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The DarkSide Experiment: Present Status and Future

G. Zuzel , P. Agnes (1) , I.F.M. Albuquerque , T. Alexander , A.K. Alton , D.M. Asner , H.O. Back , B. Baldin , K. Biery , V. Bocci , G. Bonfini , W. Bonivento , M. Bossa , B. Bottino , A. Brigatti , J. Brodsky , F. Budano , S. Bussino , M. Cadeddu , L. Cadonati , M. Cadoni , F. Calaprice , N. Canci , A. Candela , M. Caravati , M. Cariello , M. Carlini , S. Catalanotti , P. Cavalcante , A. Chepurnov , C. Cicalò , A.G. Cocco , G. Covone , D. d'Angelo , M. d'Incecco , S. Davini , S. de Cecco (2) , M. de Deo , M. de Vincenzi , A. Derbin , A. Devoto , F.Di Eusanio , G.Di Pietro , C. Dionisi , E. Edkins , A. Empl , A. Fan , G. Fiorillo , K. Fomenko , G. Forster , D. Franco (1) , F. Gabriele , C. Galbiati , S. Giagu , C. Giganti (2) , G.K. Giovanetti , A.M. Goretti , F. Granato , L. Grandi , M. Gromov , M. Guan , Y. Guardincerri , B.R. Hackett , K. Herner , D. Hughes , P. Humble , E.V. Hungerford , Al. Ianni , An. Ianni , I. James , T.N. Johnson , C. Jollet (3) , K. Keeter , C.L. Kendziora , G. Koh , D. Korablev , G. Korga , A. Kubankin , Xiaojian Li , M. Lissia , B. Loer , P. Lombardi , G. Longo , Y. Ma , I.N. Machulin , A. Mandarano , S.M. Mari , J. Maricic , L. Marini , C.J. Martoff , A. Meregaglia (3) , P.D. Meyers , R. Milincic , J.D. Miller , D. Montanari , A. Monte , B.J. Mount , V.N. Muratova , P. Musico , J. Napolitano , A. Navrer Agasson (2) , S. Odrowski , M. Orsini , F. Ortica , L. Pagani , M. Pallavicini , E. Pantic , S. Parmeggiano , K. Pelczar , N. Pelliccia , A. Pocar , S. Pordes , D.A. Pugachev , H. Qian , K. Randle , G. Ranucci , M. Razeti , A. Razeto , B. Reinhold , A.L. Renshaw , M. Rescigno , Q. Riffard (1) , A. Romani , B. Rossi , N. Rossi , D. Rountree , D. Sablone , P. Saggese , R. Saldanha , W. Sands , C. Savarese , B. Schlitzer , E. Segreto , D.A. Semenov , E. Shields , P.N. Singh , M.D. Skorokhvatov , O. Smirnov , A. Sotnikov , C. Stanford , Y. Suvorov , R. Tartaglia , J. Tatarowicz , G. Testera , A. Tonazzo (1) , P. Trinchese , E.V. Unzhakov , M. Verducci , A. Vishneva , B. Vogelaar , M. Wada , S. Walker , H. Wang , Y. Wang , A.W. Watson , S. Westerdale , J. Wilhelmi , M.M. Wojcik , Xi. Xiang , X. Xiao , J. Xu , C. Yang , A. Zec , W. Zhong , C. Zhu
G. Zuzel
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P. Agnes
I.F.M. Albuquerque
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T. Alexander
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A.K. Alton
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D.M. Asner
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H.O. Back
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B. Baldin
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K. Biery
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V. Bocci
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G. Bonfini
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W. Bonivento
M. Bossa
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B. Bottino
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A. Brigatti
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J. Brodsky
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F. Budano
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S. Bussino
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M. Cadeddu
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L. Cadonati
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M. Cadoni
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F. Calaprice
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N. Canci
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A. Candela
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M. Caravati
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M. Cariello
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M. Carlini
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S. Catalanotti
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P. Cavalcante
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A. Chepurnov
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C. Cicalò
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A.G. Cocco
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G. Covone
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D. d'Angelo
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M. d'Incecco
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S. Davini
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M. de Deo
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M. de Vincenzi
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A. Derbin
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A. Devoto
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F.Di Eusanio
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G.Di Pietro
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C. Dionisi
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E. Edkins
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A. Empl
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A. Fan
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G. Fiorillo
K. Fomenko
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G. Forster
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D. Franco
F. Gabriele
C. Galbiati
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S. Giagu
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G.K. Giovanetti
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A.M. Goretti
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F. Granato
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L. Grandi
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M. Gromov
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M. Guan
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Y. Guardincerri
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B.R. Hackett
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K. Herner
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D. Hughes
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P. Humble
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E.V. Hungerford
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Al. Ianni
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An. Ianni
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I. James
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T.N. Johnson
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K. Keeter
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C.L. Kendziora
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G. Koh
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D. Korablev
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G. Korga
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A. Kubankin
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Xiaojian Li
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M. Lissia
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B. Loer
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P. Lombardi
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G. Longo
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Y. Ma
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I.N. Machulin
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A. Mandarano
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S.M. Mari
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J. Maricic
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L. Marini
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C.J. Martoff
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P.D. Meyers
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R. Milincic
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J.D. Miller
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D. Montanari
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A. Monte
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B.J. Mount
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V.N. Muratova
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P. Musico
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J. Napolitano
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S. Odrowski
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M. Orsini
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F. Ortica
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L. Pagani
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M. Pallavicini
E. Pantic
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S. Parmeggiano
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K. Pelczar
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N. Pelliccia
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A. Pocar
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S. Pordes
D.A. Pugachev
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H. Qian
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K. Randle
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G. Ranucci
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M. Razeti
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A. Razeto
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B. Reinhold
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A.L. Renshaw
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M. Rescigno
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A. Romani
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B. Rossi
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N. Rossi
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D. Rountree
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D. Sablone
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P. Saggese
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R. Saldanha
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W. Sands
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C. Savarese
B. Schlitzer
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E. Segreto
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D.A. Semenov
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E. Shields
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P.N. Singh
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M.D. Skorokhvatov
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O. Smirnov
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A. Sotnikov
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C. Stanford
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Y. Suvorov
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R. Tartaglia
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J. Tatarowicz
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G. Testera
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P. Trinchese
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E.V. Unzhakov
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M. Verducci
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A. Vishneva
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B. Vogelaar
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M. Wada
S. Walker
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H. Wang
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Y. Wang
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A.W. Watson
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S. Westerdale
J. Wilhelmi
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M.M. Wojcik
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Xi. Xiang
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X. Xiao
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J. Xu
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C. Yang
A. Zec
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W. Zhong
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C. Zhu
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Abstract

