European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Dec 2017)
Material radioassay and selection for the XENON1T dark matter 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,
- 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,
- M. Messina,
- K. Micheneau,
- B. Miguez,
- A. Molinario,
- M. Murra,
- J. Naganoma,
- K. Ni,
- U. Oberlack,
- 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,
- M. Laubenstein,
- S. Nisi,
- 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 and Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- F. D. Amaro
- LIBPhys, 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 and 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- S. Diglio
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- 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
- 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 and 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 and 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
- LIBPhys, 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
- 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 and Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- P. Pakarha
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich
- B. Pelssers
- Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, 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
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- G. Sartorelli
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- M. Scheibelhut
- Institut für Physik and Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- S. Schindler
- Institut für Physik and 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
- Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 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
- M. Laubenstein
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- S. Nisi
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- XENON Collaboration
- Laboratori Nazionli del Gran Sasso
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5329-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 77,
no. 12
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Abstract The XENON1T dark matter experiment aims to detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) through low-energy interactions with xenon atoms. To detect such a rare event necessitates the use of radiopure materials to minimize the number of background events within the expected WIMP signal region. In this paper we report the results of an extensive material radioassay campaign for the XENON1T experiment. Using gamma-ray spectroscopy and mass spectrometry techniques, systematic measurements of trace radioactive impurities in over one hundred samples within a wide range of materials were performed. The measured activities allowed for stringent selection and placement of materials during the detector construction phase and provided the input for XENON1T detection sensitivity estimates through Monte Carlo simulations.
