Separating $$$${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$$$ from $$$${^{40}\hbox {Ar}}$$$$ by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark-matter searches

Journal Article · Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09121-9· OSTI ID:1780519

Agnes, P.; Albergo, S.; Albuquerque, I. F. M.; Alexander, T.; Alici, A.; Alton, A. K.; Amaudruz, P.; Arba, M.; Arpaia, P.; Arcelli, S.; Ave, M.; Avetissov, I. Ch.; Avetisov, R. I.; Azzolini, O.; Back, H. O.; Balmforth, Z.; Barbarian, V.; Barrado Olmedo, A.; Barrillon, P.; Basco, A. ; Batignani, G.; Bondar, A.; Bonivento, W. M.; Borisova, E.; Bottino, B.; Boulay, M. G.; Buccino, G.; Bussino, S.; Busto, J.; Buzulutskov, A.; Cadeddu, M.; Cadoni, M.; Caminata, A.; Canesi, E. V.; Canci, N.; Cappello, G.; Caravati, M.; Cárdenas-Montes, M.; Cargioli, N.; Carlini, M.; Carnesecchi, F.; Castello, P.; Castellani, A.; Catalanotti, S.; Cataudella, V.; Cavalcante, P.; Cavuoti, S.; Cebrian, S.; Cela Ruiz, J. M.; Celano, B.; Chashin, S.; Chepurnov, A.; Cicalò, C.; Cifarelli, L.; Cintas, D.; Coccetti, F.; Cocco, V.; Colocci, M.; Conde Vilda, E.; Consiglio, L.; Copello, S.; Corning, J.; Covone, G.; Czudak, P.; D’Aniello, M.; D’Auria, S.; Da Rocha Rolo, M. D.; Dadoun, O.; Daniel, M.; Davini, S.; De Candia, A.; De Cecco, S.; De Falco, A.; De Filippis, G.; De Gruttola, D.; De Guido, G.; De Rosa, G.; Della Valle, M.; Dellacasa, G.; De Pasquale, S.; Derbin, A. V.; Devoto, A.; Di Noto, L.; Di Eusanio, F.; Dionisi, C.; Di Stefano, P.; Dolganov, G.; Dongiovanni, D.; Dordei, F.; Downing, M.; Erjavec, T.; Falciano, S.; Farenzena, S.; Fernandez Diaz, M.; Filip, C.; Fiorillo, G.; Franceschi, A.; Franco, D.; Frolov, E.; Funicello, N.; Gabriele, F.; Galbiati, C.; Garbini, M.; Garcia Abia, P.; Gendotti, A.; Ghiano, C.; Giampaolo, R. A.; Giganti, C.; Giorgi, M. A.; Giovanetti, G. K.; Gligan, M. L.; Goicoechea Casanueva, V.; Gola, A.; Goretti, A. M.; Graciani Diaz, R.; Grigoriev, G. Y.; Grobov, A.; Gromov, M.; Guan, M.; Guerzoni, M.; Guetti, M.; Gulino, M.; Guo, C.; Hackett, B. R.; Hallin, A.; Haranczyk, M.; Hill, S.; Horikawa, S.; Hubaut, F.; Hugues, T.; Hungerford, E. V.; Ianni, An.; Ippolito, V.; James, C. C.; Jillings, C.; Kachru, P.; Kemp, A. A.; Kendziora, C. L.; Keppel, G.; Khomyakov, A. V.; Kish, A.; Kochanek, I.; Kondo, K.; Korga, G.; Kubankin, A.; Kugathasan, R.; Kuss, M.; Kuźniak, M.; La Commara, M.; La Delfa, L.; La Grasta, D.; Lai, M.; Lami, N.; Langrock, S.; Leyton, M.; Li, X.; Lidey, L.; Lippi, F.; Lissia, M.; Longo, G.; Maccioni, N.; Machulin, I. N.; Mapelli, L.; Marasciulli, A.; Margotti, A.; Mari, S. M.; Maricic, J.; Marinelli, M.; Martínez, M.; Martinez Rojas, A. D.; Martini, A.; Mascia, M.; Masetto, M.; Masoni, A.; Mazzi, A.; McDonald, A. B.; Mclaughlin, J.; Messina, A.; Meyers, P. D.; Miletic, T.; Milincic, R.; Miola, R.; Moggi, A.; Moharana, A.; Moioli, S.; Monroe, J.; Morisi, S.; Morrocchi, M.; Mozhevitina, E. N.; Mróz, T.; Muratova, V. N.; Murenu, A.; Muscas, C.; Musenich, L.; Musico, P.; Nania, R.; Napolitano, T.; Navrer Agasson, A.; Nessi, M.; Nikulin, I.; Nowak, J.; Oleinik, A.; Oleynikov, V.; Pagani, L.; Pallavicini, M.; Palmas, S.; Pandola, L.; Pantic, E.; Paoloni, E.; Paternoster, G.; Pegoraro, P. A.; Pellegrini, L. A.; Pellegrino, C.; Pelczar, K.; Perotti, F.; Pesudo, V.; Picciau, E.; Pietropaolo, F.; Pinna, T.; Pocar, A.; Podda, P.; Poehlmann, D. M.; Pordes, S.; Poudel, S. S.; Pralavorio, P.; Price, D.; Raffaelli, F.; Ragusa, F.; Ramirez, A.; Razeti, M.; Razeto, A.; Renshaw, A. L.; Rescia, S.; Rescigno, M.; Resnati, F.; Retiere, F.; Rignanese, L. P.; Ripoli, C.; Rivetti, A.; Rode, J.; Romero, L.; Rossi, M.; Rubbia, A.; Rucaj, M.; Sabiu, G. M.; Salatino, P.; Samoylov, O.; Sánchez García, E.; Sandford, E.; Sanfilippo, S.; Sangiorgio, V. A.; Santacroce, V.; Santone, D.; Santorelli, R.; Santucci, A.; Savarese, C.; Scapparone, E.; Schlitzer, B.; Scioli, G.; Semenov, D. A.; Shaw, B.; Shchagin, A.; Sheshukov, A.; Simeone, M.; Skensved, P.; Skorokhvatov, M. D.; Smirnov, O.; Smith, B.; Sokolov, A.; Stefanizzi, R.; Steri, A.; Stracka, S.; Strickland, V.; Stringer, M.; Sulis, S.; Suvorov, Y.; Szelc, A. M.; Szucs-Balazs, J. Z.; Tartaglia, R.; Testera, G.; Thorpe, T. N.; Tonazzo, A.; Torres-Lara, S.; Tosti, S.; Tricomi, A.; Tuveri, M.; Unzhakov, E. V.; Usai, G.; Vallivilayil John, T.; Vescovi, S.; Viant, T.; Viel, S.; Vishneva, A.; Vogelaar, R. B.; Wada, M.; Wang, H.; Wang, Y.; Westerdale, S.; Wheadon, R. J.; Williams, L.; M.Wojcik, Ma.; Wojcik, Ma.; Xiao, X.; Yang, C.; Zani, A.; Zenobio, F.; Zichichi, A.; Zuzel, G.; Zykova, M. P.

