Published February 2016 | Version v1
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The DarkSide project

Creators

  • 1. APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs. de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Citée, Paris 75205 (France)
  • 2. LPNHE Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris 75252 (France)
  • 3. Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090 (Brazil)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (United States)

Description

DarkSide is a graded experimental project based on radiopure argon, and is now, and will be, used in direct dark matter searches. The present DarkSide-50 detector, operating at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is a dual-phase, 50 kg, liquid argon time-projection-chamber surrounded by an active liquid scintillator veto. It is designed to be background free in 3 years of operation. DS-50 performances, when filled with atmospheric argon, are reported. However DS-50 filled with underground argon, shows impressive reduction of the 39Ar isotope. The application of this powerful technology in a future generation of the DarkSide program is discussed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/C02051

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/C02051;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
02
Journal Page Range
p. C02051
ISSN
1748-0221

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47072287
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; ARGON 39; LIQUEFIED GASES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PERFORMANCE; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS; UNDERGROUND
Descriptors DEC
ARGON ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; ISOTOPES; LEVELS; LIGHT NUCLEI; LIQUIDS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES