Search for WIMP inelastic scattering off xenon nuclei with XENON100

E. Aprile; J. Aalbers; F. Agostini; M. Alfonsi; F. D. Amaro; M. Anthony; F. Arneodo; P. Barrow; L. Baudis; B. Bauermeister; M. L. Benabderrahmane; Tal Berger; P. A. Breur; A. Brown; E. Brown; S. Bruenner; G. Bruno; Ran Budnik; L. Buetikofer; J. Calven; J. M. R. Cardoso; M. Cervantes; D. Cichon; D. Coderre; A. P. Colijn; J. Conrad; J. P. Cussonneau; M. P. Decowski; Perio, P. de Perio; Gangi, P. Di Gangi; Giovanni, A. Di Giovanni; S. Diglio; G. Eurin; J. Fei; A. D. Ferella; A. Fieguth; W. Fulgione; A. Gallo Rosso; M. Galloway; F. Gao; M. Garbini; C. Geis; L. W. Goetzke; Z. Greene; C. Grignon; C. Hasterok; E. Hogenbirk; Ran Itay; B. Kaminsky; S. Kazama; G. Kessler; A. Kish; Hagar Landsman; R. F. Lang; Daniel Lellouch; Lorne Levinson; Q. Lin; S. Lindemann; M. Lindner; F. Lombardi; J. A. M. Lopes; Alessandro Manfredini; I. Maris; T. Marrodn Undagoitia; J. Masbou; F. V. Massoli; D. Masson; D. Mayani; M. Messina; K. Micheneau; A. Molinario; K. Mora; M. Murra; J. Naganoma; K. Ni; U. Oberlack; P. Pakarha; B. Pelssers; R. Persiani; F. Piastra; J. Pienaar; V. Pizzella; M. -C. Piro; G. Plante; Nadav Priel; L. Rauch; S. Reichard; C. Reuter; A. Rizzo; S. Rosendahl; N. Rupp; Santos, J. M. F. dos Santos; G. Sartorelli; M. Scheibelhut; S. Schindler; J. Schreiner; M. Schumann; L. Scotto Lavina; M. Selvi; P. Shagin; M. Silva; H. Simgen; M. V. Sivers; A. Stein; D. Thers; A. Tiseni; G. Trinchero; C. Tunnell; M. Vargas; H. Wang; Z. Wang; Y. Wei; C. Weinheimer; J. Wulf; J. Ye; Y. Zhang

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Search for WIMP inelastic scattering off xenon nuclei with XENON100

E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, F. Agostini, M. Alfonsi, F. D. Amaro, M. Anthony, F. Arneodo, P. Barrow, L. Baudis, B. Bauermeister, M. L. Benabderrahmane, Tal Berger, P. A. Breur, A. Brown, E. Brown, S. Bruenner, G. Bruno, Ran Budnik, L. Buetikofer, J. CalvenJ. M. R. Cardoso, M. Cervantes, D. Cichon, D. Coderre, A. P. Colijn, J. Conrad, J. P. Cussonneau, M. P. Decowski, Perio, P. de Perio, Gangi, P. Di Gangi, Giovanni, A. Di Giovanni, S. Diglio, G. Eurin, J. Fei, A. D. Ferella, A. Fieguth, W. Fulgione, A. Gallo Rosso, M. Galloway, F. Gao, M. Garbini, C. Geis, L. W. Goetzke, Z. Greene, C. Grignon, C. Hasterok, E. Hogenbirk, Ran Itay, B. Kaminsky, S. Kazama, G. Kessler, A. Kish, Hagar Landsman, R. F. Lang, Daniel Lellouch, Lorne Levinson, Q. Lin, S. Lindemann, M. Lindner, F. Lombardi, J. A. M. Lopes, Alessandro Manfredini, I. Maris, T. Marrodn Undagoitia, J. Masbou, F. V. Massoli, D. Masson, D. Mayani, M. Messina, K. Micheneau, A. Molinario, K. Mora, M. Murra, J. Naganoma, K. Ni, U. Oberlack, P. Pakarha, B. Pelssers, R. Persiani, F. Piastra, J. Pienaar, V. Pizzella, M. -C. Piro, G. Plante, Nadav Priel, L. Rauch, S. Reichard, C. Reuter, A. Rizzo, S. Rosendahl, N. Rupp, Santos, J. M. F. dos Santos, G. Sartorelli, M. Scheibelhut, S. Schindler, J. Schreiner, M. Schumann, L. Scotto Lavina, M. Selvi, P. Shagin, M. Silva, H. Simgen, M. V. Sivers, A. Stein, D. Thers, A. Tiseni, G. Trinchero, C. Tunnell, M. Vargas, H. Wang, Z. Wang, Y. Wei, C. Weinheimer, J. Wulf, J. Ye, Y. Zhang

