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View article: Fermionic sub-GeV Dark Matter from evaporating Primordial Black Holes at DarkSide-50
Fermionic sub-GeV Dark Matter from evaporating Primordial Black Holes at DarkSide-50 Open
We present a search for boosted dark matter from Primordial Black Holes (PBH) evaporation using the DarkSide-50 ionization-signal-only dataset corresponding to the experiment's ($12202\pm180$) ${\rm kg\: d}$ exposure. We focus on evaporati…
View article: Editorial: An overview of some article types in EPJC and introducing the new section on “Computing, Software and Data Science”
Editorial: An overview of some article types in EPJC and introducing the new section on “Computing, Software and Data Science” Open
View article: Relative measurement and extrapolation of the scintillation quenching factor of $$\alpha $$-particles in liquid argon using DEAP-3600 data
Relative measurement and extrapolation of the scintillation quenching factor of $$\alpha $$-particles in liquid argon using DEAP-3600 data Open
The knowledge of scintillation quenching of $$\alpha $$ -particles plays a paramount role in understanding $$\alpha $$ -induced backgrounds and improving the sensitivity of liquid argon-based direct detection of dark matter experiments…
View article: PlomBOX: a low cost bioassay for the sensitive detection of lead in drinking water
PlomBOX: a low cost bioassay for the sensitive detection of lead in drinking water Open
View article: Physics Briefing Book: Input for the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics
Physics Briefing Book: Input for the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics Open
The European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) reflects the vision and presents concrete plans of the European particle physics community for advancing human knowledge in fundamental physics. The ESPP is updated every five-to-six years …
View article: Relative Measurement and Extrapolation of the Scintillation Quenching Factor of $α$-Particles in Liquid Argon using DEAP-3600 Data
Relative Measurement and Extrapolation of the Scintillation Quenching Factor of $α$-Particles in Liquid Argon using DEAP-3600 Data Open
The knowledge of scintillation quenching of $α$-particles plays a paramount role in understanding $α$-induced backgrounds and improving the sensitivity of liquid argon-based direct detection of dark matter experiments. We performed a relat…
View article: QUEST-DMC: Background Modelling and Resulting Heat Deposit for a Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometer
QUEST-DMC: Background Modelling and Resulting Heat Deposit for a Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometer Open
We report the results of radioactivity assays and heat leak calculations for a range of common cryogenic materials, considered for use in the QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ He dark matter detector. The bolometer, instrumented with nanomech…
View article: Concentrated solar thermal fuels production by electric field enhanced two step gas splitting (Final Technical Report)
Concentrated solar thermal fuels production by electric field enhanced two step gas splitting (Final Technical Report) Open
Solar thermochemical CO2 splitting (STCS) is plagued by high solar field costs due to the extraordinarily high temperatures (~1500 °C) required. In STCS, a reduction/oxidation active material, CeO2, is thermally reduc…
View article: Long-term temporal stability of the DarkSide-50 dark matter detector
Long-term temporal stability of the DarkSide-50 dark matter detector Open
The stability of a dark matter detector on the timescale of a few years is a key requirement due to the large exposure needed to achieve a competitive sensitivity. It is especially crucial to enable the detector to potentially detect any a…
View article: Searches for high frequency variations in the 8-B neutrino flux at the Sudbury neutrino observatory
Searches for high frequency variations in the 8-B neutrino flux at the Sudbury neutrino observatory Open
We have peformed three searches for high-frequency signals in the solar neutrino flux measured by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), motivated by the possibility that solar g-mode oscillations could affect the production or propagatio…
View article: First operation of an ALICE OROC operated in high pressure $${\text {Ar-CO}}_2$$ and $$\text {Ar-CH}_4$$
First operation of an ALICE OROC operated in high pressure $${\text {Ar-CO}}_2$$ and $$\text {Ar-CH}_4$$ Open
View article: Long nanomechanical resonators with circular cross-section
Long nanomechanical resonators with circular cross-section Open
Fabrication of superconducting nanomechanical resonators for quantum research, detectors and devices traditionally relies on a lithographic process, resulting in oscillators with sharp edges and a suspended length limited to a few 100 micr…
View article: QUEST-DMC superfluid $^3$He detector for sub-GeV dark matter
QUEST-DMC superfluid $^3$He detector for sub-GeV dark matter Open
The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/$c^2$-TeV/$c^2$ mass range. The direct, indirect and collider searches in this mass range have been extensive but ultimately unsu…
View article: Precision measurement of the specific activity of $$^{39}$$Ar in atmospheric argon with the DEAP-3600 detector
Precision measurement of the specific activity of $$^{39}$$Ar in atmospheric argon with the DEAP-3600 detector Open
