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physics.ins-det2026

Cryogenic characterisation of the FBK NUV-HD-cryo Silicon Photomultipliers for the DarkSide-20k dark matter experiment

F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari, P. Agnes +298

Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) are highly promising detectors for dark matter searches due to their uniform response, scalability to large target masses, and compatib…

physics.ins-det2026

The Darkside-20k Data Acquisition System

Fabio Acerbi, Pushparaj Adhikari, Paolo Agnes +289

DarkSide-20k is a WIMP search experiment using liquid argon as a target, designed to perform a background-free search for dark matter with unprecedented sensitivity, and is current…

physics.ins-det2025

Production, Quality Assurance and Quality Control of the SiPM Tiles for the DarkSide-20k Time Projection Chamber

F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari, P. Agnes +301

The DarkSide-20k dark matter direct detection experiment will employ a 21 m^2 silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) array, instrumenting a dual-phase 50 tonnes liquid argon Time Projectio…

physics.ins-det2025★ 1 cited

Flow and thermal modelling of the argon volume in the DarkSide-20k TPC

20k Collaboration, F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari +300

The DarkSide-20k dark matter experiment, currently under construction at LNGS, features a dual-phase time projection chamber (TPC) with a ~50 t argon target from an underground wel…

physics.ins-det2024

Quality Assurance and Quality Control of the SiPM production for the DarkSide-20k dark matter experiment

F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari, P. Agnes +289

DarkSide-20k is a novel liquid argon dark matter detector currently under construction at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuclear…

physics.ins-det2024★ 4 cited

Benchmarking the design of the cryogenics system for the underground argon in DarkSide-20k

20k Collaboration, F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari +315

DarkSide-20k (DS-20k) is a dark matter detection experiment under construction at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy. It utilises ~100 t of low radioactivity a…

physics.ins-det2024★ 2 cited

A new hybrid gadolinium nanoparticles-loaded polymeric material for neutron detection in rare event searches

20k Collaboration, F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari +311

Experiments aimed at direct searches for WIMP dark matter require highly effective reduction of backgrounds and control of any residual radioactive contamination. In particular, ne…

physics.ins-det2023

Directionality of nuclear recoils in a liquid argon time projection chamber

20k Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. Ahmad +264

The direct search for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) is performed by detecting nuclear recoils (NR) produced in a target material from the W…

physics.ins-det2023★ 14 cited

Measurement of isotopic separation of argon with the prototype of the cryogenic distillation plant Aria for dark matter searches

20k Collaboration

The Aria cryogenic distillation plant, located in Sardinia, Italy, is a key component of the DarkSide-20k experimental program for WIMP dark matter searches at the INFN Laboratori…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Snowmass Instrumentation Frontier IF08 Topical Group Report: Noble Element Detectors

Carl Eric Dahl, Roxanne Guenette, Jennifer L. Raaf +39

Particle detectors making use of noble elements in gaseous, liquid, or solid phases are prevalent in neutrino and dark matter experiments and are also used to a lesser extent in co…

physics.ins-det2022★ 31 cited

Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel

P. Agnes, I. Ahmad, S. Albergo +296

Dark matter lighter than 10 GeV/c encompasses a promising range of candidates. A conceptual design for a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is presented, based on the DarkSide-50…

physics.ins-det2022★ 15 cited

Very large SiPM arrays with aggregated output

A. Razeto, V. Camillo, M. Carlini +15

In this work we will document the design and the performances of a SiPM-based photodetector with a surface area of 100 cm conceived to operate as a replacement for PMTs. The si…

physics.ins-det2021★ 31 cited

Calibration of the liquid argon ionization response to low energy electronic and nuclear recoils with DarkSide-50

The DarkSide collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +136

DarkSide-50 has demonstrated the high potential of dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers in exploring interactions of WIMPs in the GeV/c mass range. The technique, b…

physics.ins-det2021

A study of events with photoelectric emission in the DarkSide-50 liquid argon Time Projection Chamber

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +135

Finding unequivocal evidence of dark matter interactions in a particle detector is a major objective of physics research. Liquid argon time projection chambers offer a path to prob…

physics.ins-det2021★ 8 cited

Separating Ar from Ar by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark matter searches

DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, S. Albergo +309

The Aria project consists of a plant, hosting a 350 m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is currently in the installation phase in a mine shaft a…

physics.ins-det2020★ 29 cited

SiPM-matrix readout of two-phase argon detectors using electroluminescence in the visible and near infrared range

The DarkSide collaboration, C. E. Aalseth, S. Abdelhakim +312

Proportional electroluminescence (EL) in noble gases is used in two-phase detectors for dark matter searches to record (in the gas phase) the ionization signal induced by particle…

physics.ins-det2018★ 24 cited

Electroluminescence pulse shape and electron diffusion in liquid argon measured in a dual-phase TPC

P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque, T. Alexander +163

We report the measurement of the longitudinal diffusion constant in liquid argon with the DarkSide-50 dual-phase time projection chamber. The measurement is performed at drift elec…

physics.ins-det2018★ 57 cited

Measurement of the liquid argon energy response to nuclear and electronic recoils

P. Agnes, J. Dawson, S. De Cecco +26

A liquid argon time projection chamber, constructed for the Argon Response to Ionization and Scintillation (ARIS) experiment, has been exposed to the highly collimated and quasi-mo…

physics.ins-det2017★ 613 cited

DarkSide-20k: A 20 Tonne Two-Phase LAr TPC for Direct Dark Matter Detection at LNGS

C. E. Aalseth, F. Acerbi, P. Agnes +282

Building on the successful experience in operating the DarkSide-50 detector, the DarkSide Collaboration is going to construct DarkSide-20k, a direct WIMP search detector using a tw…

physics.ins-det2017★ 15 cited

The Electronics, Trigger and Data Acquisition System for the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber of the DarkSide-50 Search for Dark Matter

DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +177

The DarkSide-50 experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is a search for dark matter using a dual phase time projection chamber with 50 kg of low radioactivity argon a…

physics.ins-det2017★ 38 cited

Simulation of argon response and light detection in the DarkSide-50 dual phase TPC

The DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +147

A Geant4-based Monte Carlo package named G4DS has been developed to simulate the response of DarkSide-50, an experiment operating since 2013 at LNGS, designed to detect WIMP intera…

physics.ins-det2017★ 38 cited

Development of a novel single-channel, 24~cm, SiPM-based, cryogenic photodetector

Marco D'Incecco, Cristiano Galbiati, Graham K. Giovanetti +6

We report on the realization of a novel SiPM-based, cryogenic photosensor with an active area of 24 cm that operates as a single-channel analog detector. The device is capable…

physics.ins-det2017★ 30 cited

Development of a very low-noise cryogenic pre-amplifier for large-area SiPM devices

Marco D'Incecco, Cristiano Galbiati, Graham K. Giovanetti +6

Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) are an excellent candidate for the development of large-area light sensors. Large SiPM-based detectors require low-noise pre-amplifiers to maximize…

physics.ins-det2017★ 22 cited

Cryogenic Characterization of FBK RGB-HD SiPMs

C. E. Aalseth, F. Acerbi, P. Agnes +268

We report on the cryogenic characterization of Red Green Blue - High Density (RGB-HD) SiPMs developed at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) as part of the DarkSide program of dark matt…