학술논문

Initial Performance of the COSINE-100 Experiment
Document Type
Working Paper
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Subject
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
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Abstract
COSINE is a dark matter search experiment based on an array of low background NaI(Tl) crystals located at the Yangyang underground laboratory. The assembly of COSINE-100 was completed in the summer of 2016 and the detector is currently collecting physics quality data aimed at reproducing the DAMA/LIBRA experiment that reported an annual modulation signal. Stable operation has been achieved and will continue for at least two years. Here, we describe the design of COSINE-100, including the shielding arrangement, the configuration of the NaI(Tl) crystal detection elements, the veto systems, and the associated operational systems, and we show the current performance of the experiment.
Comment: 19 pages, 25 figures, EPJC accepted