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20092018
most citedWIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III

152 citations · 668 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

nucl-ex2018★ 60 cited

COHERENT Collaboration data release from the first observation of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering

COHERENT Collaboration, D. Akimov, J. B. Albert +91

This release includes data and information necessary to perform independent analyses of the COHERENT result presented in Akimov et al., arXiv:1708.01294 [nucl-ex]. Data is shared i…

physics.ins-det2013★ 6 cited

Two-phase xenon emission detector with electron multiplier and optical readout by multipixel avalanche Geiger photodiodes

D. Yu. Akimov, A. V. Akindinov, I. S. Alexandrov +9

A successful operation of a new optical readout system (THGEM + WLS + MGPDs (multichannel array of multipixel avalanche Geiger photodiodes) in a two-phase liquid xenon detector was…

physics.ins-det2013★ 38 cited

Measurement and simulation of the muon-induced neutron yield in lead

L. Reichhart, A. Lindote, D. Yu. Akimov +36

A measurement is presented of the neutron production rate in lead by high energy cosmic-ray muons at a depth of 2850 m water equivalent (w.e.) and a mean muon energy of 260 GeV. Th…

physics.ins-det2012★ 50 cited

Perspectives to measure neutrino-nuclear neutral current coherent scattering with two-phase emission detector

RED Collaboration, D. Yu. Akimov, I. S. Alexandrov +43

We propose to detect and to study neutrino neutral current coherent scattering off atomic nuclei with a two-phase emission detector using liquid xenon as a working medium. Expected…

physics.ins-det2011★ 60 cited

Position Reconstruction in a Dual Phase Xenon Scintillation Detector

V. N. Solovov, V. A. Belov, D. Yu. Akimov +33

We studied the application of statistical reconstruction algorithms, namely maximum likelihood and least squares methods, to the problem of event reconstruction in a dual phase liq…

physics.ins-det2011★ 4 cited

Performance data from the ZEPLIN-III second science run

P. Majewski, V. N. Solovov, D. Yu. Akimov +32

ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase xenon direct dark matter experiment located at the Boulby Mine (UK). After its first science run in 2008 it was upgraded with: an array of low background…

nucl-ex2011★ 33 cited

Quenching Factor for Low Energy Nuclear Recoils in a Plastic Scintillator

L. Reichhart, D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araujo +34

Plastic scintillators are widely used in industry, medicine and scientific research, including nuclear and particle physics. Although one of their most common applications is in ne…

physics.ins-det2011★ 59 cited

Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to the detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering

E. Santos, B. Edwards, V. Chepel +34

We present an experimental study of single electron emission in ZEPLIN-III, a two-phase xenon experiment built to search for dark matter WIMPs, and discuss applications enabled by…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 152 cited

WIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III

D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araujo, E. J. Barnes +34

We report experimental upper limits on WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering cross sections from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III at the Boulby Underground Laboratory. A raw fiducial…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 11 cited

ZE3RA: The ZEPLIN-III Reduction and Analysis Package

F. Neves, D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araújo +34

ZE3RA is the software package responsible for processing the raw data from the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment and its reduction into a set of parameters used in all subsequent a…

physics.ins-det2011★ 56 cited

Nuclear recoil scintillation and ionisation yields in liquid xenon from ZEPLIN-III data

M. Horn, V. A. Belov, D. Yu. Akimov +33

Scintillation and ionisation yields for nuclear recoils in liquid xenon above 10 keVnr (nuclear recoil energy) are deduced from data acquired using broadband Am-Be neutron sources.…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 23 cited

Performance of the veto detector incorporated into the ZEPLIN-III experiment

C. Ghag, D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araújo +36

The ZEPLIN-III experiment is operating in its second phase at the Boulby Underground Laboratory in search of dark matter WIMPs. The major upgrades to the instrument over its first…

physics.ins-det2011★ 30 cited

Radioactivity Backgrounds in ZEPLIN-III

H. M. Araujo, D. Yu. Akimov, E. J. Barnes +32

We examine electron and nuclear recoil backgrounds from radioactivity in the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment at Boulby. The rate of low-energy electron recoils in the liquid xeno…

hep-ex2010★ 25 cited

The ZEPLIN-III Anti-Coincidence Veto Detector

D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araujo, E. J. Barnes +34

The design, optimisation and construction of an anti-coincidence veto detector to complement the ZEPLIN-III direct dark matter search instrument is described. One tonne of plastic…

hep-ex2010★ 51 cited

Limits on inelastic dark matter from ZEPLIN-III

D. Yu. Akimov, H. M. Araujo, E. J. Barnes +43

We present limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section for inelastic dark matter derived from the 2008 run of ZEPLIN-III. Cuts, notably on scintillation pulse shape and scintillation-…

physics.ins-det2009★ 10 cited

Calibration of Photomultiplier Arrays

F. Neves, V. Chepel, D. Yu. Akimov +31

A method is described that allows calibration and assessment of the linearity of response of an array of photomultiplier tubes. The method does not require knowledge of the photomu…