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Gaseous time projection chambers for rare event detection: Results from the T-REX project. I. Double beta decay
I. G. Irastorza, F. Aznar, J. Castel +13
As part of the T-REX project, a number of R&D and prototyping activities have been carried out during the last years to explore the applicability of gaseous Micromegas-read TPCs in…
TREX-DM: a low-background Micromegas-based TPC for low-mass WIMP detection
F. J. Iguaz, J. G. Garza, F. Aznar +8
If Dark Matter is made of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with masses below 20 GeV, the corresponding nuclear recoils in mainstream WIMP experiments are of energ…
A Micromegas-based low-background x-ray detector coupled to a slumped-glass telescope for axion research
F. Aznar, J. Castel, F. E. Christensen +18
We report on the design, construction and operation of a low background x-ray detection line composed of a shielded Micromegas (micromesh gaseous structure) detector of the microbu…
Exploring 0.1-10eV axions with a new helioscope concept
J. Galán, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas +9
We explore the possibility to develop a new axion helioscope type, sensitive to the higher axion mass region favored by axion models. We propose to use a low background large volum…
Lessons from the operation of the "Penning-Fluorescent" TPC and prospects
Diego Gonzalez-Diaz, F. Aznar, J. Castel +15
We have recently reported the development of a new type of high-pressure Xenon time projection chamber operated with an ultra-low diffusion mixture and that simultaneously displays…
Accurate gamma and MeV-electron track reconstruction with an ultra-low diffusion Xenon/TMA TPC at 10 atmospheres
Diego Gonzalez-Diaz, V. Alvarez, F. I. G. Borges +80
We report the performance of a 10 atm Xenon/trimethylamine time projection chamber (TPC) for the detection of X-rays (30 keV) and gamma-rays (0.511-1.275 MeV) in conjunction with t…
TREX-DM: a low background Micromegas-based TPC for low mass WIMP detection
F. J. Iguaz, J. G. Garza, F. Aznar +11
Dark Matter experiments are recently focusing their detection techniques in low-mass WIMPs, which requires the use of light elements and low energy threshold. In this context, we p…