European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Dec 2017)
The XENON1T dark matter experiment
- E. Aprile,
- J. Aalbers,
- F. Agostini,
- M. Alfonsi,
- F. D. Amaro,
- M. Anthony,
- B. Antunes,
- F. Arneodo,
- M. Balata,
- P. Barrow,
- L. Baudis,
- B. Bauermeister,
- M. L. Benabderrahmane,
- T. Berger,
- A. Breskin,
- P. A. Breur,
- A. Brown,
- E. Brown,
- S. Bruenner,
- G. Bruno,
- R. Budnik,
- L. Bütikofer,
- J. Calvén,
- J. M. R. Cardoso,
- M. Cervantes,
- A. Chiarini,
- D. Cichon,
- D. Coderre,
- A. P. Colijn,
- J. Conrad,
- R. Corrieri,
- J. P. Cussonneau,
- M. P. Decowski,
- P. de Perio,
- P. Di Gangi,
- A. Di Giovanni,
- S. Diglio,
- J.-M. Disdier,
- M. Doets,
- E. Duchovni,
- G. Eurin,
- J. Fei,
- A. D. Ferella,
- A. Fieguth,
- D. Franco,
- D. Front,
- W. Fulgione,
- A. Gallo Rosso,
- M. Galloway,
- F. Gao,
- M. Garbini,
- C. Geis,
- K.-L. Giboni,
- L. W. Goetzke,
- L. Grandi,
- Z. Greene,
- C. Grignon,
- C. Hasterok,
- E. Hogenbirk,
- C. Huhmann,
- R. Itay,
- A. James,
- B. Kaminsky,
- S. Kazama,
- G. Kessler,
- A. Kish,
- H. Landsman,
- R. F. Lang,
- D. Lellouch,
- L. Levinson,
- Q. Lin,
- S. Lindemann,
- M. Lindner,
- F. Lombardi,
- J. A. M. Lopes,
- R. Maier,
- A. Manfredini,
- I. Maris,
- T. Marrodán Undagoitia,
- J. Masbou,
- F. V. Massoli,
- D. Masson,
- D. Mayani,
- M. Messina,
- K. Micheneau,
- A. Molinario,
- K. Morå,
- M. Murra,
- J. Naganoma,
- K. Ni,
- U. Oberlack,
- D. Orlandi,
- R. Othegraven,
- P. Pakarha,
- S. Parlati,
- B. Pelssers,
- R. Persiani,
- F. Piastra,
- J. Pienaar,
- V. Pizzella,
- M.-C. Piro,
- G. Plante,
- N. Priel,
- D. Ramírez García,
- L. Rauch,
- S. Reichard,
- C. Reuter,
- A. Rizzo,
- S. Rosendahl,
- N. Rupp,
- J. M. F. dos Santos,
- R. Saldanha,
- 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,
- M. Stern,
- A. Stein,
- D. Tatananni,
- L. Tatananni,
- D. Thers,
- A. Tiseni,
- G. Trinchero,
- C. Tunnell,
- N. Upole,
- M. Vargas,
- O. Wack,
- R. Walet,
- H. Wang,
- Z. Wang,
- Y. Wei,
- C. Weinheimer,
- C. Wittweg,
- J. Wulf,
- J. Ye,
- Y. Zhang,
- XENON Collaboration
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
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- M. Anthony
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- B. Antunes
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- F. Arneodo
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- M. Balata
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- P. Barrow
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- L. Baudis
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- B. Bauermeister
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- M. L. Benabderrahmane
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- T. Berger
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- A. Breskin
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- 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
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- J. M. R. Cardoso
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- M. Cervantes
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- A. Chiarini
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- D. Cichon
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- D. Coderre
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- A. P. Colijn
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- J. Conrad
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- R. Corrieri
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- J. P. Cussonneau
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, 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, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- J.-M. Disdier
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- M. Doets
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- 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
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- A. Fieguth
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- D. Franco
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- D. Front
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- 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
- K.-L. Giboni
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- 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
- C. Huhmann
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- R. Itay
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- A. James
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- B. Kaminsky
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- S. Kazama
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- 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
- Q. Lin
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- S. Lindemann
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. Lindner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- F. Lombardi
- Department of Physics, University of California
- J. A. M. Lopes
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- R. Maier
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- 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, IMT Atlantique, 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
- M. Messina
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- K. Micheneau
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- A. Molinario
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- K. Morå
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- 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
- D. Orlandi
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- R. Othegraven
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- P. Pakarha
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- S. Parlati
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- B. Pelssers
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova
- R. Persiani
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- F. Piastra
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- J. Pienaar
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- V. Pizzella
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M.-C. Piro
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- G. Plante
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- N. Priel
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- D. Ramírez García
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- L. Rauch
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- S. Reichard
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- 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
- J. M. F. dos Santos
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- R. Saldanha
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- 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
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- H. Simgen
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. v. Sivers
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- M. Stern
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- A. Stein
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- D. Tatananni
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- L. Tatananni
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- D. Thers
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- A. Tiseni
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- G. Trinchero
- INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
- C. Tunnell
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- N. Upole
- Department of Physics and Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- M. Vargas
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- O. Wack
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- R. Walet
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam
- H. Wang
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- Z. Wang
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- Y. Wei
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- C. Weinheimer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- C. Wittweg
- 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
- Laboratori Nazionli del Gran Sasso
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5326-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 77,
no. 12
pp. 1 – 23
Abstract
Abstract The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) is the first WIMP dark matter detector operating with a liquid xenon target mass above the ton-scale. Out of its 3.2 t liquid xenon inventory, 2.0 t constitute the active target of the dual-phase time projection chamber. The scintillation and ionization signals from particle interactions are detected with low-background photomultipliers. This article describes the XENON1T instrument and its subsystems as well as strategies to achieve an unprecedented low background level. First results on the detector response and the performance of the subsystems are also presented.