E. Strigari

Background Determination for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment recently reported limits on WIMP-nucleus interactions from its initial science run, down to $9.2\times10^{-48}$ cm$^2$ for the spin-independent interaction of a 36 GeV/c$^2$ WIMP at 90% confidence level. In this…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-07-19 J. Aalbers , D. S. Akerib , A. K. Al Musalhi , F. Alder , S. K. Alsum , C. S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , A. Baker , J. Bang , J. W. Bargemann , A. Baxter , K. Beattie , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , H. J. Birch , G. M. Blockinger , B. Boxer , C. A. J. Brew , P. Brás , S. Burdin , M. Buuck , R. Cabrita , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , A. Chawla , H. Chen , A. P. S. Chiang , N. I. Chott , M. V. Converse , A. Cottle , G. Cox , O. Creaner , C. E. Dahl , A. David , S. Dey , L. de Viveiros , C. Ding , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , S. R. Eriksen , A. Fan , N. M. Fearon , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , E. D. Fraser , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , R. Gibbons , M. G. D. Gilchriese , S. Gokhale , J. Green , M. G. D. van der Grinten , C. B. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , S. Han , E. Hartigan-O'Connor , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , G. Heuermann , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , D. Hunt , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , O. Jahangir , R. S. James , J. Johnson , A. C. Kaboth , A. C. Kamaha , D. Khaitan , I. Khurana , R. Kirk , D. Kodroff , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , H. Kraus , S. Kravitz , L. Kreczko , B. Krikler , V. A. Kudryavtsev , E. A. Leason , J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , X. Liu , M. I. Lopes , E. Lopez Asamar , B. López Paredes , W. Lorenzon , C. Lu , S. Luitz , P. A. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , M. E. McCarthy , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. D. Morales Mendoza , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , M. Murdy , A. St. J. Murphy , D. Naim , A. Naylor , C. Nedlik , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , A. Nguyen , J. A. Nikoleyczik , I. Olcina , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , J. Orpwood , K. J. Palladino , J. Palmer , N. Parveen , S. J. Patton , B. Penning , G. Pereira , E. Perry , T. Pershing , A. Piepke , D. Porzio , S. Poudel , Y. Qie , J. Reichenbacher , C. A. Rhyne , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , H. S. Riyat , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , T. Rushton , D. Santone , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , S. Shaw , T. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , G. Sinev , R. Smith , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , J. Soria , I. Stancu , A. Stevens , K. Stifter , B. Suerfu , T. J. Sumner , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , R. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , D. J. Temples , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , Z. Tong , D. R. Tovey , J. Tranter , M. Trask , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , W. Turner , U. Utku , A. C. Vaitkus , A. Wang , J. J. Wang , W. Wang , Y. Wang , J. R. Watson , R. C. Webb , T. J. Whitis , M. Williams , F. L. H. Wolfs , S. Woodford , D. Woodward , C. J. Wright , Q. Xia , X. Xiang , J. Xu , M. Yeh

Improvement of the Determination of the WIMP Mass from Direct Dark Matter Detection Data

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are one of the leading candidates for Dark Matter. We developed a model-independent method for determining the WIMP mass by using data (i.e., measured recoil energies) of direct detection…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-02-02 Manuel Drees , Chung-Lin Shan