European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Apr 2021)
Separating $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar from $${^{40}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 40 Ar by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark-matter searches
- P. Agnes,
- S. Albergo,
- I. F. M. Albuquerque,
- T. Alexander,
- A. Alici,
- A. K. Alton,
- P. Amaudruz,
- M. Arba,
- P. Arpaia,
- S. Arcelli,
- M. Ave,
- I. Ch. Avetissov,
- R. I. Avetisov,
- O. Azzolini,
- H. O. Back,
- Z. Balmforth,
- V. Barbarian,
- A. Barrado Olmedo,
- P. Barrillon,
- A. Basco,
- G. Batignani,
- A. Bondar,
- W. M. Bonivento,
- E. Borisova,
- B. Bottino,
- M. G. Boulay,
- G. Buccino,
- S. Bussino,
- J. Busto,
- A. Buzulutskov,
- M. Cadeddu,
- M. Cadoni,
- A. Caminata,
- E. V. Canesi,
- N. Canci,
- G. Cappello,
- M. Caravati,
- M. Cárdenas-Montes,
- N. Cargioli,
- M. Carlini,
- F. Carnesecchi,
- P. Castello,
- A. Castellani,
- S. Catalanotti,
- V. Cataudella,
- P. Cavalcante,
- S. Cavuoti,
- S. Cebrian,
- J. M. Cela Ruiz,
- B. Celano,
- S. Chashin,
- A. Chepurnov,
- C. Cicalò,
- L. Cifarelli,
- D. Cintas,
- F. Coccetti,
- V. Cocco,
- M. Colocci,
- E. Conde Vilda,
- L. Consiglio,
- S. Copello,
- J. Corning,
- G. Covone,
- P. Czudak,
- M. D’Aniello,
- S. D’Auria,
- M. D. Da Rocha Rolo,
- O. Dadoun,
- M. Daniel,
- S. Davini,
- A. De Candia,
- S. De Cecco,
- A. De Falco,
- G. De Filippis,
- D. De Gruttola,
- G. De Guido,
- G. De Rosa,
- M. Della Valle,
- G. Dellacasa,
- S. De Pasquale,
- A. V. Derbin,
- A. Devoto,
- L. Di Noto,
- F. Di Eusanio,
- C. Dionisi,
- P. Di Stefano,
- G. Dolganov,
- D. Dongiovanni,
- F. Dordei,
- M. Downing,
- T. Erjavec,
- S. Falciano,
- S. Farenzena,
- M. Fernandez Diaz,
- C. Filip,
- G. Fiorillo,
- A. Franceschi,
- D. Franco,
- E. Frolov,
- N. Funicello,
- F. Gabriele,
- C. Galbiati,
- M. Garbini,
- P. Garcia Abia,
- A. Gendotti,
- C. Ghiano,
- R. A. Giampaolo,
- C. Giganti,
- M. A. Giorgi,
- G. K. Giovanetti,
- M. L. Gligan,
- V. Goicoechea Casanueva,
- A. Gola,
- A. M. Goretti,
- R. Graciani Diaz,
- G. Y. Grigoriev,
- A. Grobov,
- M. Gromov,
- M. Guan,
- M. Guerzoni,
- M. Guetti,
- M. Gulino,
- C. Guo,
- B. R. Hackett,
- A. Hallin,
- M. Haranczyk,
- S. Hill,
- S. Horikawa,
- F. Hubaut,
- T. Hugues,
- E. V. Hungerford,
- An. Ianni,
- V. Ippolito,
- C. C. James,
- C. Jillings,
- P. Kachru,
- A. A. Kemp,
- C. L. Kendziora,
- G. Keppel,
- A. V. Khomyakov,
- A. Kish,
- I. Kochanek,
- K. Kondo,
- G. Korga,
- A. Kubankin,
- R. Kugathasan,
- M. Kuss,
- M. Kuźniak,
- M. La Commara,
- L. La Delfa,
- D. La Grasta,
- M. Lai,
- N. Lami,
- S. Langrock,
- M. Leyton,
- X. Li,
- L. Lidey,
- F. Lippi,
- M. Lissia,
- G. Longo,
- N. Maccioni,
- I. N. Machulin,
- L. Mapelli,
- A. Marasciulli,
- A. Margotti,
- S. M. Mari,
- J. Maricic,
- M. Marinelli,
- M. Martínez,
- A. D. Martinez Rojas,
- A. Martini,
- M. Mascia,
- M. Masetto,
- A. Masoni,
- A. Mazzi,
- A. B. McDonald,
- J. Mclaughlin,
- A. Messina,
- P. D. Meyers,
- T. Miletic,
- R. Milincic,
- R. Miola,
- A. Moggi,
- A. Moharana,
- S. Moioli,
- J. Monroe,
- S. Morisi,
- M. Morrocchi,
- E. N. Mozhevitina,
- T. Mróz,
- V. N. Muratova,
- A. Murenu,
- C. Muscas,
- L. Musenich,
- P. Musico,
- R. Nania,
- T. Napolitano,
- A. Navrer Agasson,
- M. Nessi,
- I. Nikulin,
- J. Nowak,
- A. Oleinik,
- V. Oleynikov,
- L. Pagani,
- M. Pallavicini,
- S. Palmas,
- L. Pandola,
- E. Pantic,
- E. Paoloni,
- G. Paternoster,
- P. A. Pegoraro,
- L. A. Pellegrini,
- C. Pellegrino,
- K. Pelczar,
- F. Perotti,
- V. Pesudo,
- E. Picciau,
- F. Pietropaolo,
- T. Pinna,
- A. Pocar,
- P. Podda,
- D. M. Poehlmann,
- S. Pordes,
- S. S. Poudel,
- P. Pralavorio,
- D. Price,
- F. Raffaelli,
- F. Ragusa,
- A. Ramirez,
- M. Razeti,
- A. Razeto,
- A. L. Renshaw,
- S. Rescia,
- M. Rescigno,
- F. Resnati,
- F. Retiere,
- L. P. Rignanese,
- C. Ripoli,
- A. Rivetti,
- J. Rode,
- L. Romero,
- M. Rossi,
- A. Rubbia,
- M. Rucaj,
- G. M. Sabiu,
- P. Salatino,
- O. Samoylov,
- E. Sánchez García,
- E. Sandford,
- S. Sanfilippo,
- V. A. Sangiorgio,
- V. Santacroce,
- D. Santone,
- R. Santorelli,
- A. Santucci,
- C. Savarese,
- E. Scapparone,
- B. Schlitzer,
- G. Scioli,
- D. A. Semenov,
- B. Shaw,
- A. Shchagin,
- A. Sheshukov,
- M. Simeone,
- P. Skensved,
- M. D. Skorokhvatov,
- O. Smirnov,
- B. Smith,
- A. Sokolov,
- R. Stefanizzi,
- A. Steri,
- S. Stracka,
- V. Strickland,
- M. Stringer,
- S. Sulis,
- Y. Suvorov,
- A. M. Szelc,
- J. Z. Szucs-Balazs,
- R. Tartaglia,
- G. Testera,
- T. N. Thorpe,
- A. Tonazzo,
- S. Torres-Lara,
- S. Tosti,
- A. Tricomi,
- M. Tuveri,
- E. V. Unzhakov,
- G. Usai,
- T. Vallivilayil John,
- S. Vescovi,
- T. Viant,
- S. Viel,
- A. Vishneva,
- R. B. Vogelaar,
- M. Wada,
- H. Wang,
- Y. Wang,
- S. Westerdale,
- R. J. Wheadon,
- L. Williams,
- Ma. M.Wojcik,
- Ma. Wojcik,
- X. Xiao,
- C. Yang,
- A. Zani,
- F. Zenobio,
- A. Zichichi,
- G. Zuzel,