View article: First operation of an ALICE OROC operated in high pressure Ar-CO$_{2}$ and Ar-CH$_{4}$
First operation of an ALICE OROC operated in high pressure Ar-CO$_{2}$ and Ar-CH$_{4}$ Open
New neutrino-nucleus interaction cross-section measurements are required to improve nuclear models sufficiently for future long-baseline neutrino experiments to meet their sensitivity goals. A time projection chamber (TPC) filled with a hi…
View article: Search for low mass dark matter in DarkSide-50: the bayesian network approach
Search for low mass dark matter in DarkSide-50: the bayesian network approach Open
View article: Search for Dark-Matter–Nucleon Interactions via Migdal Effect with DarkSide-50
Search for Dark-Matter–Nucleon Interactions via Migdal Effect with DarkSide-50 Open
Dark matter elastic scattering off nuclei can result in the excitation and ionization of the recoiling atom through the so-called Migdal effect. The energy deposition from the ionization electron adds to the energy deposited by the recoili…
View article: Search for Dark Matter Particle Interactions with Electron Final States with DarkSide-50
Search for Dark Matter Particle Interactions with Electron Final States with DarkSide-50 Open
We present a search for dark matter particles with sub-GeV/c^{2} masses whose interactions have final state electrons using the DarkSide-50 experiment's (12 306±184) kg d low-radioactivity liquid argon exposure. By analyzing the ionization…
View article: Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of DarkSide-50
Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of DarkSide-50 Open
We report on the search for dark matter weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in the mass range below 10 GeV=c2 from the analysis of the entire dataset acquired with a low-radioactivity argon target by the DarkSide-50 experiment at …
View article: Precision Measurement of the Specific Activity of $^{39}$Ar in Atmospheric Argon with the DEAP-3600 Detector
Precision Measurement of the Specific Activity of $^{39}$Ar in Atmospheric Argon with the DEAP-3600 Detector Open
The specific activity of the beta decay of $^{39}$Ar in atmospheric argon is measured using the DEAP-3600 detector. DEAP-3600, located 2 km underground at SNOLAB, uses a total of (3269 $\pm$ 24) kg of liquid argon distilled from the atmosp…
View article: Search for dark matter-nucleon interactions via Migdal effect with\n DarkSide-50
Search for dark matter-nucleon interactions via Migdal effect with\n DarkSide-50 Open
Dark matter elastic scattering off nuclei can result in the excitation and\nionization of the recoiling atom through the so-called Migdal effect. The\nenergy deposition from the ionization electron adds to the energy deposited by\nthe reco…
View article: Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of\n DarkSide-50
Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of\n DarkSide-50 Open
We report on the search for dark matter WIMPs in the mass range below 10\nGeV/c$^2$, from the analysis of the entire dataset acquired with a\nlow-radioactivity argon target by the DarkSide-50 experiment at LNGS. The new\nanalysis benefits …
View article: Volume reduction of water samples to increase sensitivity for radioassay of lead contamination
Volume reduction of water samples to increase sensitivity for radioassay of lead contamination Open
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View article: Contextual Isotope Ranking Criteria for Peak Identification in Gamma Spectroscopy Using a Large Database
Contextual Isotope Ranking Criteria for Peak Identification in Gamma Spectroscopy Using a Large Database Open
Isotope identification is a recurrent problem in gamma spectroscopy with high\npurity germanium detectors. In this work, new strategies are introduced to\nfacilitate this type of analysis. Five criteria are used to identify the parent\niso…
View article: Correction to: Gamma-ray flux measurement and geotechnical studies at the selected site for the LABChico underground laboratory
Correction to: Gamma-ray flux measurement and geotechnical studies at the selected site for the LABChico underground laboratory Open
View article: Gamma-ray flux measurement and geotechnical studies at the selected site for the LABChico underground laboratory
Gamma-ray flux measurement and geotechnical studies at the selected site for the LABChico underground laboratory Open
View article: Erratum: Constraints on dark matter-nucleon effective couplings in the presence of kinematically distinct halo substructures using the DEAP-3600 detector [Phys. Rev. D <b>102</b>, 082001 (2020)]
Erratum: Constraints on dark matter-nucleon effective couplings in the presence of kinematically distinct halo substructures using the DEAP-3600 detector [Phys. Rev. D <b>102</b>, 082001 (2020)] Open
Received 24 December 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.105.029901© 2022 American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasCosmologyDark matterParticle astrophysicsParticle dark matterPhysical SystemsGalactic hal…
View article: First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector
First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector Open
Dark matter with Planck-scale mass (≃10^{19} GeV/c^{2}) arises in well-motivated theories and could be produced by several cosmological mechanisms. A search for multiscatter signals from supermassive dark matter was performed with a blind …
View article: Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report
Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report Open