Published April 17, 2009 | Version v1
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The XENON100 Dark Matter Experiment

Creators

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

Description

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.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3131526;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1115
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 355-360
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on the dark side of the Universe
Dates
1-5 Jun 2008
Place
Cairo (Egypt)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41045892
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
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
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BASIC INTERACTIONS; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; INTERACTIONS; LEVELS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NONMETALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETERS; SYMMETRY

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