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Observation of low-lying isomeric states in $^{136}$Cs: a new avenue for dark matter and solar neutrino detection in xenon detectors
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We report on new measurements establishing the existence of low-lying isomeric states in $^{136}$Cs using $\gamma$ rays produced in $^{136}$Xe(p,n)$^{136}$Cs reactions. Two states with $\mathcal{O}(100)$~ns lifetimes are placed in the decay sequence of the $^{136}$Cs levels that are populated in charged-current interactions of solar neutrinos and fermionic dark matter with $^{136}$Xe. Xenon-based experiments can therefore exploit a delayed-coincidence tag of these interactions, greatly suppressing backgrounds to enable spectroscopic studies of solar neutrinos and dark matter.
Comment: Supplemental material available upon request. Version accepted by Phys.Rev.Lett
Comment: Supplemental material available upon request. Version accepted by Phys.Rev.Lett