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Khosa, C.K.; Mars, L.; Richards, J.; Sanz, V. |
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Convolutional neural networks for direct detection of dark matter |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Journal of Physics G |
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J. Phys. G |
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47 |
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9 |
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095201 - 20pp |
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dark matter; dark matter detection; neural networks; xenon1T; WIMPs |
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The XENON1T experiment uses a time projection chamber (TPC) with liquid xenon to search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a proposed dark matter particle, via direct detection. As this experiment relies on capturing rare events, the focus is on achieving a high recall of WIMP events. Hence the ability to distinguish between WIMP and the background is extremely important. To accomplish this, we suggest using convolutional neural networks (CNNs); a machine learning procedure mainly used in image recognition tasks. To explore this technique we use XENON collaboration open-source software to simulate the TPC graphical output of dark matter signals and main backgrounds. A CNN turns out to be a suitable tool for this purpose, as it can identify features in the images that differentiate the two types of events without the need to manipulate or remove data in order to focus on a particular region of the detector. We find that the CNN can distinguish between the dominant background events (ER) and 500 GeV WIMP events with a recall of 93.4%, precision of 81.2% and an accuracy of 87.2%. |
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[Khosa, Charanjit K.; Mars, Lucy; Richards, Joel; Sanz, Veronica] Univ Sussex, Dept Phys & Astron, Brighton BN1 9QH, E Sussex, England, Email: charanjit.kaur@sussex.ac.uk; |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000555607800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4485 |
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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 |
Publication |
Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
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41 |
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3 |
Pages |
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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Esteve, R.; Toledo, J.F.; Herrero, V.; Simon, A.; Monrabal, F.; Alvarez, V.; Rodriguez, J.; Querol, M.; Ballester, F. |
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The Event Detection System in the NEXT-White Detector |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Sensors |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sensors |
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21 |
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2 |
Pages |
673 - 18pp |
| Keywords |
xenon TPC; trigger concepts; data acquisition circuits; FPGA |
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This article describes the event detection system of the NEXT-White detector, a 5 kg high pressure xenon TPC with electroluminescent amplification, located in the Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (LSC), Spain. The detector is based on a plane of photomultipliers (PMTs) for energy measurements and a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) tracking plane for offline topological event filtering. The event detection system, based on the SRS-ATCA data acquisition system developed in the framework of the CERN RD51 collaboration, has been designed to detect multiple events based on online PMT signal energy measurements and a coincidence-detection algorithm. Implemented on FPGA, the system has been successfully running and evolving during NEXT-White operation. The event detection system brings some relevant and new functionalities in the field. A distributed double event processor has been implemented to detect simultaneously two different types of events thus allowing simultaneous calibration and physics runs. This special feature provides constant monitoring of the detector conditions, being especially relevant to the lifetime and geometrical map computations which are needed to correct high-energy physics events. Other features, like primary scintillation event rejection, or a double buffer associated with the type of event being searched, help reduce the unnecessary data throughput thus minimizing dead time and improving trigger efficiency. |
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[Esteve Bosch, Raul; Toledo Alarcon, Jose F.; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Alvarez Puerta, Vicente; Rodriguez Samaniego, Javier; Ballester Merelo, Francisco] Univ Politecn Valencia, CSIC, Inst Instrumentac Imagen Mol I3M, Ctr Mixto, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain, Email: rauesbos@eln.upv.es; |
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