Dual-Phase Liquid Xenon Detectors for Dark Matter Searches

Schumann, Marc (2014). Dual-Phase Liquid Xenon Detectors for Dark Matter Searches. Journal of instrumentation, 9(08), C08004-C08004. Institute of Physics Publishing IOP 10.1088/1748-0221/9/08/C08004

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Dual-phase time projection chambers (TPCs) filled with the liquid noble gas xenon (LXe) are currently the most sensitive detectors searching for interactions of WIMP dark matter in a laboratory-based experiment. This is achieved by combining a large, monolithic dark matter target of a very low background with the capability to localize the interaction vertex in three dimensions, allowing for target fiducialization and multiple-scatter rejection. The background in dual-phase LXe TPCs is further reduced by the simultaneous measurement of the scintillation and ionization signal from a particle interaction, which is used to distinguish signal from background signatures. This article reviews the principle of dual-phase LXe TPCs, and provides an overview about running as well as future experimental efforts.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC)
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP)

UniBE Contributor:

Schumann, Marc

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

1748-0221

Publisher:

Institute of Physics Publishing IOP

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jan Dirk Brinksma

Date Deposited:

08 Jun 2015 15:54

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:47

Publisher DOI:

10.1088/1748-0221/9/08/C08004

ArXiv ID:

1405.7600v2

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.68737

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/68737

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