DarkSide is a multi-stage program devoted to direct searches of Dark Matter particles with detectors based on double phase liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber. The DarkSide-50 setup is running underground at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. First it was operated with Atmospheric Argon and during that run (1422 ± 67) kg×d of truly background-free exposure has been accumulated. Obtained data made it possible to set a 90% C.L. upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon cross section of 6.1 × 10(−)(44) cm(2) (for a WIMP mass of 100 GeV/c(2)). Presently the detector is filled with Underground Argon, which is depleted in (39)Ar by a factor of (1.4 ± 0.2)×10(3) with respect to Atmospheric Argon. Acquired so far (2616 ± 43) kg×d (71 live days) in combination with the data from the Atmospheric Argon run give us the 90% C.L. upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross section of 2.0×10(−)(44) cm(2) for a WIMP mass of 100 GeV/c(2). Up to date this is the best limit obtained with an argon target.

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hal-01554640 , version 1 (03-07-2017)

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G. Zuzel, P. Agnes, I.F.M. Albuquerque, T. Alexander, A.K. Alton, et al.. The DarkSide Experiment: Present Status and Future. 2nd International Conference on Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Oct 2016, Moscow, Russia. pp.012109, ⟨10.1088/1742-6596/798/1/012109⟩. ⟨hal-01554640⟩
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