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href="https://arxiv.org/format/2406.15422">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Fluorescence Imaging of Individual Ions and Molecules in Pressurized Noble Gases for Barium Tagging in $^{136}$Xe </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dey%2C+E">E. Dey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Foss%2C+F+W">F. W. Foss</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Madigan%2C+R">R. Madigan</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=McDonald%2C+A">A. McDonald</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Miller%2C+R+L">R. L. Miller</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Navarro%2C+K+E">K. E. Navarro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Norman%2C+L+R">L. R. Norman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barcelon%2C+J+E">J. E. Barcelon</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Barrio-Torregrosa%2C+M">M. del Barrio-Torregrosa</a> , et al. (90 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2406.15422v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The imaging of individual Ba$^{2+}$ ions in high pressure xenon gas is one possible way to attain background-free sensitivity to neutrinoless double beta decay and hence establish the Majorana nature of the neutrino. In this paper we demonstrate selective single Ba$^{2+}$ ion imaging inside a high-pressure xenon gas environment. Ba$^{2+}$ ions chelated with molecular chemosensors are resolved at t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2406.15422v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2406.15422v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2406.15422v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The imaging of individual Ba$^{2+}$ ions in high pressure xenon gas is one possible way to attain background-free sensitivity to neutrinoless double beta decay and hence establish the Majorana nature of the neutrino. In this paper we demonstrate selective single Ba$^{2+}$ ion imaging inside a high-pressure xenon gas environment. Ba$^{2+}$ ions chelated with molecular chemosensors are resolved at the gas-solid interface using a diffraction-limited imaging system with scan area of 1$\times$1~cm$^2$ located inside 10~bar of xenon gas. This new form of microscopy represents an important enabling step in the development of barium tagging for neutrinoless double beta decay searches in $^{136}$Xe, as well as a new tool for studying the photophysics of fluorescent molecules and chemosensors at the solid-gas interface. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2406.15422v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2406.15422v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 20 May, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2024. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20427">arXiv:2405.20427</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.20427">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2405.20427">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Measurement of Energy Resolution with the NEXT-White Silicon Photomultipliers </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Palmeiro%2C+B">B. Palmeiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Para%2C+A">A. Para</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guenette%2C+R">R. Guenette</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Barrio-Torregrosa%2C+M">M. del Barrio-Torregrosa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bayo%2C+A">A. Bayo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Brodolin%2C+A">A. Brodolin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castillo%2C+A">A. Castillo</a> , et al. (85 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2405.20427v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT-White detector, a high-pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber, demonstrated the excellence of this technology for future neutrinoless double beta decay searches using photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to measure energy and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to extract topology information. This analysis uses $^{83m}\text{Kr}$ data from the NEXT-White detector to measure and understand th… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2405.20427v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2405.20427v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2405.20427v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT-White detector, a high-pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber, demonstrated the excellence of this technology for future neutrinoless double beta decay searches using photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to measure energy and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to extract topology information. This analysis uses $^{83m}\text{Kr}$ data from the NEXT-White detector to measure and understand the energy resolution that can be obtained with the SiPMs, rather than with PMTs. The energy resolution obtained of (10.9 $\pm$ 0.6) $\%$, full-width half-maximum, is slightly larger than predicted based on the photon statistics resulting from very low light detection coverage of the SiPM plane in the NEXT-White detector. The difference in the predicted and measured resolution is attributed to poor corrections, which are expected to be improved with larger statistics. Furthermore, the noise of the SiPMs is shown to not be a dominant factor in the energy resolution and may be negligible when noise subtraction is applied appropriately, for high-energy events or larger SiPM coverage detectors. These results, which are extrapolated to estimate the response of large coverage SiPM planes, are promising for the development of future, SiPM-only, readout planes that can offer imaging and achieve similar energy resolution to that previously demonstrated with PMTs. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2405.20427v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2405.20427v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 16 August, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 30 May, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2024. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03528">arXiv:2311.03528</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.03528">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2311.03528">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/19/02/P02007">10.1088/1748-0221/19/02/P02007 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Design, characterization and installation of the NEXT-100 cathode and electroluminescence regions </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mistry%2C+K">K. Mistry</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rogers%2C+L">L. Rogers</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Munson%2C+B">B. Munson</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Norman%2C+L">L. Norman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Barrio-Torregrosa%2C+M">M. del Barrio-Torregrosa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bayo%2C+A">A. Bayo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Brodolin%2C+A">A. Brodolin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a> , et al. (85 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.03528v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> NEXT-100 is currently being constructed at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees and will search for neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure gaseous time projection chamber (TPC) with 100 kg of xenon. Charge amplification is carried out via electroluminescence (EL) which is the process of accelerating electrons in a high electric field region causing secondar… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.03528v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2311.03528v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.03528v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> NEXT-100 is currently being constructed at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees and will search for neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure gaseous time projection chamber (TPC) with 100 kg of xenon. Charge amplification is carried out via electroluminescence (EL) which is the process of accelerating electrons in a high electric field region causing secondary scintillation of the medium proportional to the initial charge. The NEXT-100 EL and cathode regions are made from tensioned hexagonal meshes of 1 m diameter. This paper describes the design, characterization, and installation of these parts for NEXT-100. Simulations of the electric field are performed to model the drift and amplification of ionization electrons produced in the detector under various EL region alignments and rotations. Measurements of the electrostatic breakdown voltage in air characterize performance under high voltage conditions and identify breakdown points. The electrostatic deflection of the mesh is quantified and fit to a first-principles mechanical model. Measurements were performed with both a standalone test EL region and with the NEXT-100 EL region before its installation in the detector. Finally, we describe the parts as installed in NEXT-100, following their deployment in Summer 2023. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.03528v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2311.03528v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 December, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 6 November, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">35 pages, 25 Figures, update includes accepted version in JINST</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JINST 19 P02007 2024 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03441">arXiv:2311.03441</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.03441">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2311.03441">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Demonstration of Event Position Reconstruction based on Diffusion in the NEXT-White Detector </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Haefner%2C+J">J. Haefner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Navarro%2C+K+E">K. E. Navarro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guenette%2C+R">R. Guenette</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tripathi%2C+A">A. Tripathi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Barrio-Torregrosa%2C+M">M. del Barrio-Torregrosa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bayo%2C+A">A. Bayo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=BenllochRodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. BenllochRodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Brodolin%2C+A">A. Brodolin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a> , et al. (86 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.03441v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Noble element time projection chambers are a leading technology for rare event detection in physics, such as for dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay searches. Time projection chambers typically assign event position in the drift direction using the relative timing of prompt scintillation and delayed charge collection signals, allowing for reconstruction of an absolute position in the dr… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.03441v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2311.03441v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.03441v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Noble element time projection chambers are a leading technology for rare event detection in physics, such as for dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay searches. Time projection chambers typically assign event position in the drift direction using the relative timing of prompt scintillation and delayed charge collection signals, allowing for reconstruction of an absolute position in the drift direction. In this paper, alternate methods for assigning event drift distance via quantification of electron diffusion in a pure high pressure xenon gas time projection chamber are explored. Data from the NEXT-White detector demonstrate the ability to achieve good position assignment accuracy for both high- and low-energy events. Using point-like energy deposits from $^{83\mathrm{m}}$Kr calibration electron captures ($E\sim45$keV), the position of origin of low-energy events is determined to $2~$cm precision with bias $< 1$mm. A convolutional neural network approach is then used to quantify diffusion for longer tracks (E$\geq$1.5MeV), yielding a precision of 3cm on the event barycenter. The precision achieved with these methods indicates the feasibility energy calibrations of better than 1% FWHM at Q$_{尾尾}$ in pure xenon, as well as the potential for event fiducialization in large future detectors using an alternate method that does not rely on primary scintillation. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.03441v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2311.03441v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 6 November, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">18 pages, 16 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.09435">arXiv:2305.09435</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09435">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2305.09435">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2023)190">10.1007/JHEP09(2023)190 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Demonstration of neutrinoless double beta decay searches in gaseous xenon with NEXT </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Novella%2C+P">P. Novella</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Us%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Us贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Barrio-Torregrosa%2C+M">M. del Barrio-Torregrosa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bayo%2C+A">A. Bayo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bounasser%2C+S">S. Bounasser</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a> , et al. (90 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2305.09435v4-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT experiment aims at the sensitive search of the neutrinoless double beta decay in $^{136}$Xe, using high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chambers. The NEXT-White detector is the first radiopure demonstrator of this technology, operated in the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc. Achieving an energy resolution of 1% FWHM at 2.6 MeV and further background rejection by means o… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2305.09435v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2305.09435v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2305.09435v4-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT experiment aims at the sensitive search of the neutrinoless double beta decay in $^{136}$Xe, using high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chambers. The NEXT-White detector is the first radiopure demonstrator of this technology, operated in the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc. Achieving an energy resolution of 1% FWHM at 2.6 MeV and further background rejection by means of the topology of the reconstructed tracks, NEXT-White has been exploited beyond its original goals in order to perform a neutrinoless double beta decay search. The analysis considers the combination of 271.6 days of $^{136}$Xe-enriched data and 208.9 days of $^{136}$Xe-depleted data. A detailed background modeling and measurement has been developed, ensuring the time stability of the radiogenic and cosmogenic contributions across both data samples. Limits to the neutrinoless mode are obtained in two alternative analyses: a background-model-dependent approach and a novel direct background-subtraction technique, offering results with small dependence on the background model assumptions. With a fiducial mass of only 3.50$\pm$0.01 kg of $^{136}$Xe-enriched xenon, 90% C.L. lower limits to the neutrinoless double beta decay are found in the T$_{1/2}^{0谓}>5.5\times10^{23}-1.3\times10^{24}$ yr range, depending on the method. The presented techniques stand as a proof-of-concept for the searches to be implemented with larger NEXT detectors. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2305.09435v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2305.09435v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 22 September, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 16 May, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JHEP 09 (2023) 190 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.06091">arXiv:2304.06091</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.06091">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2304.06091">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> NEXT-CRAB-0: A High Pressure Gaseous Xenon Time Projection Chamber with a Direct VUV Camera Based Readout </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N+K">N. K. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Parmaksiz%2C+I">I. Parmaksiz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Asaadi%2C+J">J. Asaadi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Baeza-Rubio%2C+J">J Baeza-Rubio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Higley%2C+A">A. Higley</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mistry%2C+K">K. Mistry</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Moya%2C+I+A">I. A. Moya</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Oyedele%2C+P">P. Oyedele</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rogers%2C+L">L. Rogers</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Stogsdill%2C+K">K. Stogsdill</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a> , et al. (94 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2304.06091v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0谓尾尾$) remains one of the most compelling experimental avenues for the discovery in the neutrino sector. Electroluminescent gas-phase time projection chambers are well suited to $0谓尾尾$ searches due to their intrinsically precise energy resolution and topological event identification capabilities. Scalability to ton- and multi-ton masses requires read… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2304.06091v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2304.06091v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2304.06091v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0谓尾尾$) remains one of the most compelling experimental avenues for the discovery in the neutrino sector. Electroluminescent gas-phase time projection chambers are well suited to $0谓尾尾$ searches due to their intrinsically precise energy resolution and topological event identification capabilities. Scalability to ton- and multi-ton masses requires readout of large-area electroluminescent regions with fine spatial resolution, low radiogenic backgrounds, and a scalable data acquisition system. This paper presents a detector prototype that records event topology in an electroluminescent xenon gas TPC via VUV image-intensified cameras. This enables an extendable readout of large tracking planes with commercial devices that reside almost entirely outside of the active medium.Following further development in intermediate scale demonstrators, this technique may represent a novel and enlargeable method for topological event imaging in $0谓尾尾$. