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XENON100 Collaboration (Aprile, E. et al); Orrigo, S.E.A. |
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Observation and applications of single-electron charge signals in the XENON100 experiment |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
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41 |
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3 |
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035201 - 13pp |
| Keywords |
xenon; single electron; photoionization; double phase TPC |
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The XENON100 dark matter experiment uses liquid xenon in a time projection chamber (TPC) to measure xenon nuclear recoils resulting from the scattering of dark matter weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). In this paper, we report the observation of single-electron charge signals which are not related to WIMP interactions. These signals, which show the excellent sensitivity of the detector to small charge signals, are explained as being due to the photoionization of impurities in the liquid xenon and of the metal components inside the TPC. They are used as a unique calibration source to characterize the detector. We explain how we can infer crucial parameters for the XENON100 experiment: the secondary-scintillation gain, the extraction yield from the liquid to the gas phase and the electron drift velocity. |
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[Aprile, E.; Budnik, R.; Choi, B.; Contreras, H.; Giboni, K-L; Goetzke, L. W.; Lim, K. E.; Fernandez, A. J. Melgarejo; Messina, M.; Plante, G.; Rizzo, A.] Columbia Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10027 USA, Email: jacob.lamblin@lpsc.in2p3.fr; |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000331865800012 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1959 |
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Bernal, N.; Forero-Romero, J.E.; Garani, R.; Palomares-Ruiz, S. |
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Systematic uncertainties from halo asphericity in dark matter searches |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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09 |
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9 |
Pages |
004 - 30pp |
| Keywords |
dark matter theory; dark matter simulations |
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Although commonly assumed to be spherical, dark matter halos are predicted to be non-spherical by N-body simulations and their asphericity has a potential impact on the systematic uncertainties in dark matter searches. The evaluation of these uncertainties is the main aim of this work, where we study the impact of aspherical dark matter density distributions in Milky-Way-like halos on direct and indirect searches. Using data from the large N-body cosmological simulation Bolshoi, we perform a statistical analysis and quantify the systematic uncertainties on the determination of local dark matter density and the so-called J factors for dark matter annihilations and decays from the galactic center. We find that, due to our ignorance about the extent of the non-sphericity of the Milky Way dark matter halo, systematic uncertainties can be as large as 35%, within the 95% most probable region, for a spherically averaged value for the local density of 0.3-0.4 GeV/cm(3). Similarly, systematic uncertainties on the J factors evaluated around the galactic center can be as large as 10% and 15%, within the 95% most probable region, for dark matter annihilations and decays, respectively. |
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[Bernal, Nicolas] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Fis Teor, ICTP South Amer Inst Fundamental Res, BR-01405 Sao Paulo, Brazil, Email: nicolas@ift.unesp.br; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000342642500005 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1958 |
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Simpson, G.S. et al; Montaner-Piza, A. |
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Yrast 6(+) Seniority Isomers of Sn-136,Sn-138 |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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113 |
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13 |
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132502 - 6pp |
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Delayed gamma-ray cascades, originating from the decay of (6(+)) isomeric states, in the very neutron-rich, semimagic isotopes Sn-136,Sn-138 have been observed following the projectile fission of a U-238 beam at RIBF, RIKEN. The wave functions of these isomeric states are proposed to be predominantly a fully aligned pair of f(7/2) neutrons. Shell-model calculations, performed using a realistic effective interaction, reproduce well the energies of the excited states of these nuclei and the measured transition rates, with the exception of the B(E2; 6(+) -> 4(+)) rate of Sn-136, which deviates from a simple seniority scheme. Empirically reducing the nu f(7/2)(2) orbit matrix elements produces a 4(1)(+) state with almost equal seniority 2 and 4 components, correctly reproducing the experimental B(E2; 6(+) -> 4(+)) rate of Sn-136. These data provide a key benchmark for shell-model interactions far from stability. |
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[Simpson, G. S.] Univ West Scotland, Sch Engn, Paisley PA1 2BE, Renfrew, Scotland |
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0031-9007 |
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WOS:000342666500001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1957 |
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Ruiz-Femenia, P. |
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First estimate of the NNLO nonresonant corrections to top-antitop threshold production at lepton colliders |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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89 |
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9 |
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097501 - 4pp |
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We compute the dominant term in the expansion in rho = 1 – M-w/m(t) of the unknown next-to-next-to-leading order nonresonant contributions to the e+ e(-) -> W+ W- b (b) over bar total cross section at energies close to the top-antitop threshold. Our analytic result disagrees with a previous calculation by other authors [A. A. Penin and J. H. Piclum, J. High Energy Phys. 01 (2012) 034]. We show that our determination has the correct infrared structure needed to cancel the divergences proportional to the top width arising in the resonant production of the same final state, and we point to a missing contribution in the computation of Penin and Piclum to explain the discrepancy. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: ruiz@ific.uv.es |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000342348500005 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1956 |
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Gonzalez, P. |
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Generalized screened potential model |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
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41 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
095001 - 12pp |
| Keywords |
quark; meson; potential |
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A new non relativistic quark model to calculate the spectrum of heavy quark mesons is developed. The model is based on an interquark potential interaction that implicitly incorporates screening effects from meson-meson configurations. An analysis of the bottomonium spectrum shows the appearance of extra states as compared to conventional non screened potential models. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: pedro.gonzalez@uv.es |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000342356400014 |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1955 |
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