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Publications (28)

physics.ins-det2026

Model-independent searches of new physics in DARWIN with a semi-supervised deep learning pipeline

J. Aalbers, K. Abe, M. Adrover +231

We present a novel deep learning pipeline to perform a model-independent, likelihood-free search for anomalous (i.e., non-background) events in the proposed next generation multi-t…

hep-ex2023

Search for events in XENON1T associated with Gravitational Waves

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +160

We perform a blind search for particle signals in the XENON1T dark matter detector that occur close in time to gravitational wave signals in the LIGO and Virgo observatories. No pa…

nucl-ex2026

Direct Measurement of the and Decay Branching Ratios with the XENONnT Experiment

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +178

We present precision measurements of and decay branching ratios using and calibration data from…

hep-ex2024

First Indication of Solar B Neutrinos via Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering with XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +164

We present the first measurement of nuclear recoils from solar B neutrinos via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering with the XENONnT dark matter experiment. The central…

physics.ins-det2022

A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

J. Aalbers, K. Abe, V. Aerne +591

The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leadi…

hep-ex2025

First Search for Light Dark Matter in the Neutrino Fog with XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +165

We search for dark matter (DM) with a mass [3,12] using an exposure of 3.51 with the XENONnT experiment.We consider spin-indepen…

physics.ins-det2026

Enhancing Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Sensitivity of Liquid-Xenon Time Projection Chamber with Augmented Convolutional Neural Network

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +173

Dual-phase time projection chamber (TPC) that employs a multi-ton-scale liquid xenon (LXe) target mass is a pioneering detector technology to search for dark matter. Beyond its adv…

hep-ex2025

Search for Light Dark Matter in Low-Energy Ionization Signals from XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +165

We report on a blinded search for dark matter with single- and few-electron signals in the first science run of XENONnT relying on a novel detector response framework that is physi…

physics.ins-det2025

The XENONnT Dark Matter Experiment

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +192

The multi-staged XENON program at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso aims to detect dark matter with two-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers of increasing size and se…

physics.ins-det2024

The neutron veto of the XENONnT experiment: Results with demineralized water

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +167

Radiogenic neutrons emitted by detector materials are one of the most challenging backgrounds for the direct search of dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particl…

hep-ex2023

Detector signal characterization with a Bayesian network in XENONnT

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +164

We developed a detector signal characterization model based on a Bayesian network trained on the waveform attributes generated by a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber. By per…

hep-ex2023

First Dark Matter Search with Nuclear Recoils from the XENONnT Experiment

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +163

We report on the first search for nuclear recoils from dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with the XENONnT experiment which is based on a two-p…

hep-ex2026

Challenging Spontaneous Quantum Collapse with XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +174

We report on the search for X-ray radiation as predicted from dynamical quantum collapse with low-energy electronic recoil data in the energy range of 1-140 keV from the first scie…

physics.ins-det2025

Radon Removal in XENONnT down to the Solar Neutrino Level

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +169

The XENONnT experiment has achieved an exceptionally low Rn activity concentration within its inner 5.9tonne liquid xenon detector of (0.900.01stat.$\…

physics.ins-det2022

The Triggerless Data Acquisition System of the XENONnT Experiment

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +162

The XENONnT detector uses the latest and largest liquid xenon-based time projection chamber (TPC) operated by the XENON Collaboration, aimed at detecting Weakly Interacting Massive…

physics.ins-det2025

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Sensitivity of the XLZD Rare Event Observatory

XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441

The XLZD collaboration is developing a two-phase xenon time projection chamber with an active mass of 60 to 80 t capable of probing the remaining WIMP-nucleon interaction parameter…

hep-ex2024

Offline tagging of radon-induced backgrounds in XENON1T and applicability to other liquid xenon detectors

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +164

This paper details the first application of a software tagging algorithm to reduce radon-induced backgrounds in liquid noble element time projection chambers, such as XENON1T and X…

hep-ex2025

Constraints on Solar Reflected Dark Matter from a combined analysis of XENON1T and XENONnT data

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +174

We report on a search for sub-GeV dark matter upscattered via the solar reflection mechanism in the heavy mediator scenario. Under the Standard Halo Model, keV to MeV dark matter p…

nucl-ex2025

Spectral Measurement of the Bi beta-decay to the Po Ground State with XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +170

We report the measurement of the Bi beta-decay spectrum to the ground state of Po using the XENONnT detector. This decay is classified as first-forbidden non-unique…

hep-ex2026

Probing the Solar B Neutrino Fog with XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +176

We report a 3.3 measurement of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering from solar B neutrinos using a 6.77 tyr exposure from the XENONnT experiment, inferring…

physics.data-an2025

XENONnT WIMP Search: Signal & Background Modeling and Statistical Inference

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +161

The XENONnT experiment searches for weakly-interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter scattering off a xenon nucleus. In particular, XENONnT uses a dual-phase time projection…

hep-ex2026

Light Dark Matter Search with 7.8 Tonne-Year of Ionization-Only Data in XENONnT

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +174

We report on a blinded search for dark matter (DM) using ionization-only (S2-only) signals in XENONnT with a total exposure of over 579 days…

hep-ex2025

The XLZD Design Book: Towards the Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441

This report describes the experimental strategy and technologies for XLZD, the next-generation xenon observatory sensitive to dark matter and neutrino physics. In the baseline desi…

hep-ex2023

Design and performance of the field cage for the XENONnT experiment

E. Aprile, K. Abe, S. Ahmed Maouloud +161

The precision in reconstructing events detected in a dual-phase time projection chamber depends on an homogeneous and well understood electric field within the liquid target. In th…

hep-ex2023

Searching for Heavy Dark Matter near the Planck Mass with XENON1T

E. Aprile, K. Abe, S. Ahmed Maouloud +164

Multiple viable theoretical models predict heavy dark matter particles with a mass close to the Planck mass, a range relatively unexplored by current experimental measurements. We…

hep-ex2024

XENONnT Analysis: Signal Reconstruction, Calibration and Event Selection

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +165

The XENONnT experiment, located at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, features a 5.9 tonne liquid xenon time projection chamber surrounded by an instrumented neut…

physics.ins-det2026

Low-Energy Nuclear Recoil Calibration of XENONnT with a YBe Photoneutron Source

XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +169

Characterizing low-energy, keV-range nuclear recoils near the detector threshold is one of the major challenges for large direct dark matter detectors. To that end, we have success…

hep-ex2025

WIMP Dark Matter Search using a 3.1 Tonne-Year Exposure of the XENONnT Experiment

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +175

We report on a search for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter (DM) via elastic DM-xenon-nucleus interactions in the XENONnT experiment. We combine datasets from…