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2304.06091v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2304.06091v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 August, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 12 April, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">30 Pages, 22 figures, Updated to match current JINST submission</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.01522">arXiv:2303.01522</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.01522">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2303.01522">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/07/P07044">10.1088/1748-0221/18/07/P07044 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> A Compact Dication Source for Ba$^{2+}$ Tagging and Heavy Metal Ion Sensor Development </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Navarro%2C+K+E">K. E. Navarro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Baeza-Rubio%2C+J">J. Baeza-Rubio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Boyd%2C+M">M. Boyd</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Denisenko%2C+A+A">A. A. Denisenko</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Foss%2C+F+W">F. W. Foss</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Giri%2C+S">S. Giri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Miller%2C+R">R. Miller</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tiscareno%2C+M+R">M. R. Tiscareno</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Samaniego%2C+F+J">F. J. Samaniego</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Stogsdill%2C+K">K. Stogsdill</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a> , et al. (85 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2303.01522v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present a tunable metal ion beam that delivers controllable ion currents in the picoamp range for testing of dry-phase ion sensors. Ion beams are formed by sequential atomic evaporation and single or multiple electron impact ionization, followed by acceleration into a sensing region. Controllability of the ionic charge state is achieved through tuning of electrode potentials that influence the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2303.01522v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2303.01522v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2303.01522v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present a tunable metal ion beam that delivers controllable ion currents in the picoamp range for testing of dry-phase ion sensors. Ion beams are formed by sequential atomic evaporation and single or multiple electron impact ionization, followed by acceleration into a sensing region. Controllability of the ionic charge state is achieved through tuning of electrode potentials that influence the retention time in the ionization region. Barium, lead, and cobalt samples have been used to test the system, with ion currents identified and quantified using a quadrupole mass analyzer. Realization of a clean $\mathrm{Ba^{2+}}$ ion beam within a bench-top system represents an important technical advance toward the development and characterization of barium tagging systems for neutrinoless double beta decay searches in xenon gas. This system also provides a testbed for investigation of novel ion sensing methodologies for environmental assay applications, with dication beams of Pb$^{2+}$ and Cd$^{2+}$ also demonstrated for this purpose. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2303.01522v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2303.01522v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 March, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> March 2023. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05024">arXiv:2211.05024</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.05024">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2211.05024">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Optics">physics.optics</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/03/P03016">10.1088/1748-0221/18/03/P03016 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Reflectance and fluorescence characteristics of PTFE coated with TPB at visible, UV, and VUV as a function of thickness </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Haefner%2C+J">J. Haefner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fahs%2C+A">A. Fahs</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ho%2C+J">J. Ho</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Stanford%2C+C">C. Stanford</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guenette%2C+R">R. Guenette</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Auria-Luna%2C+F">F. Auria-Luna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bounasser%2C+S">S. Bounasser</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a> , et al. (78 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.05024v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. In noble element systems, it is often coated with tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) to allow detection of vacuum ultraviolet scintillation light. In this work this dependence is investigated for PTFE coated with TPB in air for light of wavelengths of 200~nm, 260~nm,… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.05024v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2211.05024v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.05024v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. In noble element systems, it is often coated with tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) to allow detection of vacuum ultraviolet scintillation light. In this work this dependence is investigated for PTFE coated with TPB in air for light of wavelengths of 200~nm, 260~nm, and 450~nm. The results show that TPB-coated PTFE has a reflectance of approximately 92\% for thicknesses ranging from 5~mm to 10~mm at 450~nm, with negligible variation as a function of thickness within this range. A cross-check of these results using an argon chamber supports the conclusion that the change in thickness from 5~mm to 10~mm does not affect significantly the light response at 128~nm. Our results indicate that pieces of TPB-coated PTFE thinner than the typical 10~mm can be used in particle physics detectors without compromising the light signal. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.05024v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2211.05024v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 10 January, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 9 November, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2022. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.02614">arXiv:2202.02614</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.02614">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/2202.02614">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2202.02614">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Atomic Physics">physics.atom-ph</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.12.021005">10.1103/PhysRevX.12.021005 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Neutral Bremsstrahlung emission in xenon unveiled </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amedo%2C+P">P. Amedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Teixeira%2C+J+M+R">J. M. R. Teixeira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-Diaz%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Para%2C+A">A. Para</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Martin-Albo%2C+J">J. Martin-Albo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hernandez%2C+A+S">A. Saa Hernandez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monteiro%2C+C+M+B">C. M. B. Monteiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodriguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carrion%2C+J+V">J. V. Carrion</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a> , et al. (68 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2202.02614v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present evidence of non-excimer-based secondary scintillation in gaseous xenon, obtained using both the NEXT-White TPC and a dedicated setup. Detailed comparison with first-principle calculations allows us to assign this scintillation mechanism to neutral bremsstrahlung (NBrS), a process that has been postulated to exist in xenon that has been largely overlooked. For photon emission below 1000… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2202.02614v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2202.02614v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2202.02614v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present evidence of non-excimer-based secondary scintillation in gaseous xenon, obtained using both the NEXT-White TPC and a dedicated setup. Detailed comparison with first-principle calculations allows us to assign this scintillation mechanism to neutral bremsstrahlung (NBrS), a process that has been postulated to exist in xenon that has been largely overlooked. For photon emission below 1000 nm, the NBrS yield increases from about 10$^{-2}$ photon/e$^{-}$ cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$ at pressure-reduced electric field values of 50 V cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$ to above 3$\times$10$^{-1}$ photon/e$^{-}$ cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$ at 500 V cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$. Above 1.5 kV cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$, values that are typically employed for electroluminescence, it is estimated that NBrS is present with an intensity around 1 photon/e$^{-}$ cm$^{-1}$ bar$^{-1}$, which is about two orders of magnitude lower than conventional, excimer-based electroluminescence. Despite being fainter than its excimeric counterpart, our calculations reveal that NBrS causes luminous backgrounds that can interfere, in either gas or liquid phase, with the ability to distinguish and/or to precisely measure low primary-scintillation signals (S1). In particular, we show this to be the case in the "buffer" and "veto" regions, where keeping the electric field below the electroluminescence (EL) threshold will not suffice to extinguish secondary scintillation. The electric field in these regions should be chosen carefully to avoid intolerable levels of NBrS emission. Furthermore, we show that this new source of light emission opens up a viable path towards obtaining S2 signals for discrimination purposes in future single-phase liquid TPCs for neutrino and dark matter physics, with estimated yields up to 20-50 photons/e$^{-}$ cm$^{-1}$. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2202.02614v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2202.02614v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 13 May, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 5 February, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Published in Physical Review X</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Phys. Rev. X 12, 021005 (2022) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.09099">arXiv:2201.09099</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.09099">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2201.09099">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Materials Science">cond-mat.mtrl-sci</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Chemical Physics">physics.chem-ph</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35153-0">10.1038/s41467-022-35153-0 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Ba$^{2+}$ ion trapping by organic submonolayer: towards an ultra-low background neutrinoless double beta decay detector </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Herrero-G%C3%B3mez%2C+P">P. Herrero-G贸mez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calupitan%2C+J+P">J. P. Calupitan</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ilyn%2C+M">M. Ilyn</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berdonces-Layunta%2C+A">A. Berdonces-Layunta</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Wang%2C+T">T. Wang</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=de+Oteyza%2C+D+G">D. G. de Oteyza</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Corso%2C+M">M. Corso</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-Moreno%2C+R">R. Gonz谩lez-Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rivilla%2C+I">I. Rivilla</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freixa%2C+Z">Z. Freixa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Coss%C3%ADo%2C+F+P">F. P. Coss铆o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rogero%2C+C">C. Rogero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a> , et al. (90 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2201.09099v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> If neutrinos are their own antiparticles, the otherwise-forbidden nuclear reaction known as neutrinoless double beta decay ($尾尾0谓$) can occur, with a characteristic lifetime which is expected to be very long, making the suppression of backgrounds a daunting task. It has been shown that detecting (``tagging'') the Ba$^{+2}$ dication produced in the double beta decay… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2201.09099v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2201.09099v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2201.09099v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> If neutrinos are their own antiparticles, the otherwise-forbidden nuclear reaction known as neutrinoless double beta decay ($尾尾0谓$) can occur, with a characteristic lifetime which is expected to be very long, making the suppression of backgrounds a daunting task. It has been shown that detecting (``tagging'') the Ba$^{+2}$ dication produced in the double beta decay ${}^{136}\mathrm{Xe} \rightarrow {}^{136}$Ba$^{+2}+ 2 e + (2 谓)$ in a high pressure gas experiment, could lead to a virtually background free experiment. To identify these \Bapp, chemical sensors are being explored as a key tool by the NEXT collaboration . Although used in many fields, the application of such chemosensors to the field of particle physics is totally novel and requires experimental demonstration of their suitability in the ultra-dry environment of a xenon gas chamber. Here we use a combination of complementary surface science techniques to unambiguously show that Ba$^{+2}$ ions can be trapped (chelated) in vacuum by an organic molecule, the so-called fluorescent bicolour indicator (FBI) (one of the chemosensors developed by NEXT), immobilized on a surface. We unravel the ion capture mechanism once the molecules are immobilised on Au(111) surface and explain the origin of the emission fluorescence shift associated to the trapping of different ions. Moreover, we prove that chelation also takes place on a technologically relevant substrate, as such, demonstrating the feasibility of using FBI indicators as building blocks of a Ba$^{+2}$ detector. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2201.09099v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2201.09099v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 22 January, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2022. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.11091">arXiv:2111.11091</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.11091">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2111.11091">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.105.055501">10.1103/PhysRevC.105.055501 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Measurement of the ${}^{136}$Xe two-neutrino double beta decay half-life via direct background subtraction in NEXT </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Novella%2C+P">P. Novella</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Us%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Us贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bounasser%2C+S">S. Bounasser</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a> , et al. (85 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2111.11091v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We report a measurement of the half-life of the ${}^{136}$Xe two-neutrino double beta decay performed with a novel direct background subtraction technique. The analysis relies on the data collected with the NEXT-White detector operated with ${}^{136}$Xe-enriched and ${}^{136}$Xe-depleted xenon, as well as on the topology of double-electron tracks. With a fiducial mass of only 3.5 kg of Xe, a half-… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2111.11091v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2111.11091v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2111.11091v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We report a measurement of the half-life of the ${}^{136}$Xe two-neutrino double beta decay performed with a novel direct background subtraction technique. The analysis relies on the data collected with the NEXT-White detector operated with ${}^{136}$Xe-enriched and ${}^{136}$Xe-depleted xenon, as well as on the topology of double-electron tracks. With a fiducial mass of only 3.5 kg of Xe, a half-life of $2.34^{+0.80}_{-0.46}\textrm{(stat)}^{+0.30}_{-0.17}\textrm{(sys)}\times10^{21}~\textrm{yr}$ is derived from the background-subtracted energy spectrum. The presented technique demonstrates the feasibility of unique background-model-independent neutrinoless double beta decay searches. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2111.11091v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2111.11091v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 11 May, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 22 November, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">9 pages, 7 figures, and 1 appendix</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Phys. Rev. C 105, 055501 (2022) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.05902">arXiv:2109.05902</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.05902">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2109.05902">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Dynamics of Ions on Phased Radio-frequency Carpets in High Pressure Gases and Application for Barium Tagging in Xenon Gas Time Projection Chambers </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Raymond%2C+A">A. Raymond</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Woodruff%2C+K">K. Woodruff</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Denisenko%2C+A+A">A. A. Denisenko</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Foss%2C+F+W">F. W. Foss</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Navarro%2C+K">K. Navarro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Vuong%2C+T+T">T. T. Vuong</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayet%2C+S">S. Ayet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bounasser%2C+S">S. Bounasser</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a> , et al. (85 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.05902v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Radio-frequency (RF) carpets with ultra-fine pitches are examined for ion transport in gases at atmospheric pressures and above. We develop new analytic and computational methods for modeling RF ion transport at densities where dynamics are strongly influenced by buffer gas collisions. An analytic description of levitating and sweeping forces from phased arrays is obtained, then thermodynamic and… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.05902v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2109.05902v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.05902v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Radio-frequency (RF) carpets with ultra-fine pitches are examined for ion transport in gases at atmospheric pressures and above. We develop new analytic and computational methods for modeling RF ion transport at densities where dynamics are strongly influenced by buffer gas collisions. An analytic description of levitating and sweeping forces from phased arrays is obtained, then thermodynamic and kinetic principles are used to calculate ion loss rates in the presence of collisions. This methodology is validated against detailed microscopic SIMION simulations. We then explore a parameter space of special interest for neutrinoless double beta decay experiments: transport of barium ions in xenon at pressures from 1 to 10 bar. Our computations account for molecular ion formation and pressure dependent mobility as well as finite temperature effects. We discuss the challenges associated with achieving suitable operating conditions, which lie beyond the capabilities of existing devices, using presently available or near-future manufacturing techniques. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.05902v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2109.05902v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 29 September, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 8 September, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">26 pages, 16 figures v2: author list update and pre-journal submission adjustments</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11931">arXiv:2102.11931</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.11931">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2102.11931">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2021)146">10.1007/JHEP07(2021)146 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Boosting background suppression in the NEXT experiment through Richardson-Lucy deconvolution </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ifergan%2C+Y">Y. Ifergan</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Redwine%2C+A+B">A. B. Redwine</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Weiss-Babai%2C+R">R. Weiss-Babai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almaz%C3%A1n%2C+H">H. Almaz谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+B">B. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aranburu%2C+A+I">A. I. Aranburu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Coss%C3%ADo%2C+F+P">F. P. Coss铆o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Denisenko%2C+A+A">A. A. Denisenko</a> , et al. (78 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.11931v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiments aim for half-life sensitivities of ~$10^{27}$ yr, requiring suppressing backgrounds to <1 count/tonne/yr. For this, any extra background rejection handle, beyond excellent energy resolution and the use of extremely radiopure materials, is of utmost importance. The NEXT experiment exploits differences in the spatial ionization patterns of d… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.11931v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2102.11931v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.11931v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiments aim for half-life sensitivities of ~$10^{27}$ yr, requiring suppressing backgrounds to <1 count/tonne/yr. For this, any extra background rejection handle, beyond excellent energy resolution and the use of extremely radiopure materials, is of utmost importance. The NEXT experiment exploits differences in the spatial ionization patterns of double beta decay and single-electron events to discriminate signal from background. While the former display two Bragg peak dense ionization regions at the opposite ends of the track, the latter typically have only one such feature. Thus, comparing the energies at the track extremes provides an additional rejection tool. The unique combination of the topology-based background discrimination and excellent energy resolution (1% FWHM at the Q-value of the decay) is the distinguishing feature of NEXT. Previous studies demonstrated a topological background rejection factor of ~5 when reconstructing electron-positron pairs in the $^{208}$Tl 1.6 MeV double escape peak (with Compton events as background), recorded in the NEXT-White demonstrator at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc, with 72% signal efficiency. This was recently improved through the use of a deep convolutional neural network to yield a background rejection factor of ~10 with 65% signal efficiency. Here, we present a new reconstruction method, based on the Richardson-Lucy deconvolution algorithm, which allows reversing the blurring induced by electron diffusion and electroluminescence light production in the NEXT TPC. The new method yields highly refined 3D images of reconstructed events, and, as a result, significantly improves the topological background discrimination. When applied to real-data 1.6 MeV $e^-e^+$ pairs, it leads to a background rejection factor of 27 at 57% signal efficiency. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.11931v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2102.11931v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 May, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 23 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Submitted to JHEP</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Journal of High Energy Physics 2021, 146 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.10783">arXiv:2009.10783</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.10783">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2009.10783">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2021)189">10.1007/JHEP01(2021)189 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Demonstration of background rejection using deep convolutional neural networks in the NEXT experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kekic%2C+M">M. Kekic</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Woodruff%2C+K">K. Woodruff</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Del+Tutto%2C+M">M. Del Tutto</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodriguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carrion%2C+J+V">J. V. Carrion</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diaz%2C+G">G. Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diaz%2C+J">J. Diaz</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2009.10783v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are widely used state-of-the-art computer vision tools that are becoming increasingly popular in high energy physics. In this paper, we attempt to understand the potential of CNNs for event classification in the NEXT experiment, which will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{136}$Xe. To do so, we demonstrate the usage of CNNs for the identification… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2009.10783v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2009.10783v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2009.10783v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are widely used state-of-the-art computer vision tools that are becoming increasingly popular in high energy physics. In this paper, we attempt to understand the potential of CNNs for event classification in the NEXT experiment, which will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{136}$Xe. To do so, we demonstrate the usage of CNNs for the identification of electron-positron pair production events, which exhibit a topology similar to that of a neutrinoless double-beta decay event. These events were produced in the NEXT-White high-pressure xenon TPC using 2.6-MeV gamma rays from a $^{228}$Th calibration source. We train a network on Monte Carlo-simulated events and show that, by applying on-the-fly data augmentation, the network can be made robust against differences between simulation and data. The use of CNNs offer significant improvement in signal efficiency/background rejection when compared to previous non-CNN-based analyses. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2009.10783v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2009.10783v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 30 January, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 22 September, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">19 pages, 10 figures; version matches published JHEP version</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.06626">arXiv:2007.06626</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.06626">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2007.06626">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/11/P11031">10.1088/1748-0221/15/11/P11031 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Dependence of polytetrafluoroethylene reflectance on thickness at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths in air </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ghosh%2C+S">S. Ghosh</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Haefner%2C+J">J. Haefner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADn-Albo%2C+J">J. Mart铆n-Albo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guenette%2C+R">R. Guenette</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Li%2C+X">X. Li</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Villalpando%2C+A+A+L">A. A. Loya Villalpando</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Burch%2C+C">C. Burch</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2007.06626v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. However, the reflectance of PTFE is a function of its thickness. In this work, we investigate this dependence in air for light of wavelengths 260 nm and 450 nm using two complementary methods. We find that PTFE reflectance for thicknesses from 5 mm to 10 mm ran… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2007.06626v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2007.06626v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2007.06626v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. However, the reflectance of PTFE is a function of its thickness. In this work, we investigate this dependence in air for light of wavelengths 260 nm and 450 nm using two complementary methods. We find that PTFE reflectance for thicknesses from 5 mm to 10 mm ranges from 92.5% to 94.5% at 450 nm, and from 90.0% to 92.0% at 260 nm. We also see that the reflectance of PTFE of a given thickness can vary by as much as 2.7% within the same piece of material. Finally, we show that placing a specular reflector behind the PTFE can recover the loss of reflectance in the visible without introducing a specular component in the reflectance. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2007.06626v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2007.06626v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 8 September, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 July, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">17 pages, 10 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.07320">arXiv:2006.07320</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.07320">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2006.07320">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2021)203">10.1007/JHEP02(2021)203 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Sensitivity of the NEXT experiment to Xe-124 double electron capture </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Vara%2C+M">M. Mart铆nez-Vara</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2006.07320v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Double electron capture by proton-rich nuclei is a second-order nuclear process analogous to double beta decay. Despite their similarities, the decay signature is quite different, potentially providing a new channel to measure the hypothesized neutrinoless mode of these decays. The Standard-Model-allowed two-neutrino double electron capture ($2谓ECEC$) has been predicted for a number of isotopes, b… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2006.07320v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2006.07320v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2006.07320v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Double electron capture by proton-rich nuclei is a second-order nuclear process analogous to double beta decay. Despite their similarities, the decay signature is quite different, potentially providing a new channel to measure the hypothesized neutrinoless mode of these decays. The Standard-Model-allowed two-neutrino double electron capture ($2谓ECEC$) has been predicted for a number of isotopes, but only observed in $^{78}$Kr, $^{130}$Ba and, recently, $^{124}$Xe. The sensitivity to this decay establishes a benchmark for the ultimate experimental goal, namely the potential to discover also the lepton-number-violating neutrinoless version of this process, $0谓ECEC$. Here we report on the current sensitivity of the NEXT-White detector to $^{124}$Xe $2谓ECEC$ and on the extrapolation to NEXT-100. Using simulated data for the $2谓ECEC$ signal and real data from NEXT-White operated with $^{124}$Xe-depleted gas as background, we define an optimal event selection that maximizes the NEXT-White sensitivity. We estimate that, for NEXT-100 operated with xenon gas isotopically enriched with 1 kg of $^{124}$Xe and for a 5-year run, a sensitivity to the $2谓ECEC$ half-life of $6 \times 10^{22}$ y (at 90% confidence level) or better can be reached. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2006.07320v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2006.07320v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 15 March, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 12 June, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">23 pages, 13 figures</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 203 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.06467">arXiv:2005.06467</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2005.06467">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2005.06467">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double beta decay searches </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Denisenko%2C+A+A">A. A. Denisenko</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a> , et al. (74 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2005.06467v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Xe-136 using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of enriched xenon could reach in less than 5 years of operation a sensitivity to the half-life of neutrinoless double-beta decay decay better than 1E27 years, imp… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2005.06467v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2005.06467v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2005.06467v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Xe-136 using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of enriched xenon could reach in less than 5 years of operation a sensitivity to the half-life of neutrinoless double-beta decay decay better than 1E27 years, improving the current limits by at least one order of magnitude. This prediction is based on a well-understood background model dominated by radiogenic sources. The detector concept presented here represents a first step on a compelling path towards sensitivity to the parameter space defined by the inverted ordering of neutrino masses, and beyond. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2005.06467v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2005.06467v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 22 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 May, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 11 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.11147">arXiv:2001.11147</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.11147">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2001.11147">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab8915">10.1088/1361-6471/ab8915 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Mitigation of Backgrounds from Cosmogenic $^{137}$Xe in Xenon Gas Experiments using $^{3}$He Neutron Capture </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rogers%2C+L">L. Rogers</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Pingulkar%2C+S">S. Pingulkar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Woodruff%2C+K">K. Woodruff</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dingler%2C+R">R. Dingler</a> , et al. (67 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.11147v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> \Xe{136} is used as the target medium for many experiments searching for \bbnonu. Despite underground operation, cosmic muons that reach the laboratory can produce spallation neutrons causing activation of detector materials. A potential background that is difficult to veto using muon tagging comes in the form of \Xe{137} created by the capture of neutrons on \Xe{136}. This isotope decays via beta… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.11147v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2001.11147v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.11147v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> \Xe{136} is used as the target medium for many experiments searching for \bbnonu. Despite underground operation, cosmic muons that reach the laboratory can produce spallation neutrons causing activation of detector materials. A potential background that is difficult to veto using muon tagging comes in the form of \Xe{137} created by the capture of neutrons on \Xe{136}. This isotope decays via beta decay with a half-life of 3.8 minutes and a \Qb\ of $\sim$4.16 MeV. This work proposes and explores the concept of adding a small percentage of \He{3} to xenon as a means to capture thermal neutrons and reduce the number of activations in the detector volume. When using this technique we find the contamination from \Xe{137} activation can be reduced to negligible levels in tonne and multi-tonne scale high pressure gas xenon neutrinoless double beta decay experiments running at any depth in an underground laboratory. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.11147v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2001.11147v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 27 May, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 29 January, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2020. