Direct Search for Dark Matter with DarkSide

Agnes, P.; Alexander, T.; Alton, A.; Arisaka, K.; Back, H. O.; Baldin, B.; Biery, K.; Bonfini, G.; Bossa, M.; Brigatti, A.; Brodsky, J.; Budano, F.; Cadonati, L.; Calaprice, F.; Canci, N.; Candela, A.; Cao, H.; Cariello, M.; Cavalcante, P.; Chavarria, A.; Chepurnov, A.; Cocco, A. G.; Crippa, L.; D'Angelo, D.; D'Incecco, M.; Davini, S.; De Deo, M.; Derbin, A.; Devoto, A.; Eusanio, F. Di; Pietro, G. Di; Edkins, E.; Empl, A.; Fan, A.; Fiorillo, G.; Fomenko, K.; Forster, G.; Franco, D.; Gabriele, F.; Galbiati, C.; Goretti, A.; Grandi, L.; Gromov, M.; Guan, M. Y.; Guardincerri, Y.; Hackett, B.; Herner, K.; Hungerford, E. V.; Ianni, Al; Ianni, An; Jollet, C.; Keeter, K.; Kendziora, C.; Kidner, S.; Kobychev, V.; Koh, G.; Korablev, D.; Korga, G.; Kurlej, A.; P. X., Li; Loer, B.; Lombardi, P.; Love, C.; Ludhova, L.; Luitz, S.; Y. Q., Ma; Machulin, I.; Mandarano, A.; Mari, S.; Maricic, J.; Marini, L.; Martoff, C. J.; Meregaglia, A.; Meroni, E.; Meyers, P. D.; Milincic, R.; Montanari, D.; Montuschi, M.; Monzani, M. E.; Mosteiro, P.; Mount, B.; Muratova, V.; Musico, Paolo; Nelson, A.; Odrowski, S.; Okounkova, M.; Orsini, M.; Ortica, F.; Pagani, L.; Pallavicini, Marco; Pantic, E.; Papp, L.; Parmeggiano, S.; Parsells, R.; Pelczar, K.; Pelliccia, N.; Perasso, S.; Pocar, A.; Pordes, S.; Pugachev, D.; Qian, H.; Randle, K.; Ranucci, G.; Razeto, A.; Reinhold, B.; Renshaw, A.; Romani, A.; Rossi, B.; Rossi, N.; Rountree, S. D.; Sablone, D.; Saggese, P.; Saldanha, R.; Sands, W.; Sangiorgio, S.; Segreto, E.; Semenov, D.; Shields, E.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smirnov, O.; Sotnikov, A.; Stanford, C.; Suvorov, Y.; Tartaglia, R.; Tatarowicz, J.; Testera, G.; Tonazzo, A.; Unzhakov, E.; Vogelaar, R. B.; Wada, M.; Walker, S.; Wang, H.; Wang, Y.; Watson, A.; Westerdale, S.; Wojcik, M.; Wright, A.; Xiang, X.; Xu, J.; Yang, C. G.; Yoo, J.; Zavatarelli, Sandra; Zec, A.; Zhu, C.; Zuzel, G.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/650/1/012006

The DarkSide experiment is designed for the direct detection of Dark Matter with a double phase liquid Argon TPC operating underground at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. The TPC is placed inside a 30 tons liquid organic scintillator sphere, acting as a neutron veto, which is in turn installed inside a 1 kt water Cherenkov detector. The current detector is running since November 2013 with a 50 kg atmospheric Argon fill and we report here the first null results of a Dark Matter search for a (1422 ± 67) kg.d exposure. This result correspond to a 90% CL upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon cross section of 6.1 × 10-44 cm2 (for a WIMP mass of 100 GeV/c2) and it's currently the most sensitive limit obtained with an Argon target.

Direct Search for Dark Matter with DarkSide

Agnes, P.;Alexander, T.;Alton, A.;Arisaka, K.;Back, H. O.;Baldin, B.;Biery, K.;Bonfini, G.;Bossa, M.;Brigatti, A.;Brodsky, J.;Budano, F.;Cadonati, L.;Calaprice, F.;Canci, N.;Candela, A.;Cao, H.;Cariello, M.;Cavalcante, P.;Chavarria, A.;Chepurnov, A.;Cocco, A. G.;Crippa, L.;D'Angelo, D.;D'Incecco, M.;Davini, S.;De Deo, M.;Derbin, A.;Devoto, A.;Eusanio, F. Di;Pietro, G. Di;Edkins, E.;Empl, A.;Fan, A.;Fiorillo, G.;Fomenko, K.;Forster, G.;Franco, D.;Gabriele, F.;Galbiati, C.;Goretti, A.;Grandi, L.;Gromov, M.;Guan, M. Y.;Guardincerri, Y.;Hackett, B.;Herner, K.;Hungerford, E. V.;Ianni, Al;Ianni, An;Jollet, C.;Keeter, K.;Kendziora, C.;Kidner, S.;Kobychev, V.;Koh, G.;Korablev, D.;Korga, G.;Kurlej, A.;Li, P. X.;Loer, B.;Lombardi, P.;Love, C.;Ludhova, L.;Luitz, S.;Ma, Y. Q.;Machulin, I.;Mandarano, A.;Mari, S.;Maricic, J.;Marini, L.;Martoff, C. J.;Meregaglia, A.;Meroni, E.;Meyers, P. D.;Milincic, R.;Montanari, D.;Montuschi, M.;Monzani, M. E.;Mosteiro, P.;Mount, B.;Muratova, V.;MUSICO, PAOLO;Nelson, A.;Odrowski, S.;Okounkova, M.;Orsini, M.;Ortica, F.;Pagani, L.;PALLAVICINI, MARCO;Pantic, E.;Papp, L.;Parmeggiano, S.;Parsells, R.;Pelczar, K.;Pelliccia, N.;Perasso, S.;Pocar, A.;Pordes, S.;Pugachev, D.;Qian, H.;Randle, K.;Ranucci, G.;Razeto, A.;Reinhold, B.;Renshaw, A.;Romani, A.;Rossi, B.;Rossi, N.;Rountree, S. D.;Sablone, D.;Saggese, P.;Saldanha, R.;Sands, W.;Sangiorgio, S.;Segreto, E.;Semenov, D.;Shields, E.;Skorokhvatov, M.;Smirnov, O.;Sotnikov, A.;Stanford, C.;Suvorov, Y.;Tartaglia, R.;Tatarowicz, J.;Testera, G.;Tonazzo, A.;Unzhakov, E.;Vogelaar, R. B.;Wada, M.;Walker, S.;Wang, H.;Wang, Y.;Watson, A.;Westerdale, S.;Wojcik, M.;Wright, A.;Xiang, X.;Xu, J.;Yang, C. G.;Yoo, J.;ZAVATARELLI, SANDRA;Zec, A.;Zhu, C.;Zuzel, G.

2015-01-01

Abstract

The DarkSide experiment is designed for the direct detection of Dark Matter with a double phase liquid Argon TPC operating underground at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. The TPC is placed inside a 30 tons liquid organic scintillator sphere, acting as a neutron veto, which is in turn installed inside a 1 kt water Cherenkov detector. The current detector is running since November 2013 with a 50 kg atmospheric Argon fill and we report here the first null results of a Dark Matter search for a (1422 ± 67) kg.d exposure. This result correspond to a 90% CL upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon cross section of 6.1 × 10-44 cm2 (for a WIMP mass of 100 GeV/c2) and it's currently the most sensitive limit obtained with an Argon target.