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We present the first constraints on the spin-dependent, inelastic scattering cross section of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) on nucleons from XENON100 data with an exposure of 7.64×103 kg·days. XENON100 is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with 62 kg of active mass, operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy and designed to search for nuclear recoils from WIMP-nucleus interactions. Here we explore inelastic scattering, where a transition to a low-lying excited nuclear state of Xe129 is induced. The experimental signature is a nuclear recoil observed together with the prompt deexcitation photon. We see no evidence for such inelastic WIMP-Xe129 interactions. A profile likelihood analysis allows us to set a 90% C.L. upper limit on the inelastic, spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section of 3.3×10-38 cm2 at 100 GeV/c2. This is the most constraining result to date, and sets the pathway for an analysis of this interaction channel in upcoming, larger dual-phase xenon detectors.

Original language	English
Article number	022008
Journal	Physical review D
Volume	96
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.022008
State	Published - 15 Jul 2017

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Aprile, E., Aalbers, J., Agostini, F., Alfonsi, M., Amaro, F. D., Anthony, M., Arneodo, F., Barrow, P., Baudis, L., Bauermeister, B., Benabderrahmane, M. L., Berger, T., Breur, P. A., Brown, A., Brown, E., Bruenner, S., Bruno, G., Budnik, R., Buetikofer, L., ... Zhang, Y. (2017). Search for WIMP inelastic scattering off xenon nuclei with XENON100. Physical review D, 96(2), Article 022008. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.022008

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Aprile, E, Aalbers, J, Agostini, F, Alfonsi, M, Amaro, FD, Anthony, M, Arneodo, F, Barrow, P, Baudis, L, Bauermeister, B, Benabderrahmane, ML, Berger, T, Breur, PA, Brown, A, Brown, E, Bruenner, S, Bruno, G, Budnik, R, Buetikofer, L, Calven, J, Cardoso, JMR, Cervantes, M, Cichon, D, Coderre, D, Colijn, AP, Conrad, J, Cussonneau, JP, Decowski, MP, de Perio, PP, Di Gangi, GP, Di Giovanni, GA, Diglio, S, Eurin, G, Fei, J, Ferella, AD, Fieguth, A, Fulgione, W, Rosso, AG, Galloway, M, Gao, F, Garbini, M, Geis, C, Goetzke, LW, Greene, Z, Grignon, C, Hasterok, C, Hogenbirk, E, Itay, R, Kaminsky, B, Kazama, S, Kessler, G, Kish, A, Landsman, H, Lang, RF, Lellouch, D, Levinson, L, Lin, Q, Lindemann, S, Lindner, M, Lombardi, F, Lopes, JAM, Manfredini, A, Maris, I, Undagoitia, TM, Masbou, J, Massoli, FV, Masson, D, Mayani, D, Messina, M, Micheneau, K, Molinario, A, Mora, K, Murra, M, Naganoma, J, Ni, K, Oberlack, U, Pakarha, P, Pelssers, B, Persiani, R, Piastra, F, Pienaar, J, Pizzella, V, Piro, M-C, Plante, G, Priel, N, Rauch, L, Reichard, S, Reuter, C, Rizzo, A, Rosendahl, S, Rupp, N, dos Santos, SJMF, Sartorelli, G, Scheibelhut, M, Schindler, S, Schreiner, J, Schumann, M, Lavina, LS, Selvi, M, Shagin, P, Silva, M, Simgen, H, Sivers, MV, Stein, A, Thers, D, Tiseni, A, Trinchero, G, Tunnell, C, Vargas, M, Wang, H, Wang, Z, Wei, Y, Weinheimer, C, Wulf, J, Ye, J & Zhang, Y 2017, 'Search for WIMP inelastic scattering off xenon nuclei with XENON100', Physical review D, vol. 96, no. 2, 022008. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.022008

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T1 - Search for WIMP inelastic scattering off xenon nuclei with XENON100

AU - Aprile, E.

AU - Aalbers, J.

AU - Agostini, F.

AU - Alfonsi, M.

AU - Amaro, F. D.

AU - Anthony, M.

AU - Arneodo, F.

AU - Barrow, P.

AU - Baudis, L.

AU - Bauermeister, B.

AU - Benabderrahmane, M. L.

AU - Berger, Tal

AU - Breur, P. A.

AU - Brown, A.

AU - Brown, E.

AU - Bruenner, S.

AU - Bruno, G.

AU - Budnik, Ran

AU - Buetikofer, L.