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.05860">arXiv:1909.05860</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05860">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1909.05860">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/04/P04022">10.1088/1748-0221/15/04/P04022 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Radio Frequency and DC High Voltage Breakdown of High Pressure Helium, Argon, and Xenon </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Woodruff%2C+K">K. Woodruff</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Baeza-Rubio%2C+J">J. Baeza-Rubio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Huerta%2C+D">D. Huerta</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=McDonald%2C+A+D">A. D. McDonald</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Norman%2C+L">L. Norman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N+K">N. K. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Denisenko%2C+A+A">A. A. Denisenko</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a> , et al. (69 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1909.05860v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Motivated by the possibility of guiding daughter ions from double beta decay events to single-ion sensors for barium tagging, the NEXT collaboration is developing a program of R&D to test radio frequency (RF) carpets for ion transport in high pressure xenon gas. This would require carpet functionality in regimes at higher pressures than have been previously reported, implying correspondingly large… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1909.05860v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1909.05860v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1909.05860v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Motivated by the possibility of guiding daughter ions from double beta decay events to single-ion sensors for barium tagging, the NEXT collaboration is developing a program of R&D to test radio frequency (RF) carpets for ion transport in high pressure xenon gas. This would require carpet functionality in regimes at higher pressures than have been previously reported, implying correspondingly larger electrode voltages than in existing systems. This mode of operation appears plausible for contemporary RF-carpet geometries due to the higher predicted breakdown strength of high pressure xenon relative to low pressure helium, the working medium in most existing RF carpet devices. In this paper we present the first measurements of the high voltage dielectric strength of xenon gas at high pressure and at the relevant RF frequencies for ion transport (in the 10 MHz range), as well as new DC and RF measurements of the dielectric strengths of high pressure argon and helium gases at small gap sizes. We find breakdown voltages that are compatible with stable RF carpet operation given the gas, pressure, voltage, materials and geometry of interest. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1909.05860v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1909.05860v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 23 April, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 12 September, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2019. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.03984">arXiv:1906.03984</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.03984">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1906.03984">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Applied Physics">physics.app-ph</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: Electroluminescence Yield </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+A+F+M">A. F. M. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mano%2C+R+D+P">R. D. P. Mano</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Silva%2C+P+A+O+C">P. A. O. C. Silva</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monteiro%2C+C+M+B">C. M. B. Monteiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carr%C3%ADon%2C+J+V">J. V. Carr铆on</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebr%C3%ADan%2C+S">S. Cebr铆an</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1906.03984v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> High pressure xenon Time Projection Chambers (TPC) based on secondary scintillation (electroluminescence) signal amplification are being proposed for rare event detection such as directional dark matter, double electron capture and double beta decay detection. The discrimination of the rare event through the topological signature of primary ionisation trails is a major asset for this type of TPC w… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1906.03984v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1906.03984v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1906.03984v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> High pressure xenon Time Projection Chambers (TPC) based on secondary scintillation (electroluminescence) signal amplification are being proposed for rare event detection such as directional dark matter, double electron capture and double beta decay detection. The discrimination of the rare event through the topological signature of primary ionisation trails is a major asset for this type of TPC when compared to single liquid or double-phase TPCs, limited mainly by the high electron diffusion in pure xenon. Helium admixtures with xenon can be an attractive solution to reduce the electron diffusion significantly, improving the discrimination efficiency of these optical TPCs. We have measured the electroluminescence (EL) yield of Xe-He mixtures, in the range of 0 to 30% He and demonstrated the small impact on the EL yield of the addition of helium to pure xenon. For a typical reduced electric field of 2.5 kV/cm/bar in the scintillation region, the EL yield is lowered by ~ 2%, 3%, 6% and 10% for 10%, 15%, 20% and 30% of helium concentration, respectively. This decrease is less than what has been obtained from the most recent simulation framework in the literature. The impact of the addition of helium on EL statistical fluctuations is negligible, within the experimental uncertainties. The present results are an important benchmark for the simulation tools to be applied to future optical TPCs based on Xe-He mixtures. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1906.03984v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1906.03984v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 November, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 10 June, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2019. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.13625">arXiv:1905.13625</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.13625">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1905.13625">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)051">10.1007/JHEP10(2019)051 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Radiogenic backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Novella%2C+P">P. Novella</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Palmeiro%2C+B">B. Palmeiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Us%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Us贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%B3pez%2C+G+D">G. D铆az L贸pez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13625v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Natural radioactivity represents one of the main backgrounds in the search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Within the NEXT physics program, the radioactivity-induced backgrounds are measured with the NEXT-White detector. Data from 37.9 days of low-background operations at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc with xenon depleted in $^{136}$Xe are analyzed to derive a total background rate of… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13625v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1905.13625v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13625v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Natural radioactivity represents one of the main backgrounds in the search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Within the NEXT physics program, the radioactivity-induced backgrounds are measured with the NEXT-White detector. Data from 37.9 days of low-background operations at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc with xenon depleted in $^{136}$Xe are analyzed to derive a total background rate of (0.84$\pm$0.02) mHz above 1000 keV. The comparison of data samples with and without the use of the radon abatement system demonstrates that the contribution of airborne-Rn is negligible. A radiogenic background model is built upon the extensive radiopurity screening campaign conducted by the NEXT Collaboration. A spectral fit to this model yields the specific contributions of $^{60}$Co, $^{40}$K, $^{214}$Bi and $^{208}$Tl to the total background rate, as well as their location in the detector volumes. The results are used to evaluate the impact of the radiogenic backgrounds in the double beta decay analyses, after the application of topological cuts that reduce the total rate to (0.25$\pm$0.01) mHz. Based on the best-fit background model, the NEXT-White median sensitivity to the two-neutrino double beta decay is found to be 3.5$蟽$ after 1 year of data taking. The background measurement in a Q$_{尾尾}\pm$100 keV energy window validates the best-fit background model also for the neutrinoless double beta decay search with NEXT-100. Only one event is found, while the model expectation is (0.75$\pm$0.12) events. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13625v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1905.13625v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 9 September, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 31 May, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JHEP 10 (2019) 51 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.13141">arXiv:1905.13141</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.13141">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1905.13141">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)052">10.1007/JHEP10(2019)052 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Demonstration of the event identification capabilities of the NEXT-White detector </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%B3pez%2C+G+D">G. D铆az L贸pez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kekic%2C+M">M. Kekic</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Us%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Us贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a> , et al. (66 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13141v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> In experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, the possibility of identifying the two emitted electrons is a powerful tool in rejecting background events and therefore improving the overall sensitivity of the experiment. In this paper we present the first measurement of the efficiency of a cut based on the different event signatures of double and single electron tracks, using the dat… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13141v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1905.13141v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13141v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> In experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, the possibility of identifying the two emitted electrons is a powerful tool in rejecting background events and therefore improving the overall sensitivity of the experiment. In this paper we present the first measurement of the efficiency of a cut based on the different event signatures of double and single electron tracks, using the data of the NEXT-White detector, the first detector of the NEXT experiment operating underground. Using a \TO\ calibration source to produce signal-like and background-like events with energies near 1.6 MeV, a signal efficiency of $71.6 \pm 1.5_{\textrm{ stat}} \pm 0.3_{\textrm{ sys}} \%$ for a background acceptance of $20.6 \pm 0.4_{\textrm{ stat}} \pm 0.3_{\textrm{ sys}} \%$ is found, in good agreement with Monte Carlo simulations. An extrapolation to the energy region of the neutrinoless double beta decay by means of Monte Carlo simulations is also carried out, and the results obtained show an improvement in background rejection over those obtained at lower energies. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13141v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1905.13141v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 11 September, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 30 May, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted by JHEP</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.13110">arXiv:1905.13110</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.13110">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1905.13110">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)230">10.1007/JHEP10(2019)230 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Energy calibration of the NEXT-White detector with 1% resolution near Q$_{尾尾}$ of $^{136}$Xe </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%B3pez%2C+G+D">G. D铆az L贸pez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kekic%2C+M">M. Kekic</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Byrnes%2C+N">N. Byrnes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Contreras%2C+T">T. Contreras</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a> , et al. (65 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13110v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Excellent energy resolution is one of the primary advantages of electroluminescent high pressure xenon TPCs, and searches for rare physics events such as neutrinoless double-beta decay ($尾\beta0谓$) require precise energy measurements. Using the NEXT-White detector, developed by the NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) collaboration, we show for the first time that an energy resolution of 1%… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13110v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1905.13110v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1905.13110v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Excellent energy resolution is one of the primary advantages of electroluminescent high pressure xenon TPCs, and searches for rare physics events such as neutrinoless double-beta decay ($尾\beta0谓$) require precise energy measurements. Using the NEXT-White detector, developed by the NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) collaboration, we show for the first time that an energy resolution of 1% FWHM can be achieved at 2.6 MeV, establishing the present technology as the one with the best energy resolution of all xenon detectors for $尾\beta0谓$ searches. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1905.13110v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1905.13110v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 October, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 30 May, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">13 pages, 7 figures; accepted to JHEP</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JHEP 2019:230 (2019) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.05544">arXiv:1902.05544</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.05544">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1902.05544">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/08/P08009">10.1088/1748-0221/14/08/P08009 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Electron Drift and Longitudinal Diffusion in High Pressure Xenon-Helium Gas Mixtures </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=McDonald%2C+A+D">A. D. McDonald</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Woodruff%2C+K">K. Woodruff</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Atoum%2C+B+A">B. Al Atoum</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arnquist%2C+I+J">I. J. Arnquist</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Church%2C+E">E. Church</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+G">G. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a> , et al. (61 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1902.05544v4-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We report new measurements of the drift velocity and longitudinal diffusion coefficients of electrons in pure xenon gas and in xenon-helium gas mixtures at 1-9 bar and electric field strengths of 50-300 V/cm. In pure xenon we find excellent agreement with world data at all $E/P$, for both drift velocity and diffusion coefficients. However, a larger value of the longitudinal diffusion coefficient t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1902.05544v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1902.05544v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1902.05544v4-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We report new measurements of the drift velocity and longitudinal diffusion coefficients of electrons in pure xenon gas and in xenon-helium gas mixtures at 1-9 bar and electric field strengths of 50-300 V/cm. In pure xenon we find excellent agreement with world data at all $E/P$, for both drift velocity and diffusion coefficients. However, a larger value of the longitudinal diffusion coefficient than theoretical predictions is found at low $E/P$ in pure xenon, below the range of reduced fields usually probed by TPC experiments. A similar effect is observed in xenon-helium gas mixtures at somewhat larger $E/P$. Drift velocities in xenon-helium mixtures are found to be theoretically well predicted. Although longitudinal diffusion in xenon-helium mixtures is found to be larger than anticipated, extrapolation based on the measured longitudinal diffusion coefficients suggest that the use of helium additives to reduce transverse diffusion in xenon gas remains a promising prospect. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1902.05544v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1902.05544v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 June, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 14 February, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2019. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.05521">arXiv:1812.05521</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1812.05521">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.020">10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.020 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Study of the loss of Xenon Scintillation in Xenon-Trimethylamine Mixtures </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Trindade%2C+A+M+F">A. M. F. Trindade</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cortez%2C+A+F+V">A. F. V. Cortez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+F+P">F. P. Santos</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carr%C3%ADon%2C+J+V">J. V. Carr铆on</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a> , et al. (53 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1812.05521v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> This work investigates the capability of TMA ((CH3)3N) molecules to shift the wavelength of Xe VUV emission (160-188 nm) to a longer, more manageable, wavelength (260-350 nm). Light emitted from a Xe lamp was passed through a gas chamber filled with Xe-TMA mixtures at 800 Torr and detected with a photomultiplier tube. Using bandpass filters in the proper transmission ranges, no reemitted light was… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1812.05521v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1812.05521v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1812.05521v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> This work investigates the capability of TMA ((CH3)3N) molecules to shift the wavelength of Xe VUV emission (160-188 nm) to a longer, more manageable, wavelength (260-350 nm). Light emitted from a Xe lamp was passed through a gas chamber filled with Xe-TMA mixtures at 800 Torr and detected with a photomultiplier tube. Using bandpass filters in the proper transmission ranges, no reemitted light was observed experimentally. Considering the detection limit of the experimental system, if reemission by TMA molecules occurs, it is below 0.3% of the scintillation absorbed in the 160-188 nm range. An absorption coefficient value for xenon VUV light by TMA of 0.43+/-0.03 cm-1.Torr-1 was also obtained. These results can be especially important for experiments considering TMA as a molecular additive to Xe in large volume optical time projection chambers. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1812.05521v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1812.05521v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 13 December, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">13 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> NIM A 905 (2018) 22-28 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.01804">arXiv:1808.01804</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1808.01804">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1808.01804">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/10/P10020">10.1088/1748-0221/13/10/P10020 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Initial results on energy resolution of the NEXT-White detector </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Para%2C+A">A. Para</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+A+F+M">A. F. M. Fernandes</a> , et al. (55 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1808.01804v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> One of the major goals of the NEXT-White (NEW) detector is to demonstrate the energy resolution that an electroluminescent high pressure xenon TPC can achieve for high energy tracks. For this purpose, energy calibrations with 137Cs and 232Th sources have been carried out as a part of the long run taken with the detector during most of 2017. This paper describes the initial results obtained with th… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1808.01804v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1808.01804v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1808.01804v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> One of the major goals of the NEXT-White (NEW) detector is to demonstrate the energy resolution that an electroluminescent high pressure xenon TPC can achieve for high energy tracks. For this purpose, energy calibrations with 137Cs and 232Th sources have been carried out as a part of the long run taken with the detector during most of 2017. This paper describes the initial results obtained with those calibrations, showing excellent linearity and an energy resolution that extrapolates to approximately 1% FWHM at Q$_{尾尾}$. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1808.01804v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1808.01804v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 15 October, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 6 August, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> August 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">14 pages, 8 figures, Accepted for publication in JINST</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JINST 13, P10020 (2018) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.05891">arXiv:1806.05891</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.05891">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1806.05891">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2019)027">10.1007/JHEP01(2019)027 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Electroluminescence TPCs at the thermal diffusion limit </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monteiro%2C+C+M+B">C. M. B. Monteiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mano%2C+R+D+P">R. D. P. Mano</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jorge%2C+M+R">M. R. Jorge</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+A+F+M">A. F. M. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a> , et al. (56 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1806.05891v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT experiment aims at searching for the hypothetical neutrinoless double-beta decay from the ${}^{136}$Xe isotope using a high-purity xenon TPC. Efficient discrimination of the events through pattern recognition of the topology of primary ionisation tracks is a major requirement for the experiment. However, it is limited by the diffusion of electrons. It is known that the addition of a small… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1806.05891v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1806.05891v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1806.05891v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT experiment aims at searching for the hypothetical neutrinoless double-beta decay from the ${}^{136}$Xe isotope using a high-purity xenon TPC. Efficient discrimination of the events through pattern recognition of the topology of primary ionisation tracks is a major requirement for the experiment. However, it is limited by the diffusion of electrons. It is known that the addition of a small fraction of a molecular gas to xenon reduces electron diffusion. On the other hand, the electroluminescence (EL) yield drops and the achievable energy resolution may be compromised. We have studied the effect of adding several molecular gases to xenon (CO${}_{2}$, CH${}_{4}$ and CF${}_{4}$) on the EL yield and energy resolution obtained in a small prototype of driftless gas proportional scintillation counter. We have compared our results on the scintillation characteristics (EL yield and energy resolution) with a microscopic simulation, obtaining the diffusion coefficients in those conditions as well. Accordingly, electron diffusion may be reduced from about 10 mm/$\sqrt{\mathrm{m}}$ for pure xenon down to 2.5 mm/$\sqrt{\mathrm{m}}$ using additive concentrations of about 0.05%, 0.2% and 0.02% for CO${}_{2}$, CH${}_{4}$ and CF${}_{4}$, respectively. Our results show that CF${}_{4}$ admixtures present the highest EL yield in those conditions, but very poor energy resolution as a result of huge fluctuations observed in the EL formation. CH${}_{4}$ presents the best energy resolution despite the EL yield being the lowest. The results obtained with xenon admixtures are extrapolated to the operational conditions of the NEXT-100 TPC. CO${}_{2}$ and CH${}_{4}$ show potential as molecular additives in a large xenon TPC, CH${}_{4}$ showing the best performance and stability to be used in the NEXT-100 TPC, with an extrapolated energy resolution of 0.4% at 2.45 MeV for concentrations below 0.4%. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1806.05891v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1806.05891v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 30 October, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 15 June, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 8 figures</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">MSC Class:</span> 85-05 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.02409">arXiv:1804.02409</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.02409">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1804.02409">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/12/P12010">10.1088/1748-0221/13/12/P12010 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Next White (NEW) detector </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Toledo%2C+J+F">J. F. Toledo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Herrero%2C+V">V. Herrero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez%2C+A">A. Mart铆nez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Musti%2C+M">M. Musti</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Querol%2C+M">M. Querol</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J">J. Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sofka%2C+C">C. Sofka</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Torrent%2C+J">J. Torrent</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Webb%2C+R">R. Webb</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=White%2C+J+T">J. T. White</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a> , et al. (50 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.02409v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Conceived to host 5 kg of xenon at a pressure of 15 bar in the fiducial volume, the NEXT- White (NEW) apparatus is currently the largest high pressure xenon gas TPC using electroluminescent amplification in the world. It is also a 1:2 scale model of the NEXT-100 detector scheduled to start searching for $尾尾0谓$ decays in 136Xe in 2019. Both detectors measure the energy of the event using a plane of… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.02409v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1804.02409v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.02409v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Conceived to host 5 kg of xenon at a pressure of 15 bar in the fiducial volume, the NEXT- White (NEW) apparatus is currently the largest high pressure xenon gas TPC using electroluminescent amplification in the world. It is also a 1:2 scale model of the NEXT-100 detector scheduled to start searching for $尾尾0谓$ decays in 136Xe in 2019. Both detectors measure the energy of the event using a plane of photomultipliers located behind a transparent cathode. They can also reconstruct the trajectories of charged tracks in the dense gas of the TPC with the help of a plane of silicon photomultipliers located behind the anode. A sophisticated gas system, common to both detectors, allows the high gas purity needed to guarantee a long electron lifetime. NEXT-White has been operating since October 2017 at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC), in Spain. This paper describes the detector and associated infrastructures. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.02409v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1804.02409v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 6 April, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2018. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.01780">arXiv:1804.01780</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.01780">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1804.01780">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/10/P10014">10.1088/1748-0221/13/10/P10014 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Calibration of the NEXT-White detector using $^{83m}\mathrm{Kr}$ decays </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Palmeiro%2C+B">B. Palmeiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a> , et al. (52 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.01780v5-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT-White (NEW) detector is currently the largest radio-pure high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber with electroluminescent readout in the world. NEXT-White has been operating at Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc (LSC) since October 2016. This paper describes the calibrations performed with $^{83m}\mathrm{Kr}$ decays during a long run taken from March to November 2017 (Run II). Kry… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.01780v5-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1804.01780v5-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.01780v5-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT-White (NEW) detector is currently the largest radio-pure high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber with electroluminescent readout in the world. NEXT-White has been operating at Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc (LSC) since October 2016. This paper describes the calibrations performed with $^{83m}\mathrm{Kr}$ decays during a long run taken from March to November 2017 (Run II). Krypton calibrations are used to correct for the finite drift-electron lifetime as well as for the dependence of the measured energy on the event position which is mainly caused by variations in solid angle coverage. After producing calibration maps to correct for both effects we measure an excellent energy resolution for 41.5 keV point-like deposits of (4.553 $\pm$ 0.010 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.324 (sys.)) % FWHM in the full chamber and (3.804 $\pm$ 0.013 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.112 (sys.)) % FWHM in a restricted fiducial volume. Using naive 1/$\sqrt{E}$ scaling, these values translate into resolutions of (0.516 $\pm$ 0.0014 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.0421 (sys.)) % FWHM and (0.4943 $\pm$ 0.0017 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.0146 (sys.)) % FWHM at the $Q_{尾尾}$ energy of xenon double beta decay (2458 keV), well within range of our target value of 1%. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.01780v5-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1804.01780v5-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 September, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 5 April, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">20 pages, 18 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.01680">arXiv:1804.01680</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.01680">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1804.01680">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07013">10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07013 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Electron drift properties in high pressure gaseous xenon </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a> , et al. (51 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.01680v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Gaseous time projection chambers (TPC) are a very attractive detector technology for particle tracking. Characterization of both drift velocity and diffusion is of great importance to correctly assess their tracking capabilities. NEXT-White is a High Pressure Xenon gas TPC with electroluminescent amplification, a 1:2 scale model of the future NEXT-100 detector, which will be dedicated to neutrinol… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.01680v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1804.01680v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.01680v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Gaseous time projection chambers (TPC) are a very attractive detector technology for particle tracking. Characterization of both drift velocity and diffusion is of great importance to correctly assess their tracking capabilities. NEXT-White is a High Pressure Xenon gas TPC with electroluminescent amplification, a 1:2 scale model of the future NEXT-100 detector, which will be dedicated to neutrinoless double beta decay searches. NEXT-White has been operating at Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC) since December 2016. The drift parameters have been measured using $^{83m}$Kr for a range of reduced drift fields at two different pressure regimes, namely 7.2 bar and 9.1 bar. The results have been compared with Magboltz simulations. Agreement at the 5% level or better has been found for drift velocity, longitudinal diffusion and transverse diffusion. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.01680v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1804.01680v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 28 May, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 5 April, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 17 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.00471">arXiv:1804.00471</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.00471">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1804.00471">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Measurement of radon-induced backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Novella%2C+P">P. Novella</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Palmeiro%2C+B">B. Palmeiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez-Lema%2C+G">G. Mart铆nez-Lema</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Zuzel%2C+G">G. Zuzel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bailey%2C+K">K. Bailey</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ballester%2C+F">F. Ballester</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a> , et al. (57 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.00471v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The measurement of the internal $^{222}$Rn activity in the NEXT-White detector during the so-called Run-II period with $^{136}$Xe-depleted xenon is discussed in detail, together with its implications for double beta decay searches in NEXT. The activity is measured through the alpha production rate induced in the fiducial volume by $^{222}$Rn and its alpha-emitting progeny. The specific activity is… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.00471v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1804.00471v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1804.00471v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The measurement of the internal $^{222}$Rn activity in the NEXT-White detector during the so-called Run-II period with $^{136}$Xe-depleted xenon is discussed in detail, together with its implications for double beta decay searches in NEXT. The activity is measured through the alpha production rate induced in the fiducial volume by $^{222}$Rn and its alpha-emitting progeny. The specific activity is measured to be $(38.1\pm 2.2~\mathrm{(stat.)}\pm 5.9~\mathrm{(syst.)})$~mBq/m$^3$. Radon-induced electrons have also been characterized from the decay of the $^{214}$Bi daughter ions plating out on the cathode of the time projection chamber. From our studies, we conclude that radon-induced backgrounds are sufficiently low to enable a successful NEXT-100 physics program, as the projected rate contribution should not exceed 0.1~counts/yr in the neutrinoless double beta decay sample. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1804.00471v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1804.00471v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 10 October, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 2 April, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2018. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">28 pages, 10 figures, 6 tables. Version accepted for publication in JHEP</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.04782">arXiv:1711.04782</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1711.04782">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1711.04782">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504">10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.132504 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Demonstration of Single Barium Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay using Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=McDonald%2C+A+D">A. D. McDonald</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jones%2C+B+J+P">B. J. P. Jones</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D+R">D. R. