The XENON1T dark matter experiment

XENON Dark Matter Research Project; E. Aprile; J. Aalbers; F. Agostini; M. Alfonsi; F. D. Amaro; M. Anthony; B. Antunes; F. Arneodo; M. Balata; P. Barrow; L. Baudis; B. Bauermeister; M. L. Benabderrahmane; T. Berger; A. Breskin; P. A. Breur; A. Brown; E. Brown; S. Bruenner; G. Bruno; R. Budnik; L. Bütikofer; J. Calvén; J. M.R. Cardoso; M. Cervantes; A. Chiarini; D. Cichon; D. Coderre; A. P. Colijn; J. Conrad; R. Corrieri; J. P. Cussonneau; M. P. Decowski; P. de Perio; P. Di Gangi; A. Di Giovanni; S. Diglio; J. M. Disdier; M. Doets; E. Duchovni; G. Eurin; R. Itay; H. Landsman; D. Lellouch; L. Levinson; A. Manfredini; N. Priel

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The XENON1T dark matter experiment

XENON Dark Matter Research Project, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, F. Agostini, M. Alfonsi, F. D. Amaro, M. Anthony, B. Antunes, F. Arneodo, M. Balata, …

European Physical Journal C, Vol.77(12), 881

18/Dec/2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5326-3

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Abstract

The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) is the first WIMP dark matter detector operating with a liquid xenon target mass above the ton-scale. Out of its 3.2 t liquid xenon inventory, 2.0 t constitute the active target of the dual-phase time projection chamber. The scintillation and ionization signals from particle interactions are detected with low-background photomultipliers. This article describes the XENON1T instrument and its subsystems as well as strategies to achieve an unprecedented low background level. First results on the detector response and the performance of the subsystems are also presented.

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Title: The XENON1T dark matter experiment
Creators: XENON Dark Matter Research Project (Institution)
E. Aprile (null) - Columbia University
J. Aalbers (null) - University of Amsterdam
F. Agostini (null) - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gran Sasso Sci Inst
M. Alfonsi (null) - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
F. D. Amaro (null) - Universidade de Coimbra
M. Anthony (null) - Columbia University
B. Antunes (null) - Universidade de Coimbra
F. Arneodo (null) - New York University Abu Dhabi
M. Balata (null) - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gran Sasso Sci Inst
P. Barrow (null) - University of Zurich
L. Baudis (null) - University of Zurich
B. Bauermeister (null) - Stockholm University
M. L. Benabderrahmane (null) - New York University Abu Dhabi
T. Berger (null) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
A. Breskin (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
P. A. Breur (null) - University of Amsterdam
A. Brown (null) - University of Amsterdam
E. Brown (null) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
S. Bruenner (null) - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G. Bruno (null) - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gran Sasso Sci Inst
R. Budnik (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
L. Bütikofer (null) - University of Freiburg
J. Calvén (null) - Stockholm University
J. M.R. Cardoso (null) - Universidade de Coimbra
M. Cervantes (null) - Purdue University System
A. Chiarini (null) - University of Bologna
D. Cichon (null) - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
D. Coderre (null) - University of Freiburg
A. P. Colijn (null) - University of Amsterdam
J. Conrad (null) - Stockholm University
R. Corrieri (null) - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gran Sasso Sci Inst
J. P. Cussonneau (null) - Université de Nantes
M. P. Decowski (null) - University of Amsterdam
P. de Perio (null) - Columbia University
P. Di Gangi (null) - University of Bologna
A. Di Giovanni (null) - New York University Abu Dhabi
S. Diglio (null) - Université de Nantes
J. M. Disdier (null) - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gran Sasso Sci Inst
M. Doets (null) - University of Amsterdam
E. Duchovni (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
G. Eurin (null) - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
R. Itay (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
H. Landsman (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
D. Lellouch (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
L. Levinson (null) - 972WIS_INST___91
A. Manfredini (null) - 972WIS_INST___88
N. Priel (null) - 972WIS_INST___122
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: European Physical Journal C, Vol.77(12), 881; 18/Dec/2017
Number of pages: 23
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5326-3
Grant note: We would like to thank D. Bar, R. Berendes, G. Bourichter, G. Bucciarelli, S. Felzer, S. Form, B. Gramlich, M. Guerzoni, R. Hänni, R. Hofacker, G. Korga, A. Korporaal, P. Martella, R. Michinelli, G. Panella, M. Reissfelder, D. Stefanik, G. Tajiri, M. Tobia and J. Westermann for their contributions to our experiment. We gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Max Planck Gesellschaft, German Ministry for Education and Research, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, I-CORE, Pazy-VATAT, Initial Training Network Invisibles (Marie Curie Actions, PITNGA-2011-289442), Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Region des Pays de la Loire, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Kavli Foundation, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. We are grateful to Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso for hosting and supporting the XENON Project.
Record Identifier: 993262926303596

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