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Measurement of the Ar specific activity in atmospheric argon with DArT at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory
P. Agnes, H. O. Back, S. Bharat +41
We report the measurement of the Ar specific activity of atmospheric argon using DArT, a low-background single-phase liquid-argon detector read out by cryogenic silicon phot…
First Experimental Bounds on Transverse Plasmon Solar Axions with ANAIS-112
S. J. Hollick, M. Giannotti, J. Ruz +16
Solar axion-like particles (ALPs) can be resonantly produced through the conversion of transverse plasmons in the magnetic field of the solar interior, introducing a production mec…
The CROSS experiment: detector construction, background projection, and sensitivity to Mo decay
D. Auguste, A. S. Barabash, G. Benato +42
The CROSS experiment to search for neutrinoless double-beta () decay in Mo with the help of an array of scintillating cryogenic calorimeters, containing 4.9 kg of $…
Sensitivity to low-mass WIMPs with an improved liquid argon ionization response model within the DarkSide programme
F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari, P. Agnes +294
Dark matter detection experiments using liquid argon rely on a precise characterization of the ionization response to nuclear recoils, especially in the keV energy range relevant f…
Muon veto system for the CROSS double-beta decay search experiment
A. S. Barabash, L. Bergé, M. Buchynska +36
In preparation to the CROSS experiment at the Canfranc underground laboratory (Spain) aiming to search for neutrinoless double-beta () decay of Mo using low-tempe…
Cryogenic light detectors with thermal signal amplification for search experiments
A. Armatol, A. S. Barabash, D. Baudin +44
As a step towards the realization of cryogenic-detector experiments to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay (such as CROSS, BINGO, and CUPID), we investigated a batch of 10 Ge…
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…
Development of large-volume TeO bolometers for the CROSS decay search experiment
F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash, V. Berest +36
We report on the development of thermal detectors based on large-size tellurium dioxide crystals (45x45x45 mm), containing tellurium enriched in Te to about 91%, for the CR…
DarkSide-20k sensitivity to light dark matter particles
20k Collaboration, F. Acerbi, P. Adhikari +310
The dual-phase liquid argon time projection chamber is presently one of the leading technologies to search for dark matter particles with masses below 10 GeV/c. This was demons…
A novel mechanical design of a bolometric array for the CROSS double-beta decay experiment
D. Auguste, A. S. Barabash, V. Berest +35
The CROSS experiment will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay using a specific mechanical structure to hold thermal detectors. The design of the structure was tuned to minimi…
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…
Using Micromegas detectors for direct dark matter searches: challenges and perspectives
K. Altenmueller, . Antolin, D. Calvet +27
Gas time projection chambers (TPCs) with Micromegas pixelated readouts are being used in dark matter searches and other rare event searches, due to their potential in terms of low…
Background discrimination with a Micromegas detector prototype and veto system for BabyIAXO
K. Altenmüller, J. F. Castel, S. Cebrián +22
In this paper we present measurements performed with a Micromegas X-ray detector setup. The detector is a prototype in the context of the BabyIAXO helioscope, which is under constr…
BINGO innovative assembly for background reduction in bolometric experiments
A. Armatol, C. Augier, I. C. Bandac +45
BINGO is a project aiming to set the grounds for large-scale bolometric neutrinoless double-beta-decay experiments capable of investigating the effective Majorana neutrino mass at…
Searching for WIMPs with TREX-DM: achievements and challenges
Juan F. Castel, Susana Cebrián, Theopisti Dafni +15
The TREX-DM detector, a low background chamber with microbulk Micromegas readout, was commissioned in the underground laboratory of Canfranc (LSC) in 2018. Since then, data taking…
Neutron calibrations in dark matter searches: the ANAIS-112 case
T. Pardo, J. Amaré, J. Apilluelo +13
ANAIS is a direct dark matter detection experiment whose goal is to confirm or refute in a model independent way the positive annual modulation signal claimed by DAMA/LIBRA. Consis…
ANAIS-112: updated results on annual modulation with three-year exposure
Iván Coarasa, Julio Amaré, Jaime Apilluelo +12
The ANAIS experiment is intended to search for dark matter annual modulation with ultrapure NaI(Tl) scintillators in order to provide a model independent confirmation or refutation…
Test of CdWO and LiMoO scintillating bolometers in the CROSS underground facility with upgraded detector suspension
A. Ahmine, I. C. Bandac, A. S. Barabash +38
In preparation to the CROSS decay experiment, we installed a new detector suspension with magnetic dumping inside a pulse-tube cryostat of a dedicated low-background facility…
Enhanced light signal for the suppression of pile-up events in Mo-based bolometers for the decay search
A. Ahmine, A. Armatol, I. Bandac +24
Random coincidences of events could be one of the main sources of background in the search for neutrino-less double-beta decay of Mo with macro-bolometers, due to their mod…
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…
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…
Improving ANAIS-112 sensitivity to DAMA/LIBRA signal with machine learning techniques
I. Coarasa, J. Apilluelo, J. Amaré +12
The DAMA/LIBRA observation of an annual modulation in the detection rate compatible with that expected for dark matter particles from the galactic halo has accumulated evidence for…
Long term measurement of the Rn concentration in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory
J. Amaré, I. Bandac, A. Blancas +17
We report the results of six years (2013-2018) of measurements of Rn air concentration, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and temperature in the halls A, B and C of t…
AlphaCAMM, a Micromegas-based camera for high-sensitivity screening of alpha surface contamination
Konrad Altenmüller, Juan F. Castel, Susana Cebrián +12
Surface contamination of Rn progeny from the U natural decay chain is one of the most difficult background contributions to measure in rare event searches experimen…