The XENONnT dark matter experiment
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Published:2024-08-07
Issue:8
Volume:84
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ISSN:1434-6052
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Container-title:The European Physical Journal C
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Eur. Phys. J. C
Author:
, Aprile E.ORCID, Aalbers J.ORCID, Abe K.ORCID, Ahmed Maouloud S.ORCID, Althueser L.ORCID, Andrieu B.ORCID, Angelino E.ORCID, Angevaare J. R., Antochi V. C., Antón Martin D., Arneodo F.ORCID, Balata M., Baudis L.ORCID, Baxter A. L., Bazyk M.ORCID, Bellagamba L.ORCID, Biondi R.ORCID, Bismark A.ORCID, Brookes E. J., Brown A.ORCID, Bruenner S., Bruno G.ORCID, Budnik R.ORCID, Bui T. K., Cai C., Cardoso J. M. R.ORCID, Cassese F., Chiarini A., Cichon D., Cimental Chavez A. P., Colijn A. P.ORCID, Conrad J.ORCID, Corrieri R., Cuenca-García J. J.ORCID, Cussonneau J. P., Dadoun O., D’Andrea V.ORCID, Decowski M. P.ORCID, De Fazio B., Gangi P. DiORCID, Diglio S.ORCID, Disdier J. M., Douillet D., Eitel K.ORCID, Elykov A.ORCID, Farrell S., Ferella A. D.ORCID, Ferrari C.ORCID, Fischer H.ORCID, Flierman M.ORCID, Form S., Front D., Fulgione W.ORCID, Fuselli C.ORCID, Gaemers P.ORCID, Gaior R.ORCID, Rosso A. Gallo, Galloway M.ORCID, Gao F.ORCID, Gardner R., Garroum N., Glade-Beucke R.ORCID, Grandi L.ORCID, Grigat J.ORCID, Guan H.ORCID, Guerzoni M., Guida M.ORCID, Hammann R.ORCID, Higuera A.ORCID, Hils C., Hoetzsch L.ORCID, Hood N. F.ORCID, Howlett J., Huhmann C., Iacovacci M.ORCID, Iaquaniello G., Iven L., Itow Y.ORCID, Jakob J.ORCID, Joerg F.ORCID, Joy A., Kara M.ORCID, Kavrigin P.ORCID, Kazama S.ORCID, Kobayashi M.ORCID, Koltman G., Kopec A.ORCID, Kuger F.ORCID, Landsman H.ORCID, Lang R. F.ORCID, Levinson L.ORCID, Li I.ORCID, Li S.ORCID, Liang S.ORCID, Lindemann S.ORCID, Lindner M.ORCID, Liu K.ORCID, Loizeau J.ORCID, Lombardi F.ORCID, Long J.ORCID, Lopes J. A. M.ORCID, Ma Y.ORCID, Macolino C.ORCID, Mahlstedt J.ORCID, Mancuso A.ORCID, Manenti L.ORCID, Marignetti F.ORCID, Marrodán Undagoitia T.ORCID, Martella P., Martens K.ORCID, Masbou J.ORCID, Masson D., Masson E.ORCID, Mastroianni S.ORCID, Mele E., Messina M.ORCID, Michinelli R., Miuchi K.ORCID, Molinario A.ORCID, Moriyama S.ORCID, Morå K.ORCID, Mosbacher Y., Murra M.ORCID, Müller J.ORCID, Ni K.ORCID, Nisi S., Oberlack U.ORCID, Orlandi D., Othegraven R., Paetsch B.ORCID, Palacio J., Parlati S., Paschos P., Pellegrini Q.ORCID, Peres R.ORCID, Peters C., Pienaar J.ORCID, Pierre M.ORCID, Plante G.ORCID, Pollmann T. R.ORCID, Qi J.ORCID, Qin J.ORCID, García D. RamírezORCID, Rynge M., Shi J., Singh R.ORCID, Sanchez L.ORCID, Santos J. M. F. dosORCID, Sarnoff I.ORCID, Sartorelli G.ORCID, Schreiner J., Schulte D., Schulte P.ORCID, Schulze Eißing H., Schumann M.ORCID, Scotto Lavina L.ORCID, Selvi M.ORCID, Semeria F.ORCID, Shagin P.ORCID, Shi S.ORCID, Shockley E., Silva M.ORCID, Simgen H.ORCID, Stephen J., Stern M., Stillwell B. K., Takeda A.ORCID, Tan P.-L.ORCID, Tatananni D.ORCID, Terliuk A., Thers D., Toschi F.ORCID, Trinchero G.ORCID, Tunnell C., Tönnies F.ORCID, Valerius K.ORCID, Volta G.ORCID, Weinheimer C.ORCID, Weiss M.ORCID, Wenz D.ORCID, Westermann J., Wittweg C.ORCID, Wolf T., Wu V. H. S.ORCID, Xing Y.ORCID, Xu D.ORCID, Xu Z.ORCID, Yamashita M.ORCID, Yang L.ORCID, Ye J.ORCID, Yuan L.ORCID, Zavattini G.ORCID, Zhong M.ORCID, Zhu T.
Abstract
AbstractThe multi-staged XENON program at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso aims to detect dark matter with two-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers of increasing size and sensitivity. The XENONnT experiment is the latest detector in the program, planned to be an upgrade of its predecessor XENON1T. It features an active target of 5.9 tonnes of cryogenic liquid xenon (8.5 tonnes total mass in cryostat). The experiment is expected to extend the sensitivity to WIMP dark matter by more than an order of magnitude compared to XENON1T, thanks to the larger active mass and the significantly reduced background, improved by novel systems such as a radon removal plant and a neutron veto. This article describes the XENONnT experiment and its sub-systems in detail and reports on the detector performance during the first science run.
Funder
JST FOREST Program ERAN United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft National Science Foundation Israeli Science Foundation Kavli Foundation Toegepaste en Technische Wetenschappen, NWO Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Weizmann Institute of Science Région des Pays de la Loire Swiss National Science Foundation Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse Max Planck Gesellschaft PAZY Foundation Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia JSPS Kakenhi Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare DIM-ACAV+ Région Ile-de-France
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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