Liquid Xenon for Wimp Searches: Measurement With a Two-Phase Prototype

Akimov, D. Yu.; Batyaev, V. F.; Borovlev, S.P.; Danilov, M.; Ditlov, V.A.; Igumnov, M. M.; Kovalenko, A. G.; Коваленко, Д. А.; Lebedenko, V.N.; Legostaev, V. O.; Ryazhsky, V. I.; Titarenko, Yu. E.; Araújo, H. M.; Bewick, A.; Davidge, D.; Dawson, J. V.; Howard, Alex; Jones, W. G.; Joshi, M.; Liubarsky, I.; Sumner, T. J.; Quenby, J. J.; Gillespie, John H.

doi:10.1142/9789812791313_0053

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“…In the case when both SPE signals are those from the real scintillation the decay times in the distribution must be close to the lifetimes of exited states of Xe 2 * molecules. The value of   25 ± 3 ns (single exponent) obtained from the distribution shown in figure 4 is consistent within the error bars with   28.1 ± 0.6 ns obtained in [26] for gammas from 40 to 511 keV and with   27  1 ns obtained in [27] for MeV-gammas from 207 Bi measured at the same electric field. This decay time is defined by the lifetime of the 3  u + state of Xe 2 *.…”

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Experimental study of ionization yield of liquid xenon for electron recoils in the energy range 2.8–80 keV

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We present the results of the first experimental study of ionization yield of electron recoils with energies below 100 keV produced in liquid xenon by the isotopes: 37 Ar, 83m Kr, 241 Am, 129 Xe, 131 Xe. It is confirmed by a direct measurement with 37 Ar isotope (2.82 keV) that the ionization yield is growing up with the energy decrease in the energy range below ~ 10 keV accordingly to the NEST predictions. Decay time of scintillation at 2.82 keV is measured to be   25 ± 3 ns at the electric field of 3.75 kV/cm.

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Experimental study of ionization yield of liquid xenon for electron recoils in the energy range 2.8–80 keV

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“…Finally, the DarkSide team have returned to double-phase argon but starting on a smaller scale. A 10 kg prototype has been operated at LNGS [395] and a low-background 50-kg device (33 kg fiducial) is under construction [396]. The WIMP Argon Programme (WARP) was proposed in 2004, emerging from R&D activities with liquid xenon and liquid argon for the ICARUS experiment.…”

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Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

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We review the current status of liquid noble gas radiation detectors with energy threshold in the keV range, which are of interest for direct dark matter searches, measurement of coherent neutrino scattering and other low energy particle physics experiments. Emphasis is given to the operation principles and the most important instrumentation aspects of these detectors, principally of those operated in the double-phase mode. Recent technological advances and relevant developments in photon detection and charge readout are discussed in the context of their applicability to those experiments.

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The ZEPLIN III dark matter detector

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IEEE International Conference on Dielectric Liquids, 2005. ICDL 2005.

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The ZEPLIN III dark matter detector is nearly ready for commissioning underground at the Boulby mine. This twophase xenon system exploits both scintillation and ionisation signals produced in the liquid in order to discriminate between gamma-like interactions and the nuclear recoils expected from the scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) off Xe atoms. This sensitivity to particle species, together with the low radioactivity of its components, will enhance our sensitivity to WIMP signatures down to a WIMP-nucleon crosssection lower than 10 -7 pb in the first stage after deployment, improving significantly with planned upgrades to be introduced after the first few months of operation.

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Liquid Xenon for Wimp Searches: Measurement With a Two-Phase Prototype

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Experimental study of ionization yield of liquid xenon for electron recoils in the energy range 2.8–80 keV

Experimental study of ionization yield of liquid xenon for electron recoils in the energy range 2.8–80 keV

Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

The ZEPLIN III dark matter detector

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