- M. P. Zykova,
- DarkSide-20k Collaboration
Affiliations
- P. Agnes
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- S. Albergo
- INFN Catania
- I. F. M. Albuquerque
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo
- T. Alexander
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- A. Alici
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- A. K. Alton
- Physics Department, Augustana University
- P. Amaudruz
- TRIUMF
- M. Arba
- INFN Cagliari
- P. Arpaia
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi “Federico II” di Napoli
- S. Arcelli
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- M. Ave
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo
- I. Ch. Avetissov
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
- R. I. Avetisov
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
- O. Azzolini
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro
- H. O. Back
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Z. Balmforth
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
- V. Barbarian
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- A. Barrado Olmedo
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- P. Barrillon
- Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- A. Basco
- INFN Napoli
- G. Batignani
- INFN Pisa
- A. Bondar
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- W. M. Bonivento
- INFN Cagliari
- E. Borisova
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- B. Bottino
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Genova
- M. G. Boulay
- Department of Physics, Carleton University
- G. Buccino
- CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- S. Bussino
- INFN Roma Tre
- J. Busto
- Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- A. Buzulutskov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- M. Cadeddu
- INFN Cagliari
- M. Cadoni
- INFN Cagliari
- A. Caminata
- INFN Genova
- E. V. Canesi
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- N. Canci
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- G. Cappello
- INFN Catania
- M. Caravati
- INFN Cagliari
- M. Cárdenas-Montes
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- N. Cargioli
- INFN Cagliari
- M. Carlini
- Gran Sasso Science Institute
- F. Carnesecchi
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- P. Castello
- INFN Cagliari
- A. Castellani
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Politecnico di Milano
- S. Catalanotti
- INFN Napoli
- V. Cataudella
- INFN Napoli
- P. Cavalcante
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- S. Cavuoti
- INFN Napoli
- S. Cebrian
- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías, Universidad de Zaragoza
- J. M. Cela Ruiz
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- B. Celano
- INFN Napoli
- S. Chashin
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- A. Chepurnov
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- C. Cicalò
- INFN Cagliari
- L. Cifarelli
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- D. Cintas
- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías, Universidad de Zaragoza
- F. Coccetti
- Museo della fisica e Centro studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi
- V. Cocco
- INFN Cagliari
- M. Colocci
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- E. Conde Vilda
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- L. Consiglio
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- S. Copello
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Genova
- J. Corning
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- G. Covone
- INFN Napoli
- P. Czudak
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- M. D’Aniello
- Dipartimento di Strutture per l’Ingegneria e l’Architettura, Università degli Studi “Federico II” di Napoli
- S. D’Auria
- INFN Milano
- M. D. Da Rocha Rolo
- INFN Torino
- O. Dadoun
- LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Diderot
- M. Daniel
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- S. Davini
- INFN Genova
- A. De Candia
- INFN Napoli
- S. De Cecco
- INFN Sezione di Roma
- A. De Falco
- INFN Cagliari
- G. De Filippis
- INFN Napoli
- D. De Gruttola
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Salerno
- G. De Guido
- Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering Department “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
- G. De Rosa
- INFN Napoli
- M. Della Valle
- INFN Napoli
- G. Dellacasa
- INFN Torino
- S. De Pasquale
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Salerno
- A. V. Derbin
- Saint Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- A. Devoto
- INFN Cagliari
- L. Di Noto
- INFN Genova
- F. Di Eusanio
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- C. Dionisi
- INFN Sezione di Roma
- P. Di Stefano
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- G. Dolganov
