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Sensitivity of the DARWIN observatory to the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe
F. Agostini, S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud, L. Althueser +92
The DARWIN observatory is a proposed next-generation experiment to search for particle dark matter and for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe. Out of its 50t tota…
A LN Based Cooling System for a Next Generation Liquid Xenon Dark Matter Detector
K. L. Giboni, P. Juyal, E. Aprile +2
In recent years cooling technology for Liquid Xenon (LXe) detectors has advanced driven by the development of Dark Matter (DM) detectors with target mass in the 100 - 1,000 kg rang…
Measurements of proportional scintillation and electron multiplication in liquid xenon using thin wires
E. Aprile, H. Contreras, L. W. Goetzke +7
Proportional scintillation in liquid xenon has a promising application in the field of direct dark matter detection, potentially allowing for simpler, more sensitive detectors. How…
An atom trap trace analysis system for measuring krypton contamination in xenon dark matter detectors
Elena Aprile, Taehyun Yoon, Andre Loose +2
We have developed an atom trap trace analysis (ATTA) system to measure Kr in Xe at the part per trillion (ppt) level, a prerequisite for the sensitivity achievable with liquid xeno…
Measurement of the Scintillation Yield of Low-Energy Electrons in Liquid Xenon
E. Aprile, R. Budnik, B. Choi +10
We have measured the energy dependence of the liquid xenon (LXe) scintillation yield of electrons with energy between 2.1 and 120.2keV, using the Compton coincidence technique. A L…
A search for light dark matter in XENON10 data
J. Angle, E. Aprile, F. Arneodo +34
We report results of a search for light (<10 GeV) particle dark matter with the XENON10 detector. The event trigger was sensitive to a single electron, with the analysis threshold…
Design and Performance of the XENON10 Dark Matter Experiment
E. Aprile, J. Angle, F. Arneodo +36
XENON10 is the first two-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) developed within the XENON dark matter search program. The TPC, with an active liquid xenon (LXe) mass of about 1…
Liquid Xenon Detectors for Particle Physics and Astrophysics
E. Aprile, T. Doke
This article reviews the progress made over the last 20 years in the development and applications of liquid xenon detectors in particle physics, astrophysics and medical imaging ex…
Constraints on inelastic dark matter from XENON10
J. Angle, E. Aprile, F. Arneodo +34
It has been suggested that dark matter particles which scatter inelastically from detector target nuclei could explain the apparent incompatibility of the DAMA modulation signal (i…
The scintillation and ionization yield of liquid xenon for nuclear recoils
P. Sorensen, A. Manzur, C. E. Dahl +34
XENON10 is an experiment designed to directly detect particle dark matter. It is a dual phase (liquid/gas) xenon time-projection chamber with 3D position imaging. Particle interact…
Compton Imaging of MeV Gamma-Rays with the Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope (LXeGRIT)
E. Aprile, A. Curioni, K. L. Giboni +3
The Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope (LXeGRIT) is the first realization of a liquid xenon time projection chamber for Compton imaging of MeV gamma-ray sources in astrophysi…
Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the XENON10 experiment
J. Angle, E. Aprile, F. Arneodo +34
XENON10 is an experiment to directly detect weakly interacting massive particle (WIMPs), which may comprise the bulk of the non-baryonic dark matter in our Universe. We report new…
First Results from the XENON10 Dark Matter Experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory
J. Angle, E. Aprile, F. Arneodo +34
The XENON10 experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory uses a 15 kg xenon dual phase time projection chamber (XeTPC) to search for dark matter weakly interacting massive part…
Secondary Scintillation Yield in Pure Xenon
C. M. B. Monteiro, L. M. P. Fernandes, J. A. M. Lopes +5
The xenon secondary scintillation yield was studied as a function of the electric field in the scintillation region, in a gas proportional scintillation counter operated at room te…
A Study of the LXeGRIT Detection Efficiency for MeV Gamma-Rays during the 2000 Balloon Flight Campaign
A. Curioni, E. Aprile, T. Doke +3
LXeGRIT - Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope - is the first prototype of a Compton telescope for \MeV \g-ray astrophysics based on a LXe time projection chamber. One of the m…
XENON: a 1 tonne Liquid Xenon Experiment for a Sensitive Dark Matter Search
E. Aprile, E. A. Baltz, A. Curioni +9
XENON is a novel liquid xenon experiment concept for a sensitive dark matter search using a 1-tonne active target, distributed in an array of ten independent time projection chambe…
Performance of the Light Trigger System in the Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Telescope LXeGRIT
U. Oberlack, E. Aprile, A. Curioni +1
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope for MeV gamma-ray astrophysics, based on a liquid xenon time projection chamber with charge and light readout. The energy and direction…
An Upgraded Data Acquisition System for the Balloon-Borne Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Telescope LXeGRIT
E. Aprile, A. Curioni, K. Giboni +2
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope for MeV gamma-ray astrophysics, based on a liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXe-TPC) with charge and light readout. The first ball…
EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission in Orion: Analysis Through Cycle 6
S. W. Digel, E. Aprile, S. D. Hunter +2
We present a study of the high-energy diffuse emission observed toward Orion by the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. The total…