Near-intrinsic energy resolution for 30-662 keV gamma rays in a high pressure xenon electroluminescent TPC

V. Álvarez; F. I.G.M. Borges; S. Cárcel; J. Castel; S. Cebrián; A. Cervera; C. A.N. Conde; T. Dafni; T. H.V.T. Dias; J. Díaz; M. Egorov; R. Esteve; P. Evtoukhovitch; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D.C. Freitas; V. M. Gehman; A. Gil; A. Goldschmidt; H. Gómez; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; D. González-Díaz; R. M. Gutiérrez; J. Hauptman; J. A. Hernando Morata; D. C. Herrera; F. J. Iguaz; I. G. Irastorza; M. A. Jinete; L. Labarga; I. Liubarsky; J. A.M. Lopes; D. Lorca; M. Losada; G. Luzón; A. Marí; J. Martín-Albo; A. Martínez; T. Miller; A. Moiseenko; F. Monrabal; C. M.B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; L. M. Moutinho; J. Muñoz Vidal; H. Natal Da Luz; G. Navarro; M. Nebot-Guinot; D. Nygren; C. A.B. Oliveira; R. Palma; J. Pérez; J. L. Pérez Aparicio; J. Renner; L. Ripoll; A. Rodríguez; J. Rodríguez; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. Dos Santos; L. Segui; L. Serra; D. Shuman; A. Simón; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; J. F. Toledo; A. Tomás; J. Torrent; Z. Tsamalaidze; D. Vázquez; J. F.C.A. Veloso; J. A. Villar; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

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Near-intrinsic energy resolution for 30-662 keV gamma rays in a high pressure xenon electroluminescent TPC

V. Álvarez, F. I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, A. Cervera, C. A.N. Conde, T. Dafni, T. H.V.T. Dias, J. Díaz, M. Egorov, R. Esteve, P. Evtoukhovitch, L. M.P. Fernandes, P. Ferrario, A. L. Ferreira, E. D.C. Freitas, V. M. Gehman, A. Gil, A. GoldschmidtH. Gómez, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, D. González-Díaz, R. M. Gutiérrez, J. Hauptman, J. A. Hernando Morata, D. C. Herrera, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, M. A. Jinete, L. Labarga, I. Liubarsky, J. A.M. Lopes, D. Lorca, M. Losada, G. Luzón, A. Marí, J. Martín-Albo, A. Martínez, T. Miller, A. Moiseenko, F. Monrabal, C. M.B. Monteiro, F. J. Mora, L. M. Moutinho, J. Muñoz Vidal, H. Natal Da Luz, G. Navarro, M. Nebot-Guinot, D. Nygren, C. A.B. Oliveira, R. Palma, J. Pérez, J. L. Pérez Aparicio, J. Renner, L. Ripoll, A. Rodríguez, J. Rodríguez, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. Dos Santos, L. Segui, L. Serra, D. Shuman, A. Simón, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, J. F. Toledo, A. Tomás, J. Torrent, Z. Tsamalaidze, D. Vázquez, J. F.C.A. Veloso, J. A. Villar, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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We present the design, data and results from the NEXT prototype for Double Beta and Dark Matter (NEXT-DBDM) detector, a high-pressure gaseous natural xenon electroluminescent time projection chamber (TPC) that was built at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It is a prototype of the planned NEXT-100 ¹³⁶Xe neutrino-less double beta decay (0νββ) experiment with the main objectives of demonstrating near-intrinsic energy resolution at energies up to 662 keV and of optimizing the NEXT-100 detector design and operating parameters. Energy resolutions of ∼1% FWHM for 662 keV gamma rays were obtained at 10 and 15 atm and ∼5% FWHM for 30 keV fluorescence xenon X-rays. These results demonstrate that 0.5% FWHM resolutions for the 2459 keV hypothetical neutrino-less double beta decay peak are realizable. This energy resolution is a factor 7-20 better than that of the current leading 0νββ experiments using liquid xenon and thus represents a significant advancement. We present also first results from a track imaging system consisting of 64 silicon photo-multipliers recently installed in NEXT-DBDM that, along with the excellent energy resolution, demonstrates the key functionalities required for the NEXT-100 0νββ search.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-114
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	708
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.12.123
State	Published - 25 Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Electroluminescence
Energy resolution
High-pressure
Neutrinoless double beta decay
TPC
Xenon

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Álvarez, V., Borges, F. I. G. M., Cárcel, S., Castel, J., Cebrián, S., Cervera, A., Conde, C. A. N., Dafni, T., Dias, T. H. V. T., Díaz, J., Egorov, M., Esteve, R., Evtoukhovitch, P., Fernandes, L. M. P., Ferrario, P., Ferreira, A. L., Freitas, E. D. C., Gehman, V. M., Gil, A., ... Yahlali, N. (2013). Near-intrinsic energy resolution for 30-662 keV gamma rays in a high pressure xenon electroluminescent TPC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 708, 101-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.12.123

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Near-intrinsic energy resolution for 30-662 keV gamma rays in a high pressure xenon electroluminescent TPC. / Álvarez, V.; Borges, F. I.G.M.; Cárcel, S. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 708, 25.02.2013, p. 101-114.

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AU - Castel, J.

AU - Cebrián, S.

AU - Cervera, A.

AU - Conde, C. A.N.

AU - Dafni, T.

AU - Dias, T. H.V.T.

AU - Díaz, J.

AU - Egorov, M.

AU - Esteve, R.

AU - Evtoukhovitch, P.

AU - Fernandes, L. M.P.

AU - Ferrario, P.

AU - Ferreira, A. L.

AU - Freitas, E. D.C.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Gil, A.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Gómez, H.

AU - Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.

AU - González-Díaz, D.

AU - Gutiérrez, R. M.

AU - Hauptman, J.

AU - Hernando Morata, J. A.

AU - Herrera, D. C.

AU - Iguaz, F. J.

AU - Irastorza, I. G.

AU - Jinete, M. A.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Lopes, J. A.M.

AU - Lorca, D.

AU - Losada, M.

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AU - Marí, A.

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AU - Martínez, A.

AU - Miller, T.

AU - Moiseenko, A.

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AU - Monteiro, C. M.B.

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AU - Moutinho, L. M.

AU - Muñoz Vidal, J.

AU - Natal Da Luz, H.

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AU - Nebot-Guinot, M.

AU - Nygren, D.

AU - Oliveira, C. A.B.

AU - Palma, R.

AU - Pérez, J.

AU - Pérez Aparicio, J. L.

AU - Renner, J.

AU - Ripoll, L.

AU - Rodríguez, A.

AU - Rodríguez, J.

AU - Santos, F. P.

AU - Dos Santos, J. M.F.

AU - Segui, L.

AU - Serra, L.

AU - Shuman, D.

AU - Simón, A.

AU - Sofka, C.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Toledo, J. F.

AU - Tomás, A.

AU - Torrent, J.

AU - Tsamalaidze, Z.

AU - Vázquez, D.

AU - Veloso, J. F.C.A.

AU - Villar, J. A.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Yahlali, N.

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