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
- D. Dongiovanni
- Department of Fusion and Nuclear Safety Technologies, ENEA
- F. Dordei
- INFN Cagliari
- M. Downing
- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts
- T. Erjavec
- Department of Physics, University of California
- S. Falciano
- Gran Sasso Science Institute
- S. Farenzena
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- M. Fernandez Diaz
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- C. Filip
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotope and Molecular Technologies
- G. Fiorillo
- INFN Napoli
- A. Franceschi
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
- D. Franco
- APC, Université de Paris, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie
- E. Frolov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- N. Funicello
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Salerno
- F. Gabriele
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- C. Galbiati
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- M. Garbini
- INFN Bologna
- P. Garcia Abia
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- A. Gendotti
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich
- C. Ghiano
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- R. A. Giampaolo
- INFN Torino
- C. Giganti
- LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Diderot
- M. A. Giorgi
- INFN Pisa
- G. K. Giovanetti
- Physics Department, Williams College
- M. L. Gligan
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotope and Molecular Technologies
- V. Goicoechea Casanueva
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai’i
- A. Gola
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler
- A. M. Goretti
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- R. Graciani Diaz
- Universiatat de Barcelona
- G. Y. Grigoriev
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
- A. Grobov
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
- M. Gromov
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- M. Guan
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- M. Guerzoni
- INFN Bologna
- M. Guetti
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- M. Gulino
- Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Università di Enna Kore
- C. Guo
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- B. R. Hackett
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- A. Hallin
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- M. Haranczyk
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- S. Hill
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
- S. Horikawa
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- F. Hubaut
- Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- T. Hugues
- AstroCeNT, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- E. V. Hungerford
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- An. Ianni
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- V. Ippolito
- INFN Sezione di Roma
- C. C. James
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia
- C. Jillings
- SNOLAB
- P. Kachru
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- A. A. Kemp
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- C. L. Kendziora
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia
- G. Keppel
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro
- A. V. Khomyakov
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
- A. Kish
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai’i
- I. Kochanek
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- K. Kondo
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- G. Korga
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
- A. Kubankin
- Radiation Physics Laboratory, Belgorod National Research University
- R. Kugathasan
- INFN Torino
- M. Kuss
- INFN Pisa
- M. Kuźniak
- AstroCeNT, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- M. La Commara
- INFN Napoli
- L. La Delfa
- INFN Cagliari
- D. La Grasta
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- M. Lai
- INFN Cagliari
- N. Lami
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- S. Langrock
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Laurentian University
- M. Leyton
- INFN Napoli
- X. Li
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- L. Lidey
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- F. Lippi
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- M. Lissia
- INFN Cagliari
- G. Longo
- INFN Napoli
- N. Maccioni
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- I. N. Machulin
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
- L. Mapelli
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- A. Marasciulli
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Pisa
- A. Margotti
- INFN Bologna
- S. M. Mari
- INFN Roma Tre
- J. Maricic
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai’i