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C4%B1guez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr谋guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carrion%2C+J+V">J. V. Carrion</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C4%B1az%2C+J">J. D谋az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-D%C4%B1az%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-D谋az</a> , et al. (49 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1711.04782v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba$^{++}$) resolution at a transparent scanning surface has been demonstrated. A single-step photo-bleach confirms the single ion interpretation. Individual ions are localized with super-resolution ($\sim$2~nm), a… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1711.04782v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1711.04782v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1711.04782v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba$^{++}$) resolution at a transparent scanning surface has been demonstrated. A single-step photo-bleach confirms the single ion interpretation. Individual ions are localized with super-resolution ($\sim$2~nm), and detected with a statistical significance of 12.9~$蟽$ over backgrounds. This lays the foundation for a new and potentially background-free neutrinoless double beta decay technology, based on SMFI coupled to high pressure xenon gas time projection chambers. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1711.04782v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1711.04782v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 6 February, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 November, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2017. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted by PRL</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 132504 (2018) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.05600">arXiv:1710.05600</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1710.05600">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1710.05600">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.013">10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.013 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Helium-Xenon mixtures to improve topological signature in high pressure gas Xenon TPCs </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%B3pez-March%2C+N">N. L贸pez-March</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Adams%2C+C">C. Adams</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Arazi%2C+L">L. Arazi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a> , et al. (50 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1710.05600v4-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Within the framework of xenon-based double beta decay experiments, we propose the possibility to improve the background rejection of an electroluminescent Time Projection Chamber (EL TPC) by reducing the diffusion of the drifting electrons while keeping nearly intact the energy resolution of a pure xenon EL TPC. Based on state-of-the-art microscopic simulations, a substantial addition of helium, a… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1710.05600v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1710.05600v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1710.05600v4-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Within the framework of xenon-based double beta decay experiments, we propose the possibility to improve the background rejection of an electroluminescent Time Projection Chamber (EL TPC) by reducing the diffusion of the drifting electrons while keeping nearly intact the energy resolution of a pure xenon EL TPC. Based on state-of-the-art microscopic simulations, a substantial addition of helium, around 10 or 15~\%, may reduce drastically the transverse diffusion down to 2.5~mm/$\sqrt{\mathrm{m}}$ from the 10.5~mm/$\sqrt{\mathrm{m}}$ of pure xenon. The longitudinal diffusion remains around 4~mm/$\sqrt{\mathrm{m}}$. Light production studies have been performed as well. They show that the relative variation in energy resolution introduced by such a change does not exceed a few percent, which leaves the energy resolution practically unchanged. The technical caveats of using photomultipliers close to an helium atmosphere are also discussed in detail. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1710.05600v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1710.05600v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 20 December, 2018; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 16 October, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2017. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">8 pages, 7 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.06012">arXiv:1706.06012</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.06012">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1706.06012">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1706.06012">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/08/T08003">10.1088/1748-0221/12/08/T08003 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Radiopurity assessment of the energy readout for the NEXT double beta decay experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez%2C+J">J. P茅rez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bandac%2C+I">I. Bandac</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Labarga%2C+L">L. Labarga</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1706.06012v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber (NEXT) experiment intends to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, and therefore requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds. An extensive material screening and selection process was undertaken to quantify the radioactivity of the materials used in the experiment. Separate energy and tracking readout planes… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1706.06012v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1706.06012v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1706.06012v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber (NEXT) experiment intends to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, and therefore requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds. An extensive material screening and selection process was undertaken to quantify the radioactivity of the materials used in the experiment. Separate energy and tracking readout planes using different sensors allow us to combine the measurement of the topological signature of the event for background discrimination with the energy resolution optimization. The design of radiopure readout planes, in direct contact with the gas detector medium, was especially challenging since the required components typically have activities too large for experiments demanding ultra-low background conditions. After studying the tracking plane, here the radiopurity control of the energy plane is presented, mainly based on gamma-ray spectroscopy using ultra-low background germanium detectors at the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc (Spain). All the available units of the selected model of photomultiplier have been screened together with most of the components for the bases, enclosures and windows. According to these results for the activity of the relevant radioisotopes, the selected components of the energy plane would give a contribution to the overall background level in the region of interest of at most 2.4 x 10-4 counts keV-1 kg-1 y-1, satisfying the sensitivity requirements of the NEXT experiment. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1706.06012v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1706.06012v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 August, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 19 June, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2017. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Final version for publication</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> 2017 JINST 12 T08003 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.10270">arXiv:1705.10270</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1705.10270">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1705.10270">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/08/P08009">10.1088/1748-0221/12/08/P08009 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Application and performance of an ML-EM algorithm in NEXT </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sim%C3%B3n%2C+A">A. Sim贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerche%2C+C">C. Lerche</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1705.10270v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The goal of the NEXT experiment is the observation of neutrinoless double beta decay in $^{136}$Xe using a gaseous xenon TPC with electroluminescent amplification and specialized photodetector arrays for calorimetry and tracking. The NEXT Collaboration is exploring a number of reconstruction algorithms to exploit the full potential of the detector. This paper describes one of them: the Maximum Lik… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1705.10270v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1705.10270v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1705.10270v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The goal of the NEXT experiment is the observation of neutrinoless double beta decay in $^{136}$Xe using a gaseous xenon TPC with electroluminescent amplification and specialized photodetector arrays for calorimetry and tracking. The NEXT Collaboration is exploring a number of reconstruction algorithms to exploit the full potential of the detector. This paper describes one of them: the Maximum Likelihood Expectation Maximization (ML-EM) method, a generic iterative algorithm to find maximum-likelihood estimates of parameters that has been applied to solve many different types of complex inverse problems. In particular, we discuss a bi-dimensional version of the method in which the photosensor signals integrated over time are used to reconstruct a transverse projection of the event. First results show that, when applied to detector simulation data, the algorithm achieves nearly optimal energy resolution (better than 0.5% FWHM at the Q value of $^{136}$Xe) for events distributed over the full active volume of the TPC. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1705.10270v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1705.10270v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 29 May, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2017. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">19 pages, 16 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.09481">arXiv:1705.09481</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1705.09481">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1705.09481">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1705.09481">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.049">10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.049 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-Diaz%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Biagi%2C+S+F">S. F. Biagi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+C+A+B">C. A. B. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monrabal%2C+F">F. Monrabal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+J+M+B+F+I+G+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1705.09481v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We introduce a simulation framework for the transport of high and low energy electrons in xenon-based gaseous optical time projection chambers (OTPCs). The simulation relies on elementary cross sections (electron-atom and electron-molecule) and incorporates, in order to compute the gas scintillation, the reaction/quenching rates (atom-atom and atom-molecule) of the first 41 excited states of xenon… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1705.09481v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1705.09481v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1705.09481v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We introduce a simulation framework for the transport of high and low energy electrons in xenon-based gaseous optical time projection chambers (OTPCs). The simulation relies on elementary cross sections (electron-atom and electron-molecule) and incorporates, in order to compute the gas scintillation, the reaction/quenching rates (atom-atom and atom-molecule) of the first 41 excited states of xenon and the relevant associated excimers, together with their radiative cascade. The results compare positively with observations made in pure xenon and its mixtures with CO$_2$ and CF$_4$ in a range of pressures from 0.1 to 10~bar. This work sheds some light on the elementary processes responsible for the primary and secondary xenon-scintillation mechanisms in the presence of additives, that are of interest to the OTPC technology. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1705.09481v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1705.09481v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 1 July, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 26 May, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2017. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.01623">arXiv:1704.01623</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1704.01623">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Secondary scintillation yield of Xenon with sub-percent levels of CO2 additive: efficiently reducing electron diffusion in HPXe optical TPCs for rare-event detection </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mano%2C+R+D+P">R. D. P. Mano</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Jorge%2C+M+R">M. R. Jorge</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Monteiro%2C+C+M+B">C. M. B. Monteiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Escada%2C+J">J. Escada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Felkai%2C+R">R. Felkai</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1704.01623v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We have measured the electroluminescence (EL) yield of Xe-CO2 mixtures, with sub-percent CO2 concentrations. We demonstrate that the EL production is still high in these mixtures, 70% and 35% relative to that produced in pure xenon, for CO2 concentrations around 0.05% and 0.1%, respectively. The contribution of the statistical fluctuations in EL production to the energy resolution increases with i… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1704.01623v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1704.01623v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1704.01623v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We have measured the electroluminescence (EL) yield of Xe-CO2 mixtures, with sub-percent CO2 concentrations. We demonstrate that the EL production is still high in these mixtures, 70% and 35% relative to that produced in pure xenon, for CO2 concentrations around 0.05% and 0.1%, respectively. The contribution of the statistical fluctuations in EL production to the energy resolution increases with increasing CO2 concentration and, for our gas proportional scintillation counter, it is smaller than the contribution of the Fano factor for concentrations below 0.1% CO2. Xe-CO2 mixtures are important alternatives to pure xenon in TPCs based on EL signal amplification with applications in the important field of rare event detection such as directional dark matter, double electron capture and double beta decay detection. The addition of CO2 to pure xenon at the level of 0.05-0.1% can reduce significantly the scale of electron diffusion from 10 mm/sqrt(m) to 2.5 mm/sqrt(m), with high impact on the HPXe TPC discrimination efficiency of the events through pattern recognition of the topology of primary ionisation trails. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1704.01623v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1704.01623v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 12 April, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 5 April, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2017. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.06202">arXiv:1609.06202</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1609.06202">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1609.06202">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/T01004">10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/T01004 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Background rejection in NEXT using deep neural networks </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Farbin%2C+A">A. Farbin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Vidal%2C+J+M">J. Mu帽oz Vidal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Benlloch-Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+J+M">J. M. Benlloch-Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Botas%2C+A">A. Botas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carri%C3%B3n%2C+J+V">J. V. Carri贸n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a> , et al. (42 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1609.06202v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We investigate the potential of using deep learning techniques to reject background events in searches for neutrinoless double beta decay with high pressure xenon time projection chambers capable of detailed track reconstruction. The differences in the topological signatures of background and signal events can be learned by deep neural networks via training over many thousands of events. These net… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1609.06202v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1609.06202v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1609.06202v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We investigate the potential of using deep learning techniques to reject background events in searches for neutrinoless double beta decay with high pressure xenon time projection chambers capable of detailed track reconstruction. The differences in the topological signatures of background and signal events can be learned by deep neural networks via training over many thousands of events. These networks can then be used to classify further events as signal or background, providing an additional background rejection factor at an acceptable loss of efficiency. The networks trained in this study performed better than previous methods developed based on the use of the same topological signatures by a factor of 1.2 to 1.6, and there is potential for further improvement. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1609.06202v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1609.06202v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 October, 2016; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 20 September, 2016; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2016. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">21 pages, 9 figures; formatting changes</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.09246">arXiv:1511.09246</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1511.09246">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1511.09246">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2016)159">10.1007/JHEP05(2016)159 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Sensitivity of NEXT-100 to neutrinoless double beta decay </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADn-Albo%2C+J">J. Mart铆n-Albo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Vidal%2C+J+M">J. Mu帽oz Vidal</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nebot-Guinot%2C+M">M. Nebot-Guinot</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a> , et al. (38 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1511.09246v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> NEXT-100 is an electroluminescent high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber that will search for the neutrinoless double beta ($尾尾0 谓$) decay of Xe-136. The detector possesses two features of great value for $尾尾0 谓$ searches: energy resolution better than 1\% FWHM at the $Q$ value of Xe-136 and track reconstruction for the discrimination of signal and background events. This combination resu… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1511.09246v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1511.09246v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1511.09246v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> NEXT-100 is an electroluminescent high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber that will search for the neutrinoless double beta ($尾尾0 谓$) decay of Xe-136. The detector possesses two features of great value for $尾尾0 谓$ searches: energy resolution better than 1\% FWHM at the $Q$ value of Xe-136 and track reconstruction for the discrimination of signal and background events. This combination results in excellent sensitivity, as discussed in this paper. Material-screening measurements and a detailed Monte Carlo detector simulation predict a background rate for NEXT-100 of at most $4\times10^{-4}$ counts keV$^{-1}$ kg$^{-1}$ yr$^{-1}$. Accordingly, the detector will reach a sensitivity to the \bbonu-decay half-life of $2.8\times10^{25}$ years (90\% CL) for an exposure of 100 $\mathrm{kg}\cdot\mathrm{year}$, or $6.0\times10^{25}$ years after a run of 3 effective years. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1511.09246v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1511.09246v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 31 May, 2016; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 30 November, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2015. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication in the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP)</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JHEP 1605 (2016) 159 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.05902">arXiv:1507.05902</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.05902">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1507.05902">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> First proof of topological signature in the high pressure xenon gas TPC with electroluminescence amplification for the NEXT experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%B3pez-March%2C+N">N. L贸pez-March</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Azevedo%2C+C+D+R">C. D. R. Azevedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diesburg%2C+M">M. Diesburg</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Henriques%2C+C+A+O">C. A. O. Henriques</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1507.05902v6-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of xenon in a high-pressure Xe136 gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. One of the main advantages of this technology is the possibility to reconstruct the topology of events with energies close to Qbb. This paper presents the first demonstration that the topology provides extra handles t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1507.05902v6-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1507.05902v6-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1507.05902v6-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of xenon in a high-pressure Xe136 gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. One of the main advantages of this technology is the possibility to reconstruct the topology of events with energies close to Qbb. This paper presents the first demonstration that the topology provides extra handles to reject background events using data obtained with the NEXT-DEMO prototype. Single electrons resulting from the interactions of Na22 1275 keV gammas and electron-positron pairs produced by conversions of gammas from the Th228 decay chain were used to represent the background and the signal in a double beta decay. These data were used to develop algorithms for the reconstruction of tracks and the identification of the energy deposited at the end-points, providing an extra background rejection factor of 24.3 +- 1.4 (stat.)%, while maintaining an efficiency of 66.7 +- 1% for signal events. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1507.05902v6-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1507.05902v6-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 January, 2016; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 21 July, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2015. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.07052">arXiv:1505.07052</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.07052">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1505.07052">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1505.07052">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927990">10.1063/1.4927990 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez%2C+J">J. P茅rez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bandac%2C+I">I. Bandac</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Labarga%2C+L">L. Labarga</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barrado%2C+A+I">A. I. Barrado</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bettini%2C+A">A. Bettini</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+E">E. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez%2C+M">M. Fern谩ndez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a> , et al. (46 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1505.07052v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT), intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with Xe enriched in 136Xe at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Spain, requires ultra-low background conditions demanding an exhaustive control of material radiopurity and environmental radon levels. An extensive material screening process is un… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1505.07052v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1505.07052v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1505.07052v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT), intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with Xe enriched in 136Xe at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Spain, requires ultra-low background conditions demanding an exhaustive control of material radiopurity and environmental radon levels. An extensive material screening process is underway for several years based mainly on gamma-ray spectroscopy using ultra-low background germanium detectors in Canfranc but also on mass spectrometry techniques like GDMS and ICPMS. Components from shielding, pressure vessel, electroluminescence and high voltage elements and energy and tracking readout planes have been analyzed, helping in the final design of the experiment and in the construction of the background model. The latest measurements carried out will be presented and the implication on NEXT of their results will be discussed. The commissioning of the NEW detector, as a first step towards NEXT, has started in Canfranc; in-situ measurements of airborne radon levels were taken there to optimize the system for radon mitigation and will be shown too. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1505.07052v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1505.07052v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 May, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2015. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Proceedings of the Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015 workshop (LRT2015), Seattle, March 2015</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> AIP Conf. Proc. 1672, 010001 (2015) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.03678">arXiv:1504.03678</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1504.03678">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1504.03678">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1504.03678">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.033">10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.033 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Accurate gamma and MeV-electron track reconstruction with an ultra-low diffusion Xenon/TMA TPC at 10 atmospheres </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-Diaz%2C+D">Diego Gonzalez-Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diaz%2C+J">J. Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gutierrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Gutierrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Herrera%2C+D+C">D. C. Herrera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Irastorza%2C+I+G">I. G. Irastorza</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Labarga%2C+L">L. Labarga</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a> , et al. (58 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1504.03678v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We report the performance of a 10 atm Xenon/trimethylamine time projection chamber (TPC) for the detection of X-rays (30 keV) and gamma-rays (0.511-1.275 MeV) in conjunction with the accurate tracking of the associated electrons. When operated at such a high pressure and in 1%-admixtures, trimethylamine (TMA) endows Xenon with an extremely low electron diffusion (1.3 +-0.13 mm-sigma (longitudinal)… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1504.03678v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1504.03678v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1504.03678v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We report the performance of a 10 atm Xenon/trimethylamine time projection chamber (TPC) for the detection of X-rays (30 keV) and gamma-rays (0.511-1.275 MeV) in conjunction with the accurate tracking of the associated electrons. When operated at such a high pressure and in 1%-admixtures, trimethylamine (TMA) endows Xenon with an extremely low electron diffusion (1.3 +-0.13 mm-sigma (longitudinal), 0.8 +-0.15 mm-sigma (transverse) along 1 m drift) besides forming a convenient Penning-Fluorescent mixture. The TPC, that houses 1.1 kg of gas in its active volume, operated continuously for 100 live-days in charge amplification mode. The readout was performed through the recently introduced microbulk Micromegas technology and the AFTER chip, providing a 3D voxelization of 8mm x 8mm x 1.2mm for approximately 10 cm/MeV-long electron tracks. This work was developed as part of the R&D program of the NEXT collaboration for future detector upgrades in the search of the 0bbnu decay in 136Xe, specifically those based on novel gas mixtures. Therefore we ultimately focus on the calorimetric and topological properties of the reconstructed MeV-electron tracks. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1504.03678v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1504.03678v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 17 June, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 14 April, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2015. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.3573">arXiv:1412.3573</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1412.3573">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1412.3573">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/10/03/P03025">10.1088/1748-0221/10/03/P03025 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> An improved measurement of electron-ion recombination in high-pressure xenon gas </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Serra%2C+L">L. Serra</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Sorel%2C+M">M. Sorel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Herrera%2C+D+C">D. C. Herrera</a> , et al. (42 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1412.3573v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We report on results obtained with the NEXT-DEMO prototype of the NEXT-100 high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber (TPC), exposed to an alpha decay calibration source. Compared to our previous measurements with alpha particles, an upgraded detector and improved analysis techniques have been used. We measure event-by-event correlated fluctuations between ionization and scintillation due to… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1412.3573v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1412.3573v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1412.3573v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We report on results obtained with the NEXT-DEMO prototype of the NEXT-100 high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber (TPC), exposed to an alpha decay calibration source. Compared to our previous measurements with alpha particles, an upgraded detector and improved analysis techniques have been used. We measure event-by-event correlated fluctuations between ionization and scintillation due to electron-ion recombination in the gas, with correlation coeffcients between -0.80 and -0.56 depending on the drift field conditions. By combining the two signals, we obtain a 2.8 % FWHM energy resolution for 5.49 MeV alpha particles and a measurement of the optical gain of the electroluminescent TPC. The improved energy resolution also allows us to measure the specific activity of the radon in the gas due to natural impurities. Finally, we measure the average ratio of excited to ionized atoms produced in the xenon gas by alpha particles to be $0.561\pm 0.045$, translating into an average energy to produce a primary scintillation photon of $W_{\rm ex}=(39.2\pm 3.2)$ eV. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1412.3573v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1412.3573v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 February, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 11 December, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 11 figures, 1 table</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.1433">arXiv:1411.1433</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1411.1433">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1411.1433">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1411.1433">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/10/05/P05006">10.1088/1748-0221/10/05/P05006 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Radiopurity assessment of the tracking readout for the NEXT double beta decay experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez%2C+J">J. P茅rez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bandac%2C+I">I. Bandac</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Labarga%2C+L">L. Labarga</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barrado%2C+A+I">A. I. Barrado</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bettini%2C+A">A. Bettini</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+E">E. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez%2C+M">M. Fern谩ndez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a> , et al. (46 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1411.1433v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber (NEXT) is intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, which requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds; therefore, an extensive screening and selection process is underway to control the radiopurity levels of the materials to be used in the experimental set-up of NEXT. The detector design combines the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1411.1433v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1411.1433v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1411.1433v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber (NEXT) is intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, which requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds; therefore, an extensive screening and selection process is underway to control the radiopurity levels of the materials to be used in the experimental set-up of NEXT. The detector design combines the measurement of the topological signature of the event for background discrimination with the energy resolution optimization. Separate energy and tracking readout planes are based on different sensors: photomultiplier tubes for calorimetry and silicon multi-pixel photon counters for tracking. The design of a radiopure tracking plane, in direct contact with the gas detector medium, was specially challenging since the needed components like printed circuit boards, connectors, sensors or capacitors have typically, according to available information in databases and in the literature, activities too large for experiments requiring ultra-low background conditions. Here, the radiopurity assessment of tracking readout components based on gamma-ray spectroscopy using ultra-low background germanium detectors at the Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (Spain) is described. According to the obtained results, radiopure enough printed circuit boards made of kapton and copper, silicon photomultipliers and other required components, fulfilling the requirement of an overall background level in the region of interest of at most 8 10-4 counts keV-1 kg-1 y-1, have been identified. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1411.1433v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1411.1433v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 15 June, 2015; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 5 November, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> 2015 JINST 10 P05006 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.1222">arXiv:1411.1222</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1411.1222">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1411.1222">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Results of the material screening program of the NEXT experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bandac%2C+I">I. Bandac</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bettini%2C+A">A. Bettini</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diaz%2C+J">J. Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandez%2C+M">M. Fernandez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez%2C+H">H. Gomez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-Diaz%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gutierrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Gutierrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Morata%2C+J+A+H">J. A. Hernando Morata</a> , et al. (45 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1411.1222v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The 'Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT)', intended to investigate neutrinoless double beta decay, requires extremely low background levels. An extensive material screening and selection process to assess the radioactivity of components is underway combining several techniques, including germanium gamma-ray spectrometry performed at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory; recent results of th… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1411.1222v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1411.1222v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1411.1222v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The 'Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT)', intended to investigate neutrinoless double beta decay, requires extremely low background levels. An extensive material screening and selection process to assess the radioactivity of components is underway combining several techniques, including germanium gamma-ray spectrometry performed at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory; recent results of this material screening program are presented here. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1411.1222v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1411.1222v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 5 November, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Proceedings for a poster contribution at ICHEP 2014, Valencia, Spain</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.2853">arXiv:1409.2853</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1409.2853">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1409.2853">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.057">10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.057 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Ionization and scintillation of nuclear recoils in gaseous xenon </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Renner%2C+J">J. Renner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Matis%2C+H+S">H. S. Matis</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Miller%2C+T">T. Miller</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nakajima%2C+Y">Y. Nakajima</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nygren%2C+D">D. Nygren</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+C+A+B">C. A. B. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Shuman%2C+D">D. Shuman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castel%2C+J">J. Castel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+T+H+V+T">T. H. V. T. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Evtoukhovitch%2C+P">P. Evtoukhovitch</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a> , et al. (53 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1409.2853v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Ionization and scintillation produced by nuclear recoils in gaseous xenon at approximately 14 bar have been simultaneously observed in an electroluminescent time projection chamber. Neutrons from radioisotope $伪$-Be neutron sources were used to induce xenon nuclear recoils, and the observed recoil spectra were compared to a detailed Monte Carlo employing estimated ionization and scintillation yiel… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1409.2853v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1409.2853v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1409.2853v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Ionization and scintillation produced by nuclear recoils in gaseous xenon at approximately 14 bar have been simultaneously observed in an electroluminescent time projection chamber. Neutrons from radioisotope $伪$-Be neutron sources were used to induce xenon nuclear recoils, and the observed recoil spectra were compared to a detailed Monte Carlo employing estimated ionization and scintillation yields for nuclear recoils. The ability to discriminate between electronic and nuclear recoils using the ratio of ionization to primary scintillation is demonstrated. These results encourage further investigation on the use of xenon in the gas phase as a detector medium in dark matter direct detection experiments. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1409.2853v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1409.2853v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 9 September, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">15 pages, 14 figures</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 793, 62 (2015) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.3966">arXiv:1407.3966</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.3966">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1407.3966">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/10/P10007">10.1088/1748-0221/9/10/P10007 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Characterisation of NEXT-DEMO using xenon K$_伪$ X-rays </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lorca%2C+D">D. Lorca</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADn-Albo%2C+J">J. Mart铆n-Albo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Laing%2C+A">A. Laing</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G">F. I. G. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camargo%2C+M">M. Camargo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez%2C+H">H. G贸mez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Hauptman%2C+J">J. Hauptman</a> , et al. (41 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1407.3966v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe in a high pressure gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. Understanding the response of the detector is imperative in achieving a consistent and well understood energy measurement. The abundance of xenon k-shell x-ray emission during data taking has been identified as a multi… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1407.3966v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1407.3966v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1407.3966v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe in a high pressure gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. Understanding the response of the detector is imperative in achieving a consistent and well understood energy measurement. The abundance of xenon k-shell x-ray emission during data taking has been identified as a multitool for the characterisation of the fundamental parameters of the gas as well as the equalisation of the response of the detector. The NEXT-DEMO prototype is a ~1.5 kg volume TPC filled with natural xenon. It employs an array of 19 PMTs as an energy plane and of 256 SiPMs as a tracking plane with the TPC light tube and SiPM surfaces being coated with tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) which acts as a wavelength shifter for the VUV scintillation light produced by xenon. This paper presents the measurement of the properties of the drift of electrons in the TPC, the effects of the EL production region, and the extraction of position dependent correction constants using K$_伪$ X-ray deposits. These constants were used to equalise the response of the detector to deposits left by gammas from $^{22}$Na. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1407.3966v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1407.3966v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 5 November, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 15 July, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> JINST 9 (2014) P10007 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3535">arXiv:1311.3535</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1311.3535">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/1311.3535">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1311.3535">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/C04015">10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/C04015 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Characterization of a medium size Xe/TMA TPC instrumented with microbulk Micromegas, using low-energy $纬$-rays </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=The+NEXT+collaboration"> The NEXT collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alvarez%2C+V">V. Alvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carcel%2C+S">S. Carcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castel%2C+J">J. Castel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebrian%2C+S">S. Cebrian</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+T+H+V+T">T. H. V. T. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Diaz%2C+J">J. Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Egorov%2C+M">M. Egorov</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Evtoukhovitch%2C+P">P. Evtoukhovitch</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gil%2C+A">A. Gil</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez%2C+H">H. Gomez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gomez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. Gomez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonzalez-Diaz%2C+D">D. Gonzalez-Diaz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gutierrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Gutierrez</a> , et al. (65 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1311.3535v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> NEXT-MM is a general-purpose high pressure (10 bar, $\sim25$ l active volume) Xenon-based TPC, read out in charge mode with an 8 cm $\times$8 cm-segmented 700 cm$^2$ plane (1152 ch) of the latest microbulk-Micromegas technology. It has been recently commissioned at University of Zaragoza as part of the R&D of the NEXT $0谓尾尾$ experiment, although the experiment's first stage is currently being buil… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1311.3535v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1311.3535v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1311.3535v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> NEXT-MM is a general-purpose high pressure (10 bar, $\sim25$ l active volume) Xenon-based TPC, read out in charge mode with an 8 cm $\times$8 cm-segmented 700 cm$^2$ plane (1152 ch) of the latest microbulk-Micromegas technology. It has been recently commissioned at University of Zaragoza as part of the R&D of the NEXT $0谓尾尾$ experiment, although the experiment's first stage is currently being built based on a SiPM/PMT-readout concept relying on electroluminescence. Around 2 million events were collected during the last months, stemming from the low energy $纬$-rays emitted by a $^{241}$Am source when interacting with the Xenon gas ($蔚$ = 26, 30, 59.5 keV). The localized nature of such events above atmospheric pressure, the long drift times, as well as the possibility to determine their production time from the associated $伪$ particle in coincidence, allow the extraction of primordial properties of the TPC filling gas, namely the drift velocity, diffusion and attachment coefficients. In this work we focus on the little explored combination of Xe and trimethylamine (TMA) for which, in particular, such properties are largely unknown. This gas mixture offers potential advantages over pure Xenon when aimed at Rare Event Searches, mainly due to its Penning characteristics, wave-length shifting properties and reduced diffusion, and it is being actively investigated by our collaboration. The chamber is currently operated at 2.7 bar, as an intermediate step towards the envisaged 10 bar. We report here its performance as well as a first implementation of the calibration procedures that have allowed the extension of the previously reported energy resolution to the whole readout plane (10.6%FWHM@30keV). <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1311.3535v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1311.3535v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 17 November, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 14 November, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2013. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 13 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3242">arXiv:1311.3242</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1311.3242">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03010">10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03010 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Description and commissioning of NEXT-MM prototype: first results from operation in a Xenon-Trimethylamine gas mixture </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=NEXT+Collaboration"> NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aznar%2C+F">F. Aznar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvet%2C+D">D. Calvet</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castel%2C+J">J. Castel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+T+H+V+T">T. H. V. T. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Druillole%2C+F">F. Druillole</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Egorov%2C+M">M. Egorov</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Evtoukhovitch%2C+P">P. Evtoukhovitch</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrer-Ribas%2C+E">E. Ferrer-Ribas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gil%2C+A">A. Gil</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Giomataris%2C+I">I. Giomataris</a> , et al. (60 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1311.3242v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> A technical description of NEXT-MM and its commissioning and first performance is reported. Having an active volume of ~35 cm drift $\times$ 28 cm diameter, it constitutes the largest Micromegas-read TPC operated in Xenon ever constructed, made by a sectorial arrangement of the 4 largest single wafers manufactured with the Microbulk technique to date. It is equipped with a suitably pixelized reado… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1311.3242v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1311.3242v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1311.3242v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> A technical description of NEXT-MM and its commissioning and first performance is reported. Having an active volume of ~35 cm drift $\times$ 28 cm diameter, it constitutes the largest Micromegas-read TPC operated in Xenon ever constructed, made by a sectorial arrangement of the 4 largest single wafers manufactured with the Microbulk technique to date. It is equipped with a suitably pixelized readout and with a sufficiently large sensitive volume (~23 l) so as to contain long (~20 cm) electron tracks. First results obtained at 1 bar for Xenon and trimethylamine (Xe-(2 %)TMA) mixture are presented. The TPC can accurately reconstruct extended background tracks. An encouraging full-width half-maximum of 11.6 % was obtained for ~29 keV gammas without resorting to any data post-processing. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1311.3242v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1311.3242v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 27 November, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 November, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2013. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">22 pages, 9 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1307.3914">arXiv:1307.3914</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.3914">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1307.3914">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Present status and future perspectives of the NEXT experiment </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=The+NEXT+Collaboration"> The NEXT Collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez-Cadenas%2C+J+J">J. J. G贸mez-Cadenas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C3%81lvarez%2C+V">V. 脕lvarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Borges%2C+F+I+G+M">F. I. G. M. Borges</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=C%C3%A1rcel%2C+S">S. C谩rcel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castel%2C+J">J. Castel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cebri%C3%A1n%2C+S">S. Cebri谩n</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cervera%2C+A">A. Cervera</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Conde%2C+C+A+N">C. A. N. Conde</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dafni%2C+T">T. Dafni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+T+H+V+T">T. H. V. T. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=D%C3%ADaz%2C+J">J. D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Egorov%2C+M">M. Egorov</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Esteve%2C+R">R. Esteve</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Evtoukhovitch%2C+P">P. Evtoukhovitch</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Fernandes%2C+L+M+P">L. M. P. Fernandes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrario%2C+P">P. Ferrario</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+A+L">A. L. Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Freitas%2C+E+D+C">E. D. C. Freitas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gehman%2C+V+M">V. M. Gehman</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gil%2C+A">A. Gil</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goldschmidt%2C+A">A. Goldschmidt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez%2C+H">H. G贸mez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-D%C3%ADaz%2C+D">D. Gonz谩lez-D铆az</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+R+M">R. M. Guti茅rrez</a> , et al. (52 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1307.3914v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> NEXT is an experiment dedicated to neutrinoless double beta decay searches in xenon. The detector is a TPC, holding 100 kg of high-pressure xenon enriched in the $^{136}$Xe isotope. It is under construction in the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc in Spain, and it will begin operations in 2015. The NEXT detector concept provides an energy resolution better than 1% FWHM and a topological signal t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1307.3914v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1307.3914v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1307.3914v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> NEXT is an experiment dedicated to neutrinoless double beta decay searches in xenon. The detector is a TPC, holding 100 kg of high-pressure xenon enriched in the $^{136}$Xe isotope. It is under construction in the Laboratorio Subterr谩neo de Canfranc in Spain, and it will begin operations in 2015. The NEXT detector concept provides an energy resolution better than 1% FWHM and a topological signal that can be used to reduce the background. Furthermore, the NEXT technology can be extrapolated to a 1-ton scale experiment. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1307.3914v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1307.3914v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 29 July, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 15 July, 2013; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2013. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Submitted to Advances in High Energy Physics, Special Issue</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Report number:</span> IFIC/13-46 </p> </li> </ol> <nav 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