Liquid Xenon Detectors for Particle Physics and Astrophysics (2009)
This article reviews the progress made over the last 20 years in the development and applications of liquid xenon detectors in particle physics, astrophysics and medical imaging experiments. We begin...
Aprile, E., Baudis, L., Choi, B., Giboni, K. L., Lim, K. E., Manalaysay, A., ...
Liquid xenon is an important detection medium in direct dark matter experiments, which search for low-energy nuclear recoils produced by the elastic scattering of WIMPs with quarks. The two existing...
The scintillation and ionization yield of liquid xenon for nuclear recoils (2008)
Sorensen, P., Manzur, A., Dahl, C. E., Angle, J., Aprile, E., Arneodo, F., ...
XENON10 is an experiment designed to directly detect particle dark matter. It is a dual phase (liquid/gas) xenon time-projection chamber with 3D position imaging. Particle interactions generate a...
Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the XENON10 experiment (2008)
Angle, J., Aprile, E., Arneodo, F., Baudis, L., Bernstein, A., Bolozdynya, A., ...
XENON10 is an experiment to directly detect weakly interacting massive particle (WIMPs), which may comprise the bulk of the non-baryonic dark matter in our Universe. We report new results for...
Compton Imaging of MeV Gamma-Rays with the Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope (LXeGRIT) (2008)
Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Giboni, K. L., Kobayashi, M., Oberlack, U. G., Zhang, S.
The Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope (LXeGRIT) is the first realization of a liquid xenon time projection chamber for Compton imaging of MeV gamma-ray sources in astrophysics. By measuring...
First Results from the XENON10 Dark Matter Experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (2007)
Angle, J., Aprile, E., Arneodo, F., Baudis, L., Bernstein, A., Bolozdynya, A., ...
The XENON10 experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory uses a 15 kg xenon dual phase time projection chamber (XeTPC) to search for dark matter weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). The...
Aprile, E., Giboni, K. L., Majewski, P., Ni, K., Yamashita, M.
A strong anti-correlation between ionization and scintillation signals produced by MeV gamma-rays in liquid xenon has been measured and used to improve the energy resolution by combining the two...
Secondary Scintillation Yield in Pure Xenon (2007)
Monteiro, C. M. B., Fernandes, L. M. P., Lopes, J. A. M., Coelho, L. C. C., ...
The xenon secondary scintillation yield was studied as a function of the electric field in the scintillation region, in a gas proportional scintillation counter operated at room temperature. A large...
Curioni, A., Aprile, E., Doke, T., Giboni, K. L., Kobayashi, M., Oberlack, U. G.
LXeGRIT - Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope - is the first prototype of a Compton telescope for \MeV \g-ray astrophysics based on a LXe time projection chamber. One of the most relevant...
3D Position Sensitive XeTPC for Dark Matter Search (2006)
Angle, J., Aprile, E., Arneodo, F., Baudis, L., Bernstein, A., Bolozdynya, A., ...
The technique to realize 3D position sensitivity in a two-phase xenon time projection chamber (XeTPC) for dark matter search is described. Results from a prototype detector (XENON3) are presented.
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy with Scintillation Light in Liquid Xenon (2006)
Ni, K., Aprile, E., Giboni, K. L., Majewski, P., Yamashita, M.
Scintillation light from gamma ray irradiation in liquid xenon is detected by two Hamamatsu R9288 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) immersed in the liquid. UV light reflector material, PTFE, is used to...
Deep Underground Science and Engineering Lab: S1 Dark Matter Working Group (2006)
Akerib, D. S., Aprile, E., Baltz, E. A., Dragowsky, M. R., Gaitskell, R. J., Gondolo, P., ...
A study of the current status of WIMP dark matter searches has been made in the context of scientific and technical planning for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) in the...
Aprile, E., Dahl, C. E., DeViveiros, L., Gaitskell, R., Giboni, K. L., Kwong, J., ...
We report the first measurements of the absolute ionization yield of nuclear recoils in liquid xenon, as a function of energy and electric-field. Independent experiments were carried out with two...
Scintillation Response of Liquid Xenon to Low Energy Nuclear Recoils (2005)
Aprile, E., Giboni, K. L., Majewski, P., Ni, K., Yamashita, M., Hasty, R., ...
Liquid Xenon (LXe) is expected to be an excellent target and detector medium to search for dark matter in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). Knowledge of LXe ionization and...
Ni, K., Aprile, E., Day, D., Giboni, K. L., Lopes, J. A. M., Majewski, P., ...
Scintillation light produced in liquid xenon (LXe) by alpha particles, electrons and gamma-rays was detected with a large area avalanche photodiode (LAAPD) immersed in the liquid. The alpha...
Detection of liquid xenon scintillation light with a Silicon Photomultiplier (2005)
Aprile, E., Cushman, P., Ni, K., Shagin, P.
We have studied the feasibility of a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) to detect liquid xenon (LXe) scintillation light. The SiPM was operated inside a small volume of pure LXe, at -95 degree Celsius,...
A Proposal for a Detector 2 km Away From the T2K Neutrino Source (2005)
Kearns, E., Litos, M., Raaf, J., Stone, J., Sulak, L.R., Bouchez, J., ...