- M. Marinelli
- INFN Genova
- M. Martínez
- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías, Universidad de Zaragoza
- A. D. Martinez Rojas
- INFN Torino
- A. Martini
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- M. Mascia
- Department of Mechanical, Chemical, and Materials Engineering, Università degli Studi
- M. Masetto
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- A. Masoni
- INFN Cagliari
- A. Mazzi
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler
- A. B. McDonald
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- J. Mclaughlin
- TRIUMF
- A. Messina
- INFN Sezione di Roma
- P. D. Meyers
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- T. Miletic
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai’i
- R. Milincic
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai’i
- R. Miola
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- A. Moggi
- INFN Pisa
- A. Moharana
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- S. Moioli
- Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering Department “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
- J. Monroe
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
- S. Morisi
- INFN Napoli
- M. Morrocchi
- INFN Pisa
- E. N. Mozhevitina
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
- T. Mróz
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- V. N. Muratova
- Saint Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- A. Murenu
- INFN Cagliari
- C. Muscas
- INFN Cagliari
- L. Musenich
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Genova
- P. Musico
- INFN Genova
- R. Nania
- INFN Bologna
- T. Napolitano
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
- A. Navrer Agasson
- LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Diderot
- M. Nessi
- CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- I. Nikulin
- Radiation Physics Laboratory, Belgorod National Research University
- J. Nowak
- Physics Department, Lancaster University
- A. Oleinik
- Radiation Physics Laboratory, Belgorod National Research University
- V. Oleynikov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- L. Pagani
- Department of Physics, University of California
- M. Pallavicini
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Genova
- S. Palmas
- Department of Mechanical, Chemical, and Materials Engineering, Università degli Studi
- L. Pandola
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud
- E. Pantic
- Department of Physics, University of California
- E. Paoloni
- INFN Pisa
- G. Paternoster
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler
- P. A. Pegoraro
- INFN Cagliari
- L. A. Pellegrini
- Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering Department “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
- C. Pellegrino
- INFN Bologna
- K. Pelczar
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- F. Perotti
- INFN Milano
- V. Pesudo
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- E. Picciau
- INFN Cagliari
- F. Pietropaolo
- CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- T. Pinna
- Department of Fusion and Nuclear Safety Technologies, ENEA
- A. Pocar
- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts
- P. Podda
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- D. M. Poehlmann
- Department of Physics, University of California
- S. Pordes
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia
- S. S. Poudel
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- P. Pralavorio
- Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- D. Price
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester
- F. Raffaelli
- INFN Pisa
- F. Ragusa
- INFN Milano
- A. Ramirez
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- M. Razeti
- INFN Cagliari
- A. Razeto
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- A. L. Renshaw
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- S. Rescia
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- M. Rescigno
- INFN Sezione di Roma
- F. Resnati
- CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- F. Retiere
- TRIUMF
- L. P. Rignanese
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- C. Ripoli
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Salerno
- A. Rivetti
- INFN Torino
- J. Rode
- LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Diderot
- L. Romero
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- M. Rossi
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Genova
- A. Rubbia
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich
- M. Rucaj
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- G. M. Sabiu
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- P. Salatino
- INFN Napoli
- O. Samoylov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- E. Sánchez García
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- E. Sandford
