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Adhikari P, Ajaj R, Alpizar-Venegas M, Auty DJ, Benmansour H, Bina CE, Bonivento W, Boulay MG, Cadeddu M, Cai B, Cardenas-Montes M, Cavuoti S, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Corning JM, Daugherty S, DelGobbo P, Di Stefano P, Doria L, Dunford M, Ellingwood E, Erlandson A, Farahani SS, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Gallacher D, Abia PG, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Gorel P, Graham K, Grobov A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Hugues T, Ilyasov A, Joy A, Jigmeddorj B, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Lai M, Langrock S, Lehnert B, Leonhardt A, Levashko N, Li X, Lissia M, Litvinov O, Lock J, Longo G, Machulin I, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McLaughlin JB, Mielnichuk C, Mirasola L, Monroe J, Oliviero G, Pal S, Peeters SJM, Perry M, Pesudo V, Picciau E, Piro M-C, Pollmann TR, Raj N, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Rodriguez-Garcia I, Roszkowski L, Ruhland JB, Sanchez Garcia E, Sanchez-Pastor T, Santorelli R, Seth S, Sinclair D, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Stainforth R, Stringer M, Sur B, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Viel S, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2022, First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol: 128, ISSN: 0031-9007

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Adhikari P, Ajaj R, Alpizar-Venegas M, Amaudruz P-A, Auty DJ, Batygov M, Beltran B, Benmansour H, Bina CE, Bonatt J, Bonivento W, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bueno JF, Burghardt PM, Butcher A, Cadeddu M, Cai B, Cardenas-Montes M, Cavuoti S, Chen M, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Corning JM, Cranshaw D, Daugherty S, DelGobbo P, Dering K, DiGioseffo J, Di Stefano P, Doria L, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Ellingwood E, Erlandson A, Farahani SS, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Florian S, Flower T, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Gallacher D, Abia PG, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Golovko V, Gorel P, Graham K, Grant DR, Grobov A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Hugues T, Ilyasov A, Joy A, Jigmeddorj B, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Kuzniak M, Lai M, Langrock S, Lehnert B, Leonhardt A, Levashko N, Li X, Lidgard J, Lindner T, Lissia M, Lock J, Longo G, Machulin I, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, O'Dwyer E, Oliviero G, Ouellet C, Pal S, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Perry M, Pesudo V, Picciau E, Piro M-C, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Rodriguez-Garcia I, Roszkowski L, Ruhland JB, Sanchez-Garcia E, Santorelli R, Sinclair D, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Soukup J, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Stringer M, Sur B, Tang J, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Viel S, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2021, Pulse-shape discrimination against low-energy Ar-39 beta decays in liquid argon with 4.5 tonne-years of DEAP-3600 data, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Vol: 81, ISSN: 1434-6044

