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hep-ex2018★ 15 cited

Search for Tri-Nucleon Decay in the Majorana Demonstrator

S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone +63

The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra low-background experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge. The heavily shielded array of germanium detectors, placed…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 158 cited

Results of a Search for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Using 2013 LUX Data

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +95

The scattering of dark matter (DM) particles with sub-GeV masses off nuclei is difficult to detect using liquid xenon-based DM search instruments because the energy transfer during…

hep-ph2018★ 90 cited

Search for steady point-like sources in the astrophysical muon neutrino flux with 8 years of IceCube data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +325

The IceCube Collaboration has observed a high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux and recently found evidence for neutrino emission from the blazar TXS 0506+056. These results open…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 13 cited

Detection of the Temporal Variation of the Sun's Cosmic Ray Shadow with the IceCube Detector

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +326

We report on the observation of a deficit in the cosmic ray flux from the directions of the Moon and Sun with five years of data taken by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Between…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 126 cited

Search for Low-Mass Dark Matter with CDMSlite Using a Profile Likelihood Fit

SuperCDMS Collaboration, R. Agnese, T. Aralis +100

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search low ionization threshold experiment (CDMSlite) searches for interactions between dark matter particles and germanium nuclei in cryogenic detectors.…

hep-ex2018★ 109 cited

Measurements using the inelasticity distribution of multi-TeV neutrino interactions in IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +330

Inelasticity--the fraction of a neutrino's energy transferred to hadrons--is a quantity of interest in the study of astrophysical and atmospheric neutrino interactions at multi-TeV…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 92 cited

Joint constraints on Galactic diffuse neutrino emission from ANTARES and IceCube

A. Albert, M. André, M. Anghinolfi +454

The existence of diffuse Galactic neutrino production is expected from cosmic ray interactions with Galactic gas and radiation fields. Thus, neutrinos are a unique messenger offeri…

math.NA2018★ 2 cited

Automatic Variationally Stable Analysis for FE Computations: An Introduction

Victor M. Calo, Albert Romkes, Eirik Valseth

We introduce an automatic variationally stable analysis (AVS) for finite element (FE) computations of scalar-valued convection-diffusion equations with non-constant and highly osci…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 39 cited

Constraints on Minute-Scale Transient Astrophysical Neutrino Sources

M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +331

High-energy neutrino emission has been predicted for several short-lived astrophysical transients including gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), core-collapse supernovae with choked jets and n…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 44 cited

Search for annual and diurnal rate modulations in the LUX experiment

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +93

Various dark matter models predict annual and diurnal modulations of dark matter interaction rates in Earth-based experiments as a result of the Earth's motion in the halo. Observa…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 252 cited

Differential limit on the extremely-high-energy cosmic neutrino flux in the presence of astrophysical background from nine years of IceCube data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +330

We report a quasi-differential upper limit on the extremely-high-energy (EHE) neutrino flux above GeV based on an analysis of nine years of IceCube data. The astro…

physics.ins-det2018★ 17 cited

Production Rate Measurement of Tritium and Other Cosmogenic Isotopes in Germanium with CDMSlite

SuperCDMS Collaboration, R. Agnese, T. Aralis +95

Future direct searches for low-mass dark matter particles with germanium detectors, such as SuperCDMS SNOLAB, are expected to be limited by backgrounds from radioactive isotopes ac…

hep-ex2018★ 170 cited

New constraints on oscillation parameters from appearance and disappearance in the NOvA experiment

M. A. Acero, P. Adamson, L. Aliaga T. Alion +126

We present updated results from the NOvA experiment for and oscillations from an exposure of protons on target, which re…

physics.ins-det2018★ 6 cited

Energy Loss Due to Defect Formation from Pb Recoils in SuperCDMS Germanium Detectors

Robert Agnese, Taylor Aralis, Tsuguo Aramaki +94

The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment (SuperCDMS) at the Soudan Underground Laboratory studied energy loss associated with Frenkel defect formation in germanium crystal…

physics.ins-det2018★ 3 cited

Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

T Gilliss, S I Alvis, I J Arnquist +65

The MAJORANA Collaboration has completed construction and is now operating an array of high purity Ge detectors searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay () in Ge.…

hep-ex2018★ 304 cited

First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector

SuperCDMS Collaboration, R. Agnese, T. Aralis +99

We present the first limits on inelastic electron-scattering dark matter and dark photon absorption using a prototype SuperCDMS detector having a charge resolution of 0.1 electron-…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 102 cited

Search for neutrinos from decaying dark matter with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +327

With the observation of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, interest has risen in models of PeV-mass decaying dark matter particles to explain…

nucl-ex2018★ 1 cited

The Majorana Demonstrator Status and Preliminary Results

C. -H. Yu, S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist +63

The Majorana Collaboration is using an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay are under…

physics.ins-det2018★ 6 cited

Photon detector system timing performance in the DUNE 35-ton prototype liquid argon time projection chamber

D. L. Adams, T. Alion, J. T. Anderson +75

The 35-ton prototype for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment far detector was a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber with an integrated photon detector system, al…

physics.ins-det2018★ 20 cited

Nuclear-recoil energy scale in CDMS II silicon dark-matter detectors

R. Agnese, A. J. Anderson, T. Aramaki +106

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) experiment aims to detect dark matter particles that elastically scatter from nuclei in semiconductor detectors. The resulting nuclear-re…

cs.NI2018★ 4 cited

RF Energy Harvesting Sensor Networks for Healthcare of Animals: Opportunities and Challenges

Yu Luo, Lina Pu, Yanxiao Zhao

In recent years, the radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting technique is considered as a favorable alternative to supply power for the next-generation wireless sensor networks. Due…

eess.SP2018★ 9 cited

DTER: Schedule Optimal RF Energy Request and Harvest for Internet of Things

Yu Luo, Lina Pu, Yanxiao Zhao +2

We propose a new energy harvesting strategy that uses a dedicated energy source (ES) to optimally replenish energy for radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting powered Internet of Th…

physics.ins-det2018★ 3 cited

LUX Trigger Efficiency

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +94

The Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX) searches for dark matter using a dual-phase xenon detector. LUX uses a custom-developed trigger system for event selection. In this pap…

physics.ins-det2018★ 30 cited

Liquid xenon scintillation measurements and pulse shape discrimination in the LUX dark matter detector

The LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +90

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are a leading candidate for dark matter and are expected to produce nuclear recoil (NR) events within liquid xenon time-projection cham…