eprintid: 1447964 rev_number: 35 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/44/79/64 datestamp: 2014-09-16 18:34:19 lastmod: 2021-09-20 00:33:38 status_changed: 2017-08-23 13:49:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Aprile, E creators_name: Alfonsi, M creators_name: Arisaka, K creators_name: Arneodo, F creators_name: Balan, C creators_name: Baudis, L creators_name: Bauermeister, B creators_name: Behrens, A creators_name: Beltrame, P creators_name: Bokeloh, K creators_name: Brown, A creators_name: Brown, E creators_name: Bruenner, S creators_name: Bruno, G creators_name: Budnik, R creators_name: Cardoso, JMR creators_name: Chen, W-T creators_name: Choi, B creators_name: Colijn, AP creators_name: Contreras, H creators_name: Cussonneau, JP creators_name: Decowski, MP creators_name: Duchovni, E creators_name: Fattori, S creators_name: Ferella, AD creators_name: Fulgione, W creators_name: Gao, F creators_name: Garbini, M creators_name: Ghag, C creators_name: Giboni, K-L creators_name: Goetzke, LW creators_name: Grignon, C creators_name: Gross, E creators_name: Hampel, W creators_name: Itay, R creators_name: Kaether, F creators_name: Kessler, G creators_name: Kish, A creators_name: Lamblin, J creators_name: Landsman, H creators_name: Lang, RF creators_name: Calloch, ML creators_name: Levy, C creators_name: Lim, KE creators_name: Lin, Q creators_name: Lindemann, S creators_name: Lindner, M creators_name: Lopes, JAM creators_name: Lung, K creators_name: Undagoitia, TM creators_name: Massoli, FV creators_name: Fernandez, AJM creators_name: Meng, Y creators_name: Messina, M creators_name: Molinario, A creators_name: Naganoma, J creators_name: Ni, K creators_name: Oberlack, U creators_name: Orrigo, SEA creators_name: Pantic, E creators_name: Persiani, R creators_name: Piastra, F creators_name: Plante, G creators_name: Priel, N creators_name: Rizzo, A creators_name: Rosendahl, S creators_name: Santos, JMFD creators_name: Sartorelli, G creators_name: Schreiner, J creators_name: Schumann, M creators_name: Lavina, LS creators_name: Selvi, M creators_name: Shagin, P creators_name: Simgen, H creators_name: Teymourian, A creators_name: Thers, D creators_name: Vitells, O creators_name: Wang, H creators_name: Weber, M creators_name: Weinheimer, C title: Observation and applications of single-electron charge signals in the XENON100 experiment ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C06 divisions: F60 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: The XENON100 dark matter experiment uses liquid xenon in a time projection chamber (TPC) to measure xenon nuclear recoils resulting from the scattering of dark matter Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). In this paper, we report the observation of single-electron charge signals which are not related to WIMP interactions. These signals, which show the excellent sensitivity of the detector to small charge signals, are explained as being due to the photoionization of impurities in the liquid xenon and of the metal components inside the TPC. They are used as a unique calibration source to characterize the detector. We explain how we can infer crucial parameters for the XENON100 experiment: the secondary-scintillation gain, the extraction yield from the liquid to the gas phase and the electron drift velocity. date: 2014-02-12 official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/3/035201 vfaculties: VMPS oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Article verified: verified_manual elements_source: arXiv elements_id: 918413 doi: 10.1088/0954-3899/41/3/035201 lyricists_name: Ghag, Chamkaur lyricists_id: CGHAG64 actors_name: Ghag, Chamkaur actors_name: Stacey, Thomas actors_id: CGHAG64 actors_id: TSSTA20 actors_role: owner actors_role: impersonator full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics volume: 41 number: 3 article_number: 035201 citation: Aprile, E; Alfonsi, M; Arisaka, K; Arneodo, F; Balan, C; Baudis, L; Bauermeister, B; ... Weinheimer, C; + view all <#> Aprile, E; Alfonsi, M; Arisaka, K; Arneodo, F; Balan, C; Baudis, L; Bauermeister, B; Behrens, A; Beltrame, P; Bokeloh, K; Brown, A; Brown, E; Bruenner, S; Bruno, G; Budnik, R; Cardoso, JMR; Chen, W-T; Choi, B; Colijn, AP; Contreras, H; Cussonneau, JP; Decowski, MP; Duchovni, E; Fattori, S; Ferella, AD; Fulgione, W; Gao, F; Garbini, M; Ghag, C; Giboni, K-L; Goetzke, LW; Grignon, C; Gross, E; Hampel, W; Itay, R; Kaether, F; Kessler, G; Kish, A; Lamblin, J; Landsman, H; Lang, RF; Calloch, ML; Levy, C; Lim, KE; Lin, Q; Lindemann, S; Lindner, M; Lopes, JAM; Lung, K; Undagoitia, TM; Massoli, FV; Fernandez, AJM; Meng, Y; Messina, M; Molinario, A; Naganoma, J; Ni, K; Oberlack, U; Orrigo, SEA; Pantic, E; Persiani, R; Piastra, F; Plante, G; Priel, N; Rizzo, A; Rosendahl, S; Santos, JMFD; Sartorelli, G; Schreiner, J; Schumann, M; Lavina, LS; Selvi, M; Shagin, P; Simgen, H; Teymourian, A; Thers, D; Vitells, O; Wang, H; Weber, M; Weinheimer, C; - view fewer <#> (2014) Observation and applications of single-electron charge signals in the XENON100 experiment. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics , 41 (3) , Article 035201. 10.1088/0954-3899/41/3/035201 <https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899%2F41%2F3%2F035201>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1447964/1/Ghag_observation%20and%20applications%20of%20single-electron_XENON100_.pdf