학술논문

Separating $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar from $${^{40}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 40 Ar by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark-matter searches
Document Type
article
Author
P. AgnesS. AlbergoI. F. M. AlbuquerqueT. AlexanderA. AliciA. K. AltonP. AmaudruzM. ArbaP. ArpaiaS. ArcelliM. AveI. Ch. AvetissovR. I. AvetisovO. AzzoliniH. O. BackZ. BalmforthV. BarbarianA. Barrado OlmedoP. BarrillonA. BascoG. BatignaniA. BondarW. M. BoniventoE. BorisovaB. BottinoM. G. BoulayG. BuccinoS. BussinoJ. BustoA. BuzulutskovM. CadedduM. CadoniA. CaminataE. V. CanesiN. CanciG. CappelloM. CaravatiM. Cárdenas-MontesN. CargioliM. CarliniF. CarnesecchiP. CastelloA. CastellaniS. CatalanottiV. CataudellaP. CavalcanteS. CavuotiS. CebrianJ. M. Cela RuizB. CelanoS. ChashinA. ChepurnovC. CicalòL. CifarelliD. CintasF. CoccettiV. CoccoM. ColocciE. Conde VildaL. ConsiglioS. CopelloJ. CorningG. CovoneP. CzudakM. D’AnielloS. D’AuriaM. D. Da Rocha RoloO. DadounM. DanielS. DaviniA. De CandiaS. De CeccoA. De FalcoG. De FilippisD. De GruttolaG. De GuidoG. De RosaM. Della ValleG. DellacasaS. De PasqualeA. V. DerbinA. DevotoL. Di NotoF. Di EusanioC. DionisiP. Di StefanoG. DolganovD. DongiovanniF. DordeiM. DowningT. ErjavecS. FalcianoS. FarenzenaM. Fernandez DiazC. FilipG. FiorilloA. FranceschiD. FrancoE. FrolovN. FunicelloF. GabrieleC. GalbiatiM. GarbiniP. Garcia AbiaA. GendottiC. GhianoR. A. GiampaoloC. GigantiM. A. GiorgiG. K. GiovanettiM. L. GliganV. Goicoechea CasanuevaA. GolaA. M. GorettiR. Graciani DiazG. Y. GrigorievA. GrobovM. GromovM. GuanM. GuerzoniM. GuettiM. GulinoC. GuoB. R. HackettA. HallinM. HaranczykS. HillS. HorikawaF. HubautT. HuguesE. V. HungerfordAn. IanniV. IppolitoC. C. JamesC. JillingsP. KachruA. A. KempC. L. KendzioraG. KeppelA. V. KhomyakovA. KishI. KochanekK. KondoG. KorgaA. KubankinR. KugathasanM. KussM. KuźniakM. La CommaraL. La DelfaD. La GrastaM. LaiN. LamiS. LangrockM. LeytonX. LiL. LideyF. LippiM. LissiaG. LongoN. MaccioniI. N. MachulinL. MapelliA. MarasciulliA. MargottiS. M. MariJ. MaricicM. MarinelliM. MartínezA. D. Martinez RojasA. MartiniM. MasciaM. MasettoA. MasoniA. MazziA. B. McDonaldJ. MclaughlinA. MessinaP. D. MeyersT. MileticR. MilincicR. MiolaA. MoggiA. MoharanaS. MoioliJ. MonroeS. MorisiM. MorrocchiE. N. MozhevitinaT. MrózV. N. MuratovaA. MurenuC. MuscasL. MusenichP. MusicoR. NaniaT. NapolitanoA. Navrer AgassonM. NessiI. NikulinJ. NowakA. OleinikV. OleynikovL. PaganiM. PallaviciniS. PalmasL. PandolaE. PanticE. PaoloniG. PaternosterP. A. PegoraroL. A. PellegriniC. PellegrinoK. PelczarF. PerottiV. PesudoE. PicciauF. PietropaoloT. PinnaA. PocarP. PoddaD. M. PoehlmannS. PordesS. S. PoudelP. PralavorioD. PriceF. RaffaelliF. RagusaA. RamirezM. RazetiA. RazetoA. L. RenshawS. ResciaM. RescignoF. ResnatiF. RetiereL. P. RignaneseC. RipoliA. RivettiJ. RodeL. RomeroM. RossiA. RubbiaM. RucajG. M. SabiuP. SalatinoO. SamoylovE. Sánchez GarcíaE. SandfordS. SanfilippoV. A. SangiorgioV. SantacroceD. SantoneR. SantorelliA. SantucciC. SavareseE. ScapparoneB. SchlitzerG. ScioliD. A. SemenovB. ShawA. ShchaginA. SheshukovM. SimeoneP. SkensvedM. D. SkorokhvatovO. SmirnovB. SmithA. SokolovR. StefanizziA. SteriS. StrackaV. StricklandM. StringerS. SulisY. SuvorovA. M. SzelcJ. Z. Szucs-BalazsR. TartagliaG. TesteraT. N. ThorpeA. TonazzoS. Torres-LaraS. TostiA. TricomiM. TuveriE. V. UnzhakovG. UsaiT. Vallivilayil JohnS. VescoviT. ViantS. VielA. VishnevaR. B. VogelaarM. WadaH. WangY. WangS. WesterdaleR. J. WheadonL. WilliamsMa. M.WojcikMa. WojcikX. XiaoC. YangA. ZaniF. ZenobioA. ZichichiG. ZuzelM. P. ZykovaDarkSide-20k Collaboration
Source
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol 81, Iss 4, Pp 1-18 (2021)
Subject
Astrophysics
QB460-466
Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
QC770-798
Language
English
ISSN
1434-6044
1434-6052
Abstract
Abstract Aria is a plant hosting a $${350}\,\hbox {m}$$ 350 m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is being installed in a mine shaft at Carbosulcis S.p.A., Nuraxi-Figus (SU), Italy. Aria is one of the pillars of the argon dark-matter search experimental program, lead by the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration. It was designed to reduce the isotopic abundance of $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar in argon extracted from underground sources, called Underground Argon (UAr), which is used for dark-matter searches. Indeed, $${^{39}\hbox {Ar}}$$ 39 Ar is a $$\beta $$ β -emitter of cosmogenic origin, whose activity poses background and pile-up concerns in the detectors. In this paper, we discuss the requirements, design, construction, tests, and projected performance of the plant for the isotopic cryogenic distillation of argon. We also present the successful results of the isotopic cryogenic distillation of nitrogen with a prototype plant.