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A next-generation liquid xenon observatory for dark matter and neutrino physics
Document Type
Author
Source
Empirisk bestämning av mörka materians spinn Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 50(1)
Subject
neutrinoless double-beta decay
supernova
astroparticle physics
neutrinos
direct detection
dark matter
xenon
Language
English
ISSN
0954-3899
13616471
Abstract
The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leading technology to cover the available parameter space for weakly interacting massive particles, while featuring extensive sensitivity to many alternative dark matter candidates. These detectors can also study neutrinos through neutrinoless double-beta decay and through a variety of astrophysical sources. A next-generation xenon-based detector will therefore be a true multi-purpose observatory to significantly advance particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, solar physics, and cosmology. This review article presents the science cases for such a detector.