European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (May 2017)
Online $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn removal by cryogenic distillation in the XENON100 experiment
- E. Aprile,
- J. Aalbers,
- F. Agostini,
- M. Alfonsi,
- F. D. Amaro,
- M. Anthony,
- F. Arneodo,
- P. Barrow,
- L. Baudis,
- B. Bauermeister,
- M. L. Benabderrahmane,
- T. Berger,
- P. A. Breur,
- A. Brown,
- E. Brown,
- S. Bruenner,
- G. Bruno,
- R. Budnik,
- L. Bütikofer,
- J. Calvén,
- J. M. R. Cardoso,
- M. Cervantes,
- D. Cichon,
- D. Coderre,
- A. P. Colijn,
- J. Conrad,
- J. P. Cussonneau,
- M. P. Decowski,
- P. de Perio,
- P. Di Gangi,
- A. Di Giovanni,
- S. Diglio,
- E. Duchovni,
- G. Eurin,
- J. Fei,
- A. D. Ferella,
- A. Fieguth,
- D. Franco,
- W. Fulgione,
- A. Gallo Rosso,
- M. Galloway,
- F. Gao,
- M. Garbini,
- C. Geis,
- L. W. Goetzke,
- L. Grandi,
- Z. Greene,
- C. Grignon,
- C. Hasterok,
- E. Hogenbirk,
- R. Itay,
- B. Kaminsky,
- G. Kessler,
- A. Kish,
- H. Landsman,
- R. F. Lang,
- D. Lellouch,
- L. Levinson,
- M. Le Calloch,
- Q. Lin,
- S. Lindemann,
- M. Lindner,
- J. A. M. Lopes,
- A. Manfredini,
- I. Maris,
- T. Marrodán Undagoitia,
- J. Masbou,
- F. V. Massoli,
- D. Masson,
- D. Mayani,
- Y. Meng,
- M. Messina,
- K. Micheneau,
- B. Miguez,
- A. Molinario,
- M. Murra,
- J. Naganoma,
- K. Ni,
- U. Oberlack,
- S. E. A. Orrigo,
- P. Pakarha,
- B. Pelssers,
- R. Persiani,
- F. Piastra,
- J. Pienaar,
- M.-C. Piro,
- V. Pizzella,
- G. Plante,
- N. Priel,
- L. Rauch,
- S. Reichard,
- C. Reuter,
- A. Rizzo,
- S. Rosendahl,
- N. Rupp,
- R. Saldanha,
- J. M. F. dos Santos,
- G. Sartorelli,
- M. Scheibelhut,
- S. Schindler,
- J. Schreiner,
- M. Schumann,
- L. Scotto Lavina,
- M. Selvi,
- P. Shagin,
- E. Shockley,
- M. Silva,
- H. Simgen,
- M. v. Sivers,
- A. Stein,
- D. Thers,
- A. Tiseni,
- G. Trinchero,
- C. Tunnell,
- N. Upole,
- H. Wang,
- Y. Wei,
- C. Weinheimer,
- J. Wulf,
- J. Ye,
- Y. Zhang,
- XENON Collaboration,
- I. Cristescu
Affiliations
- E. Aprile
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- J. Aalbers
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- F. Agostini
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- M. Alfonsi
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- F. D. Amaro
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- M. Anthony
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- F. Arneodo
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- P. Barrow
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- L. Baudis
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- B. Bauermeister
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- M. L. Benabderrahmane
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- T. Berger
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- P. A. Breur
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- A. Brown
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- E. Brown
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- S. Bruenner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- G. Bruno
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- R. Budnik
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- L. Bütikofer
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- J. Calvén
- Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- J. M. R. Cardoso
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- M. Cervantes
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- D. Cichon
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- D. Coderre
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- A. P. Colijn
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- J. Conrad
- Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- J. P. Cussonneau
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- M. P. Decowski
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- P. de Perio
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- P. Di Gangi
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- A. Di Giovanni
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- S. Diglio
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- E. Duchovni
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- G. Eurin
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. Fei
- Department of Physics, University of California
- A. D. Ferella
- Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- A. Fieguth
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- D. Franco
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- W. Fulgione
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- A. Gallo Rosso
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- M. Galloway
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- F. Gao
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- M. Garbini
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- C. Geis
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- L. W. Goetzke
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- L. Grandi
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- Z. Greene
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- C. Grignon
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- C. Hasterok
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- E. Hogenbirk
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- R. Itay
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- B. Kaminsky
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- G. Kessler
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- A. Kish
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- H. Landsman
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- R. F. Lang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- D. Lellouch
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- L. Levinson
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- M. Le Calloch
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- Q. Lin
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- S. Lindemann
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. Lindner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. A. M. Lopes
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- A. Manfredini
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- I. Maris
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- T. Marrodán Undagoitia
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. Masbou
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- F. V. Massoli
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- D. Masson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- D. Mayani
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- Y. Meng
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- M. Messina
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- K. Micheneau
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- B. Miguez
- INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
- A. Molinario
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- M. Murra
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- J. Naganoma
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
- K. Ni
- Department of Physics, University of California
- U. Oberlack
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- S. E. A. Orrigo
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- P. Pakarha
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- B. Pelssers
- Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- R. Persiani
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- F. Piastra
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- J. Pienaar
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- M.-C. Piro
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- V. Pizzella
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- G. Plante
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- N. Priel
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- L. Rauch
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- S. Reichard
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- C. Reuter
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- A. Rizzo
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- S. Rosendahl
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- N. Rupp
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- R. Saldanha
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- J. M. F. dos Santos
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- G. Sartorelli
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- M. Scheibelhut
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- S. Schindler
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- J. Schreiner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. Schumann
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- L. Scotto Lavina
- LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3
- M. Selvi
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- P. Shagin
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
- E. Shockley
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- M. Silva
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- H. Simgen
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. v. Sivers
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- A. Stein
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- D. Thers
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/In2p3, Université de Nantes
- A. Tiseni
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- G. Trinchero
- INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
- C. Tunnell
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- N. Upole
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- H. Wang
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- Y. Wei
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- C. Weinheimer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- J. Wulf
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- J. Ye
- Department of Physics, University of California
- Y. Zhang
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- XENON Collaboration
- I. Cristescu
- Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4902-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 77,
no. 6
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Abstract We describe the purification of xenon from traces of the radioactive noble gas radon using a cryogenic distillation column. The distillation column was integrated into the gas purification loop of the XENON100 detector for online radon removal. This enabled us to significantly reduce the constant $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn background originating from radon emanation. After inserting an auxiliary $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn emanation source in the gas loop, we determined a radon reduction factor of $$R\,>\,27$$ R > 27 (95% C.L.) for the distillation column by monitoring the $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn activity concentration inside the XENON100 detector.
