The XENON100 Dark Matter Experiment

Journal Article · Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3131526· OSTI ID:21301101

Aprile, Elena ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 (United States)

The XENON Dark Matter Experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with dual phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chambers (XeTPCs). Following the successful performance of the XENON10 detector, which has shown in 2007 the best sensitivity to spin-independent coupling of WIMPs to matter, we have designed and completed the construction of a new TPC with an active LXe shield, containing a total of 170 kg of xenon. The detector is currently undergoing final commissioning at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. I will review the XENON10 results and present the status of the XENON100 experiment.

• OSTI ID: 21301101
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1115, Issue 1; Conference: 4. international workshop on the dark side of the Universe, Cairo (Egypt), 1-5 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3131526; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMISSIONING
COSMOLOGY
COUPLING
LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PERFORMANCE
REVIEWS
SENSITIVITY
SHIELDS
SPIN
SUPERSYMMETRY
TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS
UNDERGROUND
WEAK INTERACTIONS
XENON