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20132026
most citedObservation of a Large-scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above eV

409 citations · 2.3k across the 39 of their papers we have counts for

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41 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Production and installation of wavelength-shifting reflective light enhancers for the Short-Baseline Near Detector

R. Acciarri, L. Aliaga-Soplin, R. Alvarez-Garrote +194

We report on the design, production, and installation of a wavelength-shifting reflective system on the cathode of the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND), a liquid argon time proj…

physics.ins-det2025

Cryogenic characterization of FBK NUV-HD-Cryo 3T SiPM sensors for the DUNE photon detection system

F. Acerbi, M. Andreotti, A. Balboni +93

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a long-baseline neutrino experiment based in the USA and composed of a Near Detector (ND) complex at Fermi National Laboratory (F…

hep-ex2025

Sampling Off-Axis Neutrino Fluxes with the Short-Baseline Near Detector

P. Abratenko, R. Acciarri, C. Adams +199

The Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND), the near detector in the Short-Baseline Neutrino Program at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is located just 110 m from the Booster N…

hep-ex2025

The Short-Baseline Near Detector at Fermilab

SBND Collaboration, R. Acciarri, L. Aliaga-Soplin +195

SBND is a 112 ton liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) neutrino detector located 110 meters from the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) target at Fermilab. Its main goals include…

physics.ins-det2024★ 11 cited

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Sensitivity of the XLZD Rare Event Observatory

XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441

The XLZD collaboration is developing a two-phase xenon time projection chamber with an active mass of 60 to 80 t capable of probing the remaining WIMP-nucleon interaction parameter…

hep-ex2024★ 21 cited

The XLZD Design Book: Towards the Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441

This report describes the experimental strategy and technologies for XLZD, the next-generation xenon observatory sensitive to dark matter and neutrino physics. In the baseline desi…

physics.ins-det2024

Model-independent searches of new physics in DARWIN with a semi-supervised deep learning pipeline

J. Aalbers, K. Abe, M. Adrover +231

We present a novel deep learning pipeline to perform a model-independent, likelihood-free search for anomalous (i.e., non-background) events in the proposed next generation multi-t…

physics.ins-det2024★ 14 cited

Scintillation Light in SBND: Simulation, Reconstruction, and Expected Performance of the Photon Detection System

SBND Collaboration, P. Abratenko, R. Acciarri +180

SBND is the near detector of the Short-Baseline Neutrino program at Fermilab. Its location near to the Booster Neutrino Beam source and relatively large mass will allow the study o…

physics.ins-det2023★ 3 cited

Cosmogenic background simulations for the DARWIN observatory at different underground locations

M. Adrover, L. Althueser, B. Andrieu +180

Xenon dual-phase time projections chambers (TPCs) have proven to be a successful technology in studying physical phenomena that require low-background conditions. With 40t of liqui…

physics.ins-det2023★ 10 cited

Electron transport measurements in liquid xenon with Xenoscope, a large-scale DARWIN demonstrator

L. Baudis, Y. Biondi, A. Bismark +10

There is a compelling physics case for a large, xenon-based underground detector devoted to dark matter and other rare-event searches. A two-phase time projection chamber as inner…

physics.ins-det2022★ 18 cited

The Triggerless Data Acquisition System of the XENONnT Experiment

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +162

The XENONnT detector uses the latest and largest liquid xenon-based time projection chamber (TPC) operated by the XENON Collaboration, aimed at detecting Weakly Interacting Massive…

physics.ins-det2022★ 13 cited

Low-energy Calibration of XENON1T with an Internal Ar Source

E. Aprile, K. Abe, F. Agostini +161

A low-energy electronic recoil calibration of XENON1T, a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber, with an internal Ar source was performed. This calibration source features…

physics.ins-det2022★ 159 cited

A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

J. Aalbers, K. Abe, V. Aerne +591

The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leadi…

physics.ins-det2022★ 8 cited

GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector

L. Althueser, B. Antunović, E. Aprile +77

Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection ch…

physics.ins-det2021

A measurement of the mean electronic excitation energy of liquid xenon

Laura Baudis, Patricia Sanchez-Lucas, Kevin Thieme

Detectors using liquid xenon as target are widely deployed in rare event searches. Conclusions on the interacting particle rely on a precise reconstruction of the deposited energy…

physics.ins-det2021★ 10 cited

Design and construction of Xenoscope -- a full-scale vertical demonstrator for the DARWIN observatory

L. Baudis, Y. Biondi, M. Galloway +6

The DARWIN observatory is a proposed next-generation experiment to search for particle dark matter and other rare interactions. It will operate a 50 t liquid xenon detector, with 4…

physics.ins-det2020★ 4 cited

Solar Neutrino Detection Sensitivity in DARWIN via Electron Scattering

J. Aalbers, F. Agostini, S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud +163

We detail the sensitivity of the liquid xenon (LXe) DARWIN observatory to solar neutrinos via elastic electron scattering. We find that DARWIN will have the potential to measure th…

physics.ins-det2020★ 3 cited

Sensitivity of the DARWIN observatory to the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe

F. Agostini, S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud, L. Althueser +92

The DARWIN observatory is a proposed next-generation experiment to search for particle dark matter and for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe. Out of its 50t tota…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

The first dual-phase xenon TPC equipped with silicon photomultipliers and characterisation with Ar

L. Baudis, Y. Biondi, M. Galloway +6

For the first time, a small dual-phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chamber was equipped with a top array of silicon photomultipliers for light and charge readout. Here we de…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 21 cited

Deep learning techniques applied to the physics of extensive air showers

A. Guillen, A. Bueno, J. M. Carceller +4

Deep neural networks are a powerful technique that have found ample applications in several branches of Physics. In this work, we apply machine learning algorithms to a specific pr…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 65 cited

Observation of inclined EeV air showers with the radio detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +392

With the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) of the Pierre Auger Observatory, we have observed the radio emission from 561 extensive air showers with zenith angles between 60$^\ci…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 258 cited

Indication of anisotropy in arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays through comparison to the flux pattern of extragalactic gamma-ray sources

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +390

A new analysis of the dataset from the Pierre Auger Observatory provides evidence for anisotropy in the arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays on an intermediate angul…

astro-ph.HE2017

Inferences on Mass Composition and Tests of Hadronic Interactions from 0.3 to 100 EeV using the water-Cherenkov Detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +403

We present a new method for probing the hadronic interaction models at ultra-high energy and extracting details about mass composition. This is done using the time profiles of the…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 18 cited

Spectral Calibration of the Fluorescence Telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +403

We present a novel method to measure precisely the relative spectral response of the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We used a portable light source based…