Abstract

Aria is a plant hosting a $$$${350}\,\hbox {m}$$$$ $350\text{m}$ cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is being installed in a mine shaft at Carbosulcis S.p.A., Nuraxi-Figus (SU), Italy. Aria is one of the pillars of the argon dark-matter search experimental program, lead by the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration. It was designed to reduce the isotopic abundance of $$$${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$$$ ${}^{39}\text{Ar}$ in argon extracted from underground sources, called Underground Argon (UAr), which is used for dark-matter searches. Indeed, $$$${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$$$ ${}^{39}\text{Ar}$ is a $$$$\beta $$$$ $\beta$ -emitter of cosmogenic origin, whose activity poses background and pile-up concerns in the detectors. In this paper, we discuss the requirements, design, construction, tests, and projected performance of the plant for the isotopic cryogenic distillation of argon. We also present the successful results of the isotopic cryogenic distillation of nitrogen with a prototype plant.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
• Contributing Organization: DarkSide-20k Collaboration
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359; AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1780519
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1808295; OSTI ID: 1780816; OSTI ID: 23063447
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB--21-043-ND; PNNL-SA--161332; arXiv:2101.08686; 359; PII: 9121
• Journal Information: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields, Journal Name: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 81; ISSN 1434-6044
• Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
• Country of Publication: Germany
• Language: English

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