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

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physics.ins-det2023★ 2 cited

Unraveling the puzzle of slow components in gaseous argon of two-phase detectors for dark matter searches using Thick Gas Electron Multiplier

A. Buzulutskov, E. Frolov, E. Borisova +3

The effect of proportional electroluminescence (EL) is used to record the primary ionization signal (S2) in the gas phase of two-phase argon detectors for dark matter particle (WIM…

physics.ins-det2022★ 8 cited

Puzzling time properties of proportional electroluminescence in two-phase argon detectors for dark matter searches

A. Buzulutskov, E. Frolov, E. Borisova +3

Proportional electroluminescence (EL) in noble gases is a physical process routinely used in two-phase (liquid-gas) detectors for low-energy astroparticle-physics experiments. In t…

physics.ins-det2022★ 5 cited

Study of visible-light emission in pure and methane-doped liquid argon

A. Bondar, E. Borisova, A. Buzulutskov +4

In liquid argon TPCs for dark matter search and neutrino detection experiments, primary scintillation light is used as a prompt signal of particle scattering, being intensively pro…

physics.ins-det2020★ 4 cited

Observation of primary scintillations in the visible range in liquid argon doped with methane

A. Bondar, E. Borisova, A. Buzulutskov +4

Neutron veto detector based on liquid scintillator containing hydrogen atoms is an integral part of any underground experiment for dark matter search. So far, a flammable mixture o…

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-det2019★ 13 cited

Neutral bremsstrahlung in two-phase argon electroluminescence: further studies and possible applications

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +5

We further study the effect of neutral bremsstrahlung (NBrS) in two-phase argon electroluminescence (EL), revealed recently in [1]. The absolute EL yield due to NBrS effect, in the…

physics.ins-det2018

Characterization of a 109Cd gamma-ray source for the two-phase argon detector

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +6

At present, a two-phase argon detector is being developed in our laboratory for dark matter search and low-energy neutrino experiments. To calibrate its energy scale a Cd g…

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…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 8 cited

Further studies of proportional electroluminescence in two-phase argon

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +6

The study of proportional electroluminescence in two-phase argon is relevant in the field of noble-gas liquid detectors for dark matter search and low-energy neutrino experiments.…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 9 cited

Study of cryogenic photomultiplier tubes for the future two-phase cryogenic avalanche detector

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +4

We report the results of a characterization study of several types of cryogenic photomultipliers manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics and intended for operation in liquid Ar conditi…

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…

physics.ins-det2016★ 17 cited

Two-phase Cryogenic Avalanche Detector with electroluminescence gap operated in argon doped with nitrogen

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +4

A two-phase Cryogenic Avalanche Detector (CRAD) with electroluminescence (EL) gap, operated in argon doped with a minor (497 ppm) admixture of nitrogen, has been studied. The…

physics.ins-det2015★ 14 cited

Proportional electroluminescence in two-phase argon and its relevance to rare-event experiments

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +4

Proportional electroluminescence (EL) in gaseous Ar has for the first time been systematically studied in the two-phase mode, at 87 K and 1.00 atm. Liquid argon had a minor (56 ppm…

physics.ins-det2015★ 15 cited

Characterization of photo-multiplier tubes for the Cryogenic Avalanche Detector

A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, A. Dolgov +3

New Cryogenic Avalanche Detector (CRAD) with ultimate sensitivity, that will be able to detect one primary electron released in the cryogenic liquid, is under development in the La…