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Abba A, Accorsi C, Agnes P, Alessi E, Amaudruz P, Annovi A, Desages FA, Back S, Badia C, Bagger J, Basile V, Batignani G, Bayo A, Bell B, Beschi M, Biagini D, Bianchi G, Bicelli S, Bishop D, Boccali T, Bombarda A, Bonfanti S, Bonivento WM, Bouchard M, Breviario M, Brice S, Brown R, Calvo-Mozota JM, Camozzi L, Camozzi M, Capra A, Caravati M, Carlini M, Ceccanti A, Celano B, Cela Ruiz JM, Charette C, Cogliati G, Constable M, Crippa C, Croci G, Cudmore S, Dahl CE, Dal Molin A, Daley M, Di Guardo C, D'Avenio G, Davignon O, Del Tutto M, De Ruiter J, Devoto A, Diaz Gomez Maqueo P, Di Francesco F, Dossi M, Druszkiewicz E, Duma C, Elliott E, Farina D, Fernandes C, Ferroni F, Finocchiaro G, Fiorillo G, Ford R, Foti G, Fournier RD, Franco D, Fricbergs C, Gabriele F, Galbiati C, Garcia Abia P, Gargantini A, Giacomelli L, Giacomini F, Giacomini F, Giarratana LS, Gillespie S, Giorgi D, Girma T, Gobui R, Goeldi D, Golf F, Gorel P, Gorini G, Gramellini E, Grosso G, Guescini F, Guetre E, Hackman G, Hadden T, Hawkins W, Hayashi K, Heavey A, Hersak G, Hessey N, Hockin G, Hudson K, Ianni A, Ienzi C, Ippolito V, James CC, Jillings C, Kendziora C, Khan S, Kim E, King M, King S, Kittmer A, Kochanek I, Kowalkowski J, Kruecken R, Kushoro M, Kuula S, Laclaustra M, Leblond G, Lee L, Lennarz A, Leyton M, Li X, Liimatainen P, Lim C, Lindner T, Lomonaco T, Lu P, Lubna R, Lukhanin GA, Luzon G, MacDonald M, Magni G, Maharaj R, Manni S, Mapelli C, Margetak P, Martin L, Martin S, Martinez M, Massacret N, McClurg P, McDonald AB, Meazzi E, Migalla R, Mohayai T, Tosatti LM, Monzani G, Moretti C, Morrison B, Mountaniol M, Muraro A, Napoli P, Nati F, Natzke CR, Noble AJ, Norrick A, Olchanski K, Ortiz de Solorzano A, Padula F, Pallavicini M, Palumbo I, Panontin E, Papini N, Parmeggiano L, Parmeggiano S, Patel K, Patel A, Paterno M, Pellegrino C, Pelliccione P, Pesudo V, Pocar A, Pope A, Pordes S, Prelz F, Putignano O, Raaf JL, Ratti C, Razeti M, Razeto A, Reed D, Refsgaard J, Reilly T, Renshaw A, Retrieret al., 2021, The novel Mechanical Ventilator Milano for the COVID-19 pandemic, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, Vol: 33, ISSN: 1070-6631

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Adhikari P, Ajaj R, Auty DJ, Bina CE, Bonivento W, Boulay MG, Cadeddu M, Cai B, Cardenas-Montes M, Cavuoti S, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Corning JM, Daugherty S, DelGobbo P, Di Stefano P, Doria L, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Farahani SS, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Gallacher D, Garces EA, Abia PG, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Gorel P, Graham K, Grobov A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Hugues T, Ilyasov A, Joy A, Jigmeddorj B, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Kuzniak M, Lai M, Langrock S, Lehnert B, Levashko N, Li X, Litvinov O, Lock J, Longo G, Machulin I, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McLaughlin JB, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Oliviero G, Pal S, Peeters SJM, Pesudo V, Piro M-C, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Rodriguez-Garcia I, Roszkowski L, Sanchez Garcia E, Sanchez-Pastor T, Santorelli R, Sinclair D, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Stainforth R, Stringer M, Sur B, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Viel S, Vincent AC, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2020, Constraints on dark matter-nucleon effective couplings in the presence of kinematically distinct halo substructures using the DEAP-3600 detector, PHYSICAL REVIEW D, Vol: 102, ISSN: 2470-0010

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Adhikari P, Ajaj R, Araujoand GR, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bueno JG, Butcher A, Cai B, Cardenas-Montes M, Cavuoti S, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Corning JM, Daughertyand SJ, Di Stefano P, Dering K, Doria L, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Flower A, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Gallacher D, Garces EA, Garcia Abia P, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Golovko VV, Gorel P, Graham K, Grant DR, Grobov A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Ilyasov A, Joy A, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Levashko N, Li X, Litvinov O, Lock J, Longo G, Machulin I, Majewski P, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, Oliviero G, Ouellet C, Pal S, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Pesudo V, Piro M-C, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Sanchez Garcia E, Sanchez-Pastor T, Santorelli R, Seeburn N, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Stringer M, Sur B, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Veloce L, Viel S, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2020, The liquid-argon scintillation pulseshape in DEAP-3600, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Vol: 80, ISSN: 1434-6044

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Ajaj R, Araujo GR, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bueno JF, Burghardt PM, Butcher A, Cai B, Cardenas-Montes M, Cavuoti S, Chen M, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Dering K, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Flower A, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Gallacher D, Garcia Abia P, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Golovko VV, Gorel P, Graham K, Grant DR, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Joy A, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Li X, Litvinov O, Lock J, Longo G, Majewski P, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, Ouellet C, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Pesudo V, Piro MC, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Sanchez Garcia E, Santorelli R, Seeburn N, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Sur B, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Veloce L, Viel S, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2019, Electromagnetic backgrounds and potassium 42 activity in the DEAP 3600 dark matter detector, PHYSICAL REVIEW D, Vol: 100, ISSN: 2470-0010

