Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield
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Resumo: | 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 diffu- sion 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 EL 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. |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yieldParticle correlations and fluctuationsPhoton productionDark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments), Rare decayRare decayHigh 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 diffu- sion 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 EL 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.The NEXT Collaboration acknowledges support from the following agencies and institutions: the European Research Council (ERC) under the Advanced Grant 339787- NEXT; the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreements No. 674896, 690575 and 740055; the Ministerio de Econom a y Competitividad of Spain under grants FIS2014- 53371-C04, RTI2018-095979, the Severo Ochoa Program SEV-2014-0398 and the Mar a de Maetzu Program MDM-2016-0692; the GVA of Spain under grants PROMETEO/2016/120 and SEJI/2017/011; the Portuguese FCT under project PTDC/FIS-NUC/2525/2014, under project UID/FIS/04559/2013 to fund the activities of LIBPhys, and under grants PD/BD/105921/2014, SFRH/BPD/109180/2015; the U.S. Department of Energy under contracts number DEAC02-06CH11357 (Argonne National Laboratory), DE-AC02- 07CH11359 (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory), DE-FG02-13ER42020 (Texas A& M) and DE-SC0019223 / DESC0019054 (University of Texas at Arlington); and the University of Texas at Arlington. DGD acknowledges Ramon y Cajal program (Spain) under contract number RYC-2015-18820. We also warmly acknowledge the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) and the Dark Side collaboration for their help with TPB coating of various parts of the NEXT-White TPC. Finally, we are grateful to the Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc for hosting and supporting the NEXT experiment.Springer Nature2020info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/106310http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106310https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2020)034eng1029-8479Fernandes, A. F. M.Henriques, C. A. O.Mano, R.D.P.González-Díaz, D.Azevedo, C. D. RSilva, P. A. O. C.Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.Freitas, E. D. C.Fernandes, L. M. P.Monteiro, C. M. B.Adams, C.Álvarez, V.Arazi, L.Arnquist, I. J.Bailey, K.Ballester, F.Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.Borges, F. I. G. M.Byrnes, N.Cárcel, S.Carrión, J. V.Cebrián, S.Church, E.Conde, C. A. N.Contreras, T.Díaz, G.Díaz, J.Diesburg, M.Escada, J.Esteve, R.Felkai, R.Ferrario, P.Ferreira, A. L.Generowicz, J.Ghosh, S.Goldschmidt, A.Guenette, R.Gutiérrez, R. M.Haefner, J.Hafidi, K.Hauptman, J.Hernando Morata, J. A.Herrero, P.Herrero, V.Ifergan, Y.Johnston, S.Jones, B. J. P.Kekic, M.Labarga, L.Laing, A.Lebrun, P.López-March, N.Losada, M.Martín-Albo, J.Martínez, A.Martínez-Lema, G.McDonald, A. D.Monrabal, F.Mora, F. J.Muñoz Vidal, J.Novella, P.Nygren, D. R.Palmeiro, B.Para, A.Pérez, J.Psihas, F.Querol, M.Renner, J.Repond, J.Riordan, S.Ripoll, L.Rodríguez García, Y.Rodríguez, J.Rogers, L.Romeo, B.Romo-Luque, C.Santos, F. P.Santos, J. M. F. dosSimón, A.Sofka, C.Sorel, M.Stiegler, T.Toledo, J. F.Torrent, J.Usón, A.Veloso, J. F. C. A.Webb, R.Weiss-Babai, R.White, J. T.Woodruff, K.Yahlali, N.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-29T20:35:12ZPortal AgregadorONG |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield Fernandes, A. F. M. Particle correlations and fluctuations Photon production Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments), Rare decay Rare decay |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Low-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield |
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Fernandes, A. F. M. |
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Fernandes, A. F. M. Henriques, C. A. O. Mano, R.D.P. González-Díaz, D. Azevedo, C. D. R Silva, P. A. O. C. Gomez-Cadenas, J. J. Freitas, E. D. C. Fernandes, L. M. P. Monteiro, C. M. B. Adams, C. Álvarez, V. Arazi, L. Arnquist, I. J. Bailey, K. Ballester, F. Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M. Borges, F. I. G. M. Byrnes, N. Cárcel, S. Carrión, J. V. Cebrián, S. Church, E. Conde, C. A. N. Contreras, T. Díaz, G. Díaz, J. Diesburg, M. Escada, J. Esteve, R. Felkai, R. Ferrario, P. Ferreira, A. L. Generowicz, J. Ghosh, S. Goldschmidt, A. Guenette, R. Gutiérrez, R. M. Haefner, J. Hafidi, K. Hauptman, J. Hernando Morata, J. A. Herrero, P. Herrero, V. Ifergan, Y. Johnston, S. Jones, B. J. P. Kekic, M. Labarga, L. Laing, A. Lebrun, P. López-March, N. Losada, M. Martín-Albo, J. Martínez, A. Martínez-Lema, G. McDonald, A. D. Monrabal, F. Mora, F. J. Muñoz Vidal, J. Novella, P. Nygren, D. R. Palmeiro, B. Para, A. Pérez, J. Psihas, F. Querol, M. Renner, J. Repond, J. Riordan, S. Ripoll, L. Rodríguez García, Y. Rodríguez, J. Rogers, L. Romeo, B. Romo-Luque, C. Santos, F. P. Santos, J. M. F. dos Simón, A. Sofka, C. Sorel, M. Stiegler, T. Toledo, J. F. Torrent, J. Usón, A. Veloso, J. F. C. A. Webb, R. Weiss-Babai, R. White, J. T. Woodruff, K. Yahlali, N. |
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Henriques, C. A. O. Mano, R.D.P. González-Díaz, D. Azevedo, C. D. R Silva, P. A. O. C. Gomez-Cadenas, J. J. Freitas, E. D. C. Fernandes, L. M. P. Monteiro, C. M. B. Adams, C. Álvarez, V. Arazi, L. Arnquist, I. J. Bailey, K. Ballester, F. Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M. Borges, F. I. G. M. Byrnes, N. Cárcel, S. Carrión, J. V. Cebrián, S. Church, E. Conde, C. A. N. Contreras, T. Díaz, G. Díaz, J. Diesburg, M. Escada, J. Esteve, R. Felkai, R. Ferrario, P. Ferreira, A. L. Generowicz, J. Ghosh, S. Goldschmidt, A. Guenette, R. Gutiérrez, R. M. Haefner, J. Hafidi, K. Hauptman, J. Hernando Morata, J. A. Herrero, P. Herrero, V. Ifergan, Y. Johnston, S. Jones, B. J. P. Kekic, M. Labarga, L. Laing, A. Lebrun, P. López-March, N. Losada, M. Martín-Albo, J. Martínez, A. Martínez-Lema, G. McDonald, A. D. Monrabal, F. Mora, F. J. Muñoz Vidal, J. Novella, P. Nygren, D. R. Palmeiro, B. Para, A. Pérez, J. Psihas, F. Querol, M. Renner, J. Repond, J. Riordan, S. Ripoll, L. Rodríguez García, Y. Rodríguez, J. Rogers, L. Romeo, B. Romo-Luque, C. Santos, F. P. Santos, J. M. F. dos Simón, A. Sofka, C. Sorel, M. Stiegler, T. Toledo, J. F. Torrent, J. Usón, A. Veloso, J. F. C. A. Webb, R. Weiss-Babai, R. White, J. T. Woodruff, K. Yahlali, N. |
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Fernandes, A. F. M. Henriques, C. A. O. Mano, R.D.P. González-Díaz, D. Azevedo, C. D. R Silva, P. A. O. C. Gomez-Cadenas, J. J. Freitas, E. D. C. Fernandes, L. M. P. Monteiro, C. M. B. Adams, C. Álvarez, V. Arazi, L. Arnquist, I. J. Bailey, K. Ballester, F. Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M. Borges, F. I. G. M. Byrnes, N. Cárcel, S. Carrión, J. V. Cebrián, S. Church, E. Conde, C. A. N. Contreras, T. Díaz, G. Díaz, J. Diesburg, M. Escada, J. Esteve, R. Felkai, R. Ferrario, P. Ferreira, A. L. Generowicz, J. Ghosh, S. Goldschmidt, A. Guenette, R. Gutiérrez, R. M. Haefner, J. Hafidi, K. Hauptman, J. Hernando Morata, J. A. Herrero, P. Herrero, V. Ifergan, Y. Johnston, S. Jones, B. J. P. Kekic, M. Labarga, L. Laing, A. Lebrun, P. López-March, N. Losada, M. Martín-Albo, J. Martínez, A. Martínez-Lema, G. McDonald, A. D. Monrabal, F. Mora, F. J. Muñoz Vidal, J. Novella, P. Nygren, D. R. Palmeiro, B. Para, A. Pérez, J. Psihas, F. Querol, M. Renner, J. Repond, J. Riordan, S. Ripoll, L. Rodríguez García, Y. Rodríguez, J. Rogers, L. Romeo, B. Romo-Luque, C. Santos, F. P. Santos, J. M. F. dos Simón, A. Sofka, C. Sorel, M. Stiegler, T. Toledo, J. F. Torrent, J. Usón, A. Veloso, J. F. C. A. Webb, R. Weiss-Babai, R. White, J. T. Woodruff, K. Yahlali, N. |
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Particle correlations and fluctuations Photon production Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments), Rare decay Rare decay |
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Particle correlations and fluctuations Photon production Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments), Rare decay Rare decay |
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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 diffu- sion 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 EL 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. |
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