AU - Calven, J.

AU - Cardoso, J. M. R.

AU - Cervantes, M.

AU - Cichon, D.

AU - Coderre, D.

AU - Colijn, A. P.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cussonneau, J. P.

AU - Decowski, M. P.

AU - de Perio, Perio, P.

AU - Di Gangi, Gangi, P.

AU - Di Giovanni, Giovanni, A.

AU - Diglio, S.

AU - Eurin, G.

AU - Fei, J.

AU - Ferella, A. D.

AU - Fieguth, A.

AU - Fulgione, W.

AU - Rosso, A. Gallo

AU - Galloway, M.

AU - Gao, F.

AU - Garbini, M.

AU - Geis, C.

AU - Goetzke, L. W.

AU - Greene, Z.

AU - Grignon, C.

AU - Hasterok, C.

AU - Hogenbirk, E.

AU - Itay, Ran

AU - Kaminsky, B.

AU - Kazama, S.

AU - Kessler, G.

AU - Kish, A.

AU - Landsman, Hagar

AU - Lang, R. F.

AU - Lellouch, Daniel

AU - Levinson, Lorne

AU - Lin, Q.

AU - Lindemann, S.

AU - Lindner, M.

AU - Lombardi, F.

AU - Lopes, J. A. M.

AU - Manfredini, Alessandro

AU - Maris, I.

AU - Undagoitia, T. Marrodn

AU - Masbou, J.

AU - Massoli, F. V.

AU - Masson, D.

AU - Mayani, D.

AU - Messina, M.

AU - Micheneau, K.

AU - Molinario, A.

AU - Mora, K.

AU - Murra, M.

AU - Naganoma, J.

AU - Ni, K.

AU - Oberlack, U.

AU - Pakarha, P.

AU - Pelssers, B.

AU - Persiani, R.

AU - Piastra, F.

AU - Pienaar, J.

AU - Pizzella, V.

AU - Piro, M. -C.

AU - Plante, G.

AU - Priel, Nadav

AU - Rauch, L.

AU - Reichard, S.

AU - Reuter, C.

AU - Rizzo, A.

AU - Rosendahl, S.

AU - Rupp, N.

AU - dos Santos, Santos, J. M. F.

AU - Sartorelli, G.

AU - Scheibelhut, M.

AU - Schindler, S.

AU - Schreiner, J.

AU - Schumann, M.

AU - Lavina, L. Scotto

AU - Selvi, M.

AU - Shagin, P.

AU - Silva, M.

AU - Simgen, H.

AU - Sivers, M. V.

AU - Stein, A.

AU - Thers, D.

AU - Tiseni, A.

AU - Trinchero, G.

AU - Tunnell, C.

AU - Vargas, M.

AU - Wang, H.

AU - Wang, Z.

AU - Wei, Y.

AU - Weinheimer, C.

AU - Wulf, J.

AU - Ye, J.

AU - Zhang, Y.

PY - 2017/7/15

Y1 - 2017/7/15

N2 - We present the first constraints on the spin-dependent, inelastic scattering cross section of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) on nucleons from XENON100 data with an exposure of 7.64×103 kg·days. XENON100 is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with 62 kg of active mass, operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy and designed to search for nuclear recoils from WIMP-nucleus interactions. Here we explore inelastic scattering, where a transition to a low-lying excited nuclear state of Xe129 is induced. The experimental signature is a nuclear recoil observed together with the prompt deexcitation photon. We see no evidence for such inelastic WIMP-Xe129 interactions. A profile likelihood analysis allows us to set a 90% C.L. upper limit on the inelastic, spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section of 3.3×10-38 cm2 at 100 GeV/c2. This is the most constraining result to date, and sets the pathway for an analysis of this interaction channel in upcoming, larger dual-phase xenon detectors.

AB - We present the first constraints on the spin-dependent, inelastic scattering cross section of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) on nucleons from XENON100 data with an exposure of 7.64×103 kg·days. XENON100 is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with 62 kg of active mass, operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy and designed to search for nuclear recoils from WIMP-nucleus interactions. Here we explore inelastic scattering, where a transition to a low-lying excited nuclear state of Xe129 is induced. The experimental signature is a nuclear recoil observed together with the prompt deexcitation photon. We see no evidence for such inelastic WIMP-Xe129 interactions. A profile likelihood analysis allows us to set a 90% C.L. upper limit on the inelastic, spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section of 3.3×10-38 cm2 at 100 GeV/c2. This is the most constraining result to date, and sets the pathway for an analysis of this interaction channel in upcoming, larger dual-phase xenon detectors.

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