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20222026
most citedSearch for dark matter particle interactions with electron final states with DarkSide-50

92 citations · 160 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

cond-mat.str-el2026

Proximate Spin Liquid Ground State Arising from Competing Stripy and 120 Spin Correlations in the Triangular Quantum Antiferromagnet ErMgGaO

S. H. -Y. Huang, S. Petit, Bo Yuan +13

ErMgGaO is a quantum antiferromagnet wherein the pseudospin-1/2 degrees of freedom of Er decorate two-dimensional triangular planes separated by disordered non-magnetic…

hep-ex2026

First Nuclear Ultra-Heavy Dark Matter Search in Argon Time Projection Chambers with the DarkSide-50 Experiment

P. Agnes, I. F. Albuquerque, T. Alexander +125

We report the first search for nuclear ultra-heavy dark matter (UHDM) in a dual-phase liquid argon time projection chamber using the DarkSide-50 experiment. Unlike conventional wea…

hep-ph2025★ 2 cited

Fermionic sub-GeV Dark Matter from evaporating Primordial Black Holes at DarkSide-50

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. Albuquerque +125

We present a search for boosted dark matter from Primordial Black Holes (PBH) evaporation using the DarkSide-50 ionization-signal-only dataset corresponding to the experiment's ($1…

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…

hep-ex2023★ 3 cited

Long-term temporal stability of the DarkSide-50 dark matter detector

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +142

The stability of a dark matter detector on the timescale of a few years is a key requirement due to the large exposure needed to achieve a competitive sensitivity. It is especially…

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…

hep-ex2023★ 4 cited

Search for dark matter annual modulation with DarkSide-50

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +142

Dark matter induced event rate in an Earth-based detector is predicted to show an annual modulation as a result of the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun. We searched for this m…

hep-ex2023

Search for low mass dark matter in DarkSide-50: the bayesian network approach

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +140

We present a novel approach for the search of dark matter in the DarkSide-50 experiment, relying on Bayesian Networks. This method incorporates the detector response model into the…

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…

hep-ex2022★ 92 cited

Search for dark matter particle interactions with electron final states with DarkSide-50

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +140

We present a search for dark matter particles with sub-GeV/ masses whose interactions have final state electrons using the DarkSide-50 experiment's (12306 184) kg d low-…

hep-ex2022

Search for dark matter-nucleon interactions via Migdal effect with DarkSide-50

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +141

Dark matter elastic scattering off nuclei can result in the excitation and ionization of the recoiling atom through the so-called Migdal effect. The energy deposition from the ioni…

hep-ex2022★ 4 cited

Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of DarkSide-50

50 Collaboration, P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque +139

We report on the search for dark matter WIMPs in the mass range below 10 GeV/c, from the analysis of the entire dataset acquired with a low-radioactivity argon target by the Da…