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20202026
most citedSensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel

31 citations · 143 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

hep-ex2026

Measurement of the muon flux at SNOLAB using the DEAP-3600 experiment

DEAP Collaboration, P. Adhikari, M. Alpízar-Venegas +116

A direct measurement of the muon flux at SNOLAB is performed using the DEAP-3600 experiment, located 2 km underground at SNOLAB near Sudbury, Canada. Primarily designed for the dir…

hep-ph2026

Probing the Dark Matter EFT with QUEST-DMC: Projected Sensitivities and Attenuation Ceilings

DMC Collaboration, N. Darvishi, S. Autti +27

This proceedings contribution summarises projected constraints from the QUEST-DMC concept, a surface-based direct-detection experiment using superfluid He operated below the mi…

physics.ins-det2025

Development of superfluid helium-3 bolometry using nanowire resonators with SQUID readout for the QUEST-DMC experiment

DMC Collaboration, E. Leason, L. V. Levitin +28

Superfluid helium-3 bolometers can be utilised for dark matter direct detection searches. The extremely low heat capacity of the B phase of the superfluid helium-3 at ultra-low tem…

hep-ph2025★ 2 cited

Dark Matter EFT Landscape Probed by QUEST-DMC

DMC Collaboration, N. Darvishi, S. Autti +27

We present the projected sensitivity to non-relativistic Effective Field Theory (EFT) operators for Dark Matter (DM) direct detection using the QUEST-DMC experiment. QUEST-DMC empl…

physics.ins-det2025★ 2 cited

Position Reconstruction in the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Search Experiment

The DEAP Collaboration, P. Adhikari, R. Ajaj +162

In the DEAP-3600 dark matter search experiment, precise reconstruction of the positions of scattering events in liquid argon is key for background rejection and defining a fiducial…

hep-ph2025★ 5 cited

Dark Matter Attenuation Effects: Sensitivity Ceilings for Spin-Dependent and Spin-Independent Interactions

DMC Collaboration, N. Darvishi, J. Smirnov +27

Direct detection experiments aimed at uncovering the elusive nature of dark matter (DM) have made significant progress in probing ever lower cross-sections for DM-nucleon interacti…

nucl-ex2025★ 4 cited

Direct Measurement of the Ar Half-life from 3.4 Years of Data with the DEAP-3600 Detector

DEAP Collaboration, P. Adhikari, R. Ajaj +114

The half-life of Ar is measured using the DEAP-3600 detector located 2 km underground at SNOLAB. Between 2016 and 2020, DEAP-3600 used a target mass of (3269 24) kg of…

physics.ins-det2024★ 2 cited

Relative Measurement and Extrapolation of the Scintillation Quenching Factor of -Particles in Liquid Argon using DEAP-3600 Data

DEAP Collaboration, P. Adhikari, M. Alpízar-Venegas +101

The knowledge of scintillation quenching of -particles plays a paramount role in understanding -induced backgrounds and improving the sensitivity of liquid argon-based direct…

cond-mat.other2024★ 10 cited

QUEST-DMC: Background Modelling and Resulting Heat Deposit for a Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometer

S. Autti, A. Casey, N. Eng +21

We report the results of radioactivity assays and heat leak calculations for a range of common cryogenic materials, considered for use in the QUEST-DMC superfluid 3He dark matter d…

hep-ex2023★ 20 cited

QUEST-DMC superfluid He detector for sub-GeV dark matter

S. Autti, A. Casey, N. Eng +22

The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/-TeV/ mass range. The direct, indirect and collider searches…

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

Precision Measurement of the Specific Activity of Ar in Atmospheric Argon with the DEAP-3600 Detector

P. Adhikari, R. Ajaj, M. Alpízar-Venegas +147

The specific activity of the beta decay of Ar in atmospheric argon is measured using the DEAP-3600 detector. DEAP-3600, located 2 km underground at SNOLAB, uses a total of (…

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…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 8 cited

Study of cosmogenic activation above ground for the DarkSide-20k experiment

20k Collaboration

The activation of materials due to exposure to cosmic rays may become an important background source for experiments investigating rare event phenomena. DarkSide-20k, currently und…

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…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 31 cited

Sensitivity of future liquid argon dark matter search experiments to core-collapse supernova neutrinos

P. Agnes, S. Albergo, I. F. M. Albuquerque +273

Future liquid-argon DarkSide-20k and ARGO detectors, designed for direct dark matter search, will be sensitive also to core-collapse supernova neutrinos, via coherent elastic neutr…