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester
- S. Sanfilippo
- INFN Roma Tre
- V. A. Sangiorgio
- Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering Department “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
- V. Santacroce
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- D. Santone
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London
- R. Santorelli
- CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- A. Santucci
- Department of Fusion and Nuclear Safety Technologies, ENEA
- C. Savarese
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- E. Scapparone
- INFN Bologna
- B. Schlitzer
- Department of Physics, University of California
- G. Scioli
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- D. A. Semenov
- Saint Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- B. Shaw
- TRIUMF
- A. Shchagin
- Radiation Physics Laboratory, Belgorod National Research University
- A. Sheshukov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- M. Simeone
- INFN Napoli
- P. Skensved
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- M. D. Skorokhvatov
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
- O. Smirnov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- B. Smith
- TRIUMF
- A. Sokolov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- R. Stefanizzi
- INFN Cagliari
- A. Steri
- INFN Cagliari
- S. Stracka
- INFN Pisa
- V. Strickland
- Department of Physics, Carleton University
- M. Stringer
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- S. Sulis
- INFN Cagliari
- Y. Suvorov
- INFN Napoli
- A. M. Szelc
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester
- J. Z. Szucs-Balazs
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotope and Molecular Technologies
- R. Tartaglia
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- G. Testera
- INFN Genova
- T. N. Thorpe
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- A. Tonazzo
- APC, Université de Paris, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie
- S. Torres-Lara
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- S. Tosti
- Department of Fusion and Nuclear Safety Technologies, ENEA
- A. Tricomi
- INFN Catania
- M. Tuveri
- INFN Cagliari
- E. V. Unzhakov
- Saint Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- G. Usai
- INFN Cagliari
- T. Vallivilayil John
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- S. Vescovi
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
- T. Viant
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich
- S. Viel
- Department of Physics, Carleton University
- A. Vishneva
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- R. B. Vogelaar
- Virginia Tech
- M. Wada
- AstroCeNT, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- H. Wang
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- Y. Wang
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- S. Westerdale
- INFN Cagliari
- R. J. Wheadon
- INFN Torino
- L. Williams
- Department of Physics and Engineering, Fort Lewis College
- Ma. M.Wojcik
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- Ma. Wojcik
- Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology
- X. Xiao
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California
- C. Yang
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- A. Zani
- CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
- F. Zenobio
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- A. Zichichi
- Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna
- G. Zuzel
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- M. P. Zykova
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
- DarkSide-20k Collaboration
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09121-9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 81,
no. 4
pp. 1 – 18
Abstract
Abstract Aria is a plant hosting a $${350}\,\hbox {m}$$ 350 m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is being installed in a mine shaft at Carbosulcis S.p.A., Nuraxi-Figus (SU), Italy. Aria is one of the pillars of the argon dark-matter search experimental program, lead by the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration. It was designed to reduce the isotopic abundance of $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar in argon extracted from underground sources, called Underground Argon (UAr), which is used for dark-matter searches. Indeed, $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar is a $$\beta $$ β -emitter of cosmogenic origin, whose activity poses background and pile-up concerns in the detectors. In this paper, we discuss the requirements, design, construction, tests, and projected performance of the plant for the isotopic cryogenic distillation of argon. We also present the successful results of the isotopic cryogenic distillation of nitrogen with a prototype plant.