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Ajaj R, Amaudruz P-A, Araujo GR, Baldwin M, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Bonatt J, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bueno JF, Burghardt PM, Butcher A, Cai B, Cavuoti S, Chen M, Chen Y, Cleveland BT, Cranshaw D, Dering K, DiGioseffo J, Doria L, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Fiorillo G, Florian S, Flower A, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Gallacher D, Garces EA, Garg S, Giampa P, Goeldi D, Golovko VV, Gorel P, Graham K, Grant DR, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Joy A, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kaur G, Kemp A, Kochanek I, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Li X, Lidgard J, Lindner T, Litvinov O, Lock J, Longo G, Majewski P, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, O'Dwyer E, Ouellet C, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Piro M-C, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Seeburn N, Singhrao K, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Soukup J, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Sur B, Tang J, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Veloce L, Viel S, Walding J, Waqar M, Ward M, Westerdale S, Willis J, Zuniga-Reyes Aet al., 2019, Search for dark matter with a 231-day exposure of liquid argon using DEAP-3600 at SNOLAB, PHYSICAL REVIEW D, Vol: 100, ISSN: 2470-0010

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Amaudruz P-A, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Bishop D, Bonatt J, Boorman G, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bromwich T, Bueno JF, Butcher A, Cai B, Chan S, Chen M, Chouinard R, Churchwell S, Cleveland BT, Cranshaw D, Dering K, Dittmeier S, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Giampa P, Golovko VV, Gorel P, Gornea R, Grace E, Graham K, Grant DR, Gulyev E, Hall A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kemp A, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Li O, Lidgard JJ, Liimatainen P, Lim C, Lindner T, Linn Y, Liu S, Mathew R, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McFarlane K, McLaughlin J, Mead S, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Muir A, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, O'Dwyer E, Ohlmann C, Olchanski K, Olsen KS, Ouellet C, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rau W, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Seeburn N, Shaw B, Singhrao K, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Sur B, Tang J, Taylor J, Veloce L, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Walding J, Ward M, Westerdale S, White R, Woolsey E, Zielinski Jet al., 2019, In-situ characterization of the Hamamatsu R5912-HQE photomultiplier tubes used in the DEAP-3600 experiment, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, Vol: 922, Pages: 373-384, ISSN: 0168-9002

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Amaudruz P-A, Baldwin M, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Bishop D, Bonatt J, Boorman G, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bromwich T, Bueno JF, Burghardt PM, Butcher A, Cai B, Chan S, Chen M, Chouinard R, Churchwell S, Cleveland BT, Cranshaw D, Dering K, DiGioseffo J, Dittmeier S, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Florian S, Flower A, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Giampa P, Golovko VV, Gorel R, Gornea R, Grace E, Graham K, Grant DR, Gulyev E, Hall A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kemp A, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Li O, Lidgard JJ, Liimatainen P, Lim C, Lindner T, Linn Y, Liu S, Majewski P, Mathew R, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McFarlane K, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mead S, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Muir A, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, O'Dwyer E, Ohlmann C, Olchanski K, Olsen KS, Ouellet C, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rau W, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Seeburn N, Shaw B, Singhrao K, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NT, Sonley T, Soukup J, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Sur B, Tang J, Taylor J, Veloce L, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Walding J, Ward M, Westerdale S, White R, Woolsey E, Zielinski Jet al., 2019, Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector, ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, Vol: 108, Pages: 1-23, ISSN: 0927-6505

