DarkSide is a graded experimental project based on radiopure argon, and is now, and will be, used in direct dark matter searches. The present DarkSide-50 detector, operating at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is a dual-phase, 50 kg, liquid argon time-projection-chamber surrounded by an active liquid scintillator veto. It is designed to be background free in 3 years of operation. DS-50 performances, when filled with atmospheric argon, are reported. However DS-50 filled with underground argon, shows impressive reduction of the 39Ar isotope. The application of this powerful technology in a future generation of the DarkSide program is discussed.

Agnes, P., Agostino, L., Albuquerque, I.F.M., Alexander, T., Alton, A.K., Arisaka, K., et al. (2016). The DarkSide project. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 11(2), C02051 [10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/C02051].

The DarkSide project

BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria;DE VINCENZI, Mario;JAMES, IRINA;MARI, Stefano Maria;
2016-01-01

Abstract

DarkSide is a graded experimental project based on radiopure argon, and is now, and will be, used in direct dark matter searches. The present DarkSide-50 detector, operating at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is a dual-phase, 50 kg, liquid argon time-projection-chamber surrounded by an active liquid scintillator veto. It is designed to be background free in 3 years of operation. DS-50 performances, when filled with atmospheric argon, are reported. However DS-50 filled with underground argon, shows impressive reduction of the 39Ar isotope. The application of this powerful technology in a future generation of the DarkSide program is discussed.
2016
Agnes, P., Agostino, L., Albuquerque, I.F.M., Alexander, T., Alton, A.K., Arisaka, K., et al. (2016). The DarkSide project. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 11(2), C02051 [10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/C02051].
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