We propose building a detector site 2km from the neutrino production point of the the T2K experiment. At this distance, almost the same neutrino flux is measured as that seen at Super-K 295 km away....
A Proposal for a Detector 2 km Away From the T2K Neutrino Source (2005)
Kearns, E., Litos, M., Raaf, J., Stone, J., Sulak, L.R., Bouchez, J., ...
We propose building a detector site 2km from the neutrino production point of the the T2K experiment. At this distance, almost the same neutrino flux is measured as that seen at Super-K 295 km away....
A Proposal for a Detector 2 km Away From the T2K Neutrino Source (2005)
Kearns, E., Litos, M., Raaf, J., Stone, J., Sulak, L.R., Bouchez, J., ...
We propose building a detector site 2km from the neutrino production point of the the T2K experiment. At this distance, almost the same neutrino flux is measured as that seen at Super-K 295 km away....
958 Non-invasive assessment of coronary flow reserve in patients with myocardial bridge (2005)
Citro, R., Malone, A.G., Patella, M.M., Provenza, G., Mariano, E., Aprile, E., ...
The XENON Dark Matter Search Experiment (2004)
Aprile, E., Giboni, K. L., Majewski, P., Ni, K., Yamashita, M., Gaitskell, R., ...
The XENON experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter in the form of WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) via their elastic scattering off Xe nuclei. A fiducial mass of 1000 kg,...
Detection of partial polarization in Compton scattered photons (2003)
It has been recently proposed (Boggs, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 503 (2003) 562), to use polarization of Compton scattered gamma-rays to improve the imaging performance of Compton telescopes. Building...
The LXeGRIT Compton Telescope Prototype: Current Status and Future Prospects (2002)
Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Giboni, K. L., Kobayashi, M., Oberlack, U. G., Chupp, E. L., ...
LXeGRIT is the first prototype of a novel concept of Compton telescope, based on the complete 3-dimensional reconstruction of the sequence of interactions of individual gamma rays in one position...
On the Background Rate in the LXeGRIT Instrument during the 2000 Balloon Flight (2002)
Curioni, A., Aprile, E., Giboni, K. L., Kobayashi, M., Oberlack, U. G., Chupp, E. L., ...
LXeGRIT is the first prototype of a novel Compton telescope for MeV gamma-ray astrophysics based on a Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber (LXeTPC), sensitive in the energy band of 0.15-10 MeV. In...
XENON: a 1 tonne Liquid Xenon Experiment for a Sensitive Dark Matter Search (2002)
Aprile, E., Baltz, E. A., Curioni, A., Giboni, K-L., Hailey, C. J., Hui, L., ...
XENON is a novel liquid xenon experiment concept for a sensitive dark matter search using a 1-tonne active target, distributed in an array of ten independent time projection chambers. The design...
Performance of the Light Trigger System in the Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Telescope LXeGRIT (2000)
Oberlack, U., Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Giboni, K.
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope for MeV gamma-ray astrophysics, based on a liquid xenon time projection chamber with charge and light readout. The energy and direction of an incident...
Aprile, E., Oberlack, U. G., Curioni, A., Egorov, V., ...
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope employing a large volume liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXeTPC) as the central gamma-ray detector. It is designed to image gamma rays in the energy...
Oberlack, U. G., Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Egorov, V., Giboni, K. L.
The Liquid Xenon Gamma-Ray Imaging Telescope (LXeGRIT) is a balloon born experiment sensitive to \g -rays in the energy band of 0.2-20 MeV. The main detector is a time projection chamber filled with...
Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Egorov, V., Oberlack, U. G., ...
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope based on a liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXeTPC) for imaging cosmic \g-rays in the energy band of 0.2-20 MeV. The detector, with 400 cm$^2$ area...
Aprile, E., Curioni, A., Giboni, K., Oberlack, U.
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope for MeV gamma-ray astrophysics, based on a liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXe-TPC) with charge and light readout. The first balloon flights in 1997...
Aglietta, M., Ambrosio, M., Aprile, E., Bologna, G., Bonesini, M., Bencivenni, G., ...
A high-density calorimeter, consisting of magnetized iron planes interleaved by RPCs, as tracking and timing devices, is a good candidate for a next generation experiment on atmospheric neutrinos....
EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission in Orion: Analysis Through Cycle 6 (1999)
Digel, S. W., Aprile, E., Hunter, S. D., Mukherjee, R., Xu, F.
We present a study of the high-energy diffuse emission observed toward Orion by the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. The total exposure by EGRET...
Symposium on Liquid Noble-gas Detectors and their Applications (1993)
Aprile, E, Carlson, P J, Fabjan, Christian Wolfgang, Lindblad, Thomas
Test of a liquid argon multistrip ionization chamber with 8.5 mum RMS resolution (1990)
Deiters, K, Donat, A, Lanius, Karl, Leiste, R, Röser, U, Sachwitz, M, ...
Proton-proton scattering. (1979)
Aprile, E., Besset, D., Cameron, J., Favier, B., Do, H.Q., Hausammann, R., ...
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