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astro-ph.IM2025★ 10 cited

Combined Annual Modulation Dark Matter Search with COSINE-100 and ANAIS-112

N. Carlin, J. Y. Cho, J. J. Choi +71

The annual modulation signal, claimed to be consistent with dark matter as observed by DAMA/LIBRA in a sodium-iodide based detector, has persisted for over two decades. COSINE-100…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 4 cited

Towards a Robust Model-Independent Test of the DAMA/LIBRA Dark Matter Signal: ANAIS-112 Results with Six Years of Data

Julio Amaré, Jaime Apilluelo, Susana Cebrián +10

The nature of dark matter, which constitutes 27% of the Universe's matter-energy content, remains one of the most challenging open questions in physics. Over the past two decades,…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 16 cited

Improving ANAIS-112 sensitivity to DAMA/LIBRA signal with machine learning techniques

I. Coarasa, J. Apilluelo, J. Amaré +12

The DAMA/LIBRA observation of an annual modulation in the detection rate compatible with that expected for dark matter particles from the galactic halo has accumulated evidence for…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 5 cited

Machine-learning techniques applied to three-year exposure of ANAIS-112

I. Coarasa, J. Apilluelo, J. Amaré +11

ANAIS is a direct dark matter detection experiment aiming at the confirmation or refutation of the DAMA/LIBRA positive annual modulation signal in the low energy detection rate, us…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 4 cited

The role of small scale experiments in the direct detection of dark matter

Susana Cebrian

In the direct detection of the galactic dark matter, experiments using cryogenic solid-state detectors or noble liquids play for years a very relevant role, with increasing target…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 110 cited

Annual modulation results from three-year exposure of ANAIS-112

J. Amare, S. Cebrian, D. Cintas +10

ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI Scintillators) is a dark matter direct detection experiment consisting of 112.5 kg of NaI(Tl) detectors in operation at the Canfranc Underground L…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 82 cited

Supernova Model Discrimination with Hyper-Kamiokande

Kamiokande Collaboration, K. Abe, P. Adrich +499

Core-collapse supernovae are among the most magnificent events in the observable universe. They produce many of the chemical elements necessary for life to exist and their remnants…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 19 cited

ANAIS-112 status: two years results on annual modulation

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, D. Cintas +10

ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI Scintillators) is a dark matter direct detection experiment located at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC), in Spain. The goal is to confirm…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 1 cited

Small scale direct dark matter search experiments

Susana Cebrián

Experiments based on noble liquids and solid state cryogenic detectors have had a leading role in the direct detection of dark matter. But smaller scale projects can help to explor…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 115 cited

First results on dark matter annual modulation from ANAIS-112 experiment

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, I. Coarasa +11

ANAIS is a direct detection dark matter experiment aiming at the testing of the DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation result, which standing for about two decades has neither been confirmed…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 29 cited

Background assessment for the TREX Dark Matter experiment

J. Castel, S. Cebrian, I. Coarasa +8

TREX-DM is conceived to look for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using a gas Time Projection Chamber equipped with micromegas readout planes at the Canfranc U…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 35 cited

ANAIS-112 sensitivity in the search for dark matter annual modulation

I. Coarasa, J. Amaré, S. Cebrián +11

The annual modulation measured by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment can be explained by the interaction of dark matter WIMPs in NaI(Tl) scintillator detectors. Other experiments, with diff…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 48 cited

Performance of ANAIS-112 experiment after the first year of data taking

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, I. Coarasa +11

ANAIS is a direct detection dark matter experiment aiming at the study of the annual modulation expected in the interaction rate. It uses same target and technique than DAMA/LIBRA…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 8 cited

Annual modulation of dark matter: The ANAIS-112 case

I. Coarasa, J. Amaré, S. Cebrián +10

The annual modulation measured by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment can be explained by the interaction of dark matter WIMPs in NaI(Tl) scintillator detectors. Other experiments, with diff…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 40 cited

Assessment of backgrounds of the ANAIS experiment for dark matter direct detection

J. Amare, S. Cebrian, C. Cuesta +9

A large effort has been carried out to characterize the background of sodium iodide crystals within the ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI Scintillators) project. In this paper, the…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 5 cited

The ANAIS Dark Matter Project: Status and Prospects

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, C. Cuesta +10

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…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 10 cited

Status of the ANAIS Dark Matter Project at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, C. Cuesta +10

The ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI(Tl) Scintillators) experiment aims at the confirmation of the DAMA/LIBRA signal using the same target and technique at the Canfranc Undergroun…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 9 cited

Background analysis and status of the ANAIS dark matter project

J. Amaré, S. Cebrián, C. Cuesta +11

ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI Scintillators) is a project aiming to set up at the new facilities of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC), a large scale NaI(Tl) experiment…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 19 cited

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

C. Cuesta, J. Amaré, S. Cebrián +11

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 eff…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 9 cited

Scintillating bolometers: a key for determining WIMP parameters

D. G. Cerdeno, C. Cuesta, M. Fornasa +8

In the last decade direct detection Dark Matter (DM) experiments have increased enormously their sensitivity and ton-scale setups have been proposed, especially using germanium and…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 22 cited

Analysis of the 40K contamination in NaI(Tl) crystals from different providers in the frame of the ANAIS project

Clara Cuesta, Julio Amaré, Susana Cebrián +11

NaI(Tl) large crystals are applied in the search for galactic dark matter particles through their elastic scattering off the target nuclei in the detector by measuring the scintill…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 27 cited

Radiopurity of CaWO Crystals for Direct Dark Matter Search with CRESST and EURECA

A. Münster, M. v. Sivers, G. Angloher +38

The direct dark matter search experiment CRESST uses scintillating CaWO single crystals as targets for possible WIMP scatterings. An intrinsic radioactive contamination of the…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 33 cited

Slow scintillation time constants in NaI(Tl) for different interacting particles

C. Cuesta, M. A. Oliván, J. Amaré +11

Very large thallium doped sodium iodide crystals operated underground and in very low background environment in the context of a dark matter search experiment have been used to det…