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Amaudruz P-A, Baldwin M, Batygov M, Beltran B, Bina CE, Bishop D, Bonatt J, Boorman G, Boulay MG, Broerman B, Bromwich T, Bueno JF, Burghardt PM, Butcher A, Cai B, Chan S, Chen M, Chouinard R, Cleveland BT, Cranshaw D, Dering K, DiGioseffo J, Dittmeier S, Duncan FA, Dunford M, Erlandson A, Fatemighomi N, Florian S, Flower A, Ford RJ, Gagnon R, Giampa P, Golovko VV, Gorel P, Gornea R, Grace E, Graham K, Gulyev E, Hakobyan R, Hall A, Hallin AL, Hamstra M, Harvey PJ, Hearns C, Jillings CJ, Kamaev O, Kemp A, Kuzniak M, Langrock S, La Zia F, Lehnert B, Lidgard JJ, Lim C, Lindner T, Linn Y, Liu S, Majewski P, Mathew R, McDonald AB, McElroy T, McGinn T, McLaughlin JB, Mead S, Mehdiyev R, Mielnichuk C, Monroe J, Muir A, Nadeau P, Nantais C, Ng C, Noble AJ, O'Dwyer E, Ohlmann C, Olchanski K, Olsen KS, Ouellet C, Pasuthip P, Peeters SJM, Pollmann TR, Rand ET, Rau W, Rethmeier C, Retiere F, Seeburn N, Shaw B, Singhrao K, Skensved P, Smith B, Smith NJT, Sonley T, Soukup J, Stainforth R, Stone C, Strickland V, Sur B, Tang J, Taylor J, Veloce L, Vazquez-Jauregui E, Walding J, Ward M, Westerdale S, Woolsey E, Zielinski Jet al., 2018, First Results from the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Search with Argon at SNOLAB, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol: 121, ISSN: 0031-9007

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Reichhart L, Lindote A, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Bewick A, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Francis V, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Kudryavtsev VA, Lebedenko VN, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2013, Measurement and simulation of the muon-induced neutron yield in lead, ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, Vol: 47, Pages: 67-76, ISSN: 0927-6505

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Reichhart L, Lindote A, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Bewick A, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Francis V, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Kudryavtsev VA, Lebedenko VN, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2013, A measurement of the muon-induced neutron yield in lead at a depth of 2850 m water equivalent, 4th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques (LRT), Publisher: AMER INST PHYSICS, Pages: 219-222, ISSN: 0094-243X

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Solovov VN, Belov VA, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2012, Position Reconstruction in a Dual Phase Xenon Scintillation Detector, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol: 59, Pages: 3286-3293, ISSN: 1558-1578

We studied the application of statistical reconstruction algorithms, namely maximum likelihood and least squares methods, to the problem of event reconstruction in a dual phase liquid xenon detector. An iterative method was developed for in-situ reconstruction of the PMT light response functions from calibration data taken with an uncollimated γ -ray source. Using the techniques described, the performance of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector was studied for 122 keV γ-rays. For the inner part of the detector (R <; 100 mm) , spatial resolutions of 13 mm and 1.6 mm FWHM were measured in the horizontal plane for primary and secondary scintillation, respectively. An energy resolution of 8.1% FWHM was achieved at that energy. The possibility of using this technique for improving performance and reducing cost of scintillation cameras for medical applications is currently under study.

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Smith NJT, 2012, The SNOLAB deep underground facility, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS, Vol: 127, ISSN: 2190-5444

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Smith NJT, 2012, The Development of Deep Underground Science Facilities, 24th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics Neutrino, Publisher: ELSEVIER, Pages: 333-341, ISSN: 0920-5632

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Reichhart L, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Francis V, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2012, Quenching factor for low-energy nuclear recoils in a plastic scintillator, Physical Review C, Vol: 85, ISSN: 1089-490X

Plastic scintillators are widely used in industry, medicine, and scientific research, including nuclear and particle physics. Although one of their most common applications is in neutron detection, experimental data on their response to low-energy nuclear recoils are scarce. Here, the relative scintillation efficiency for neutron-induced nuclear recoils in a polystyrene-based plastic scintillator (UPS-923A) is presented, exploring recoil energies between 125 and 850 keV. Monte Carlo simulations, incorporating light collection efficiency and energy resolution effects, are used to generate neutron scattering spectra which are matched to observed distributions of scintillation signals to parameterize the energy-dependent quenching factor. At energies above 300 keV the dependence is reasonably described using the semiempirical formulation of Birks and a kB factor of (0.014±0.002) g MeV−1 cm−2 has been determined. Below that energy, the measured quenching factor falls more steeply than predicted by the Birks formalism.

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Cleveland BT, Duncan FA, Lawson IT, Smith NJT, Vazquez-Jauregui Eet al., 2012, Activities of gamma-ray emitting isotopes in rainwater from Greater Sudbury, Canada following the Fukushima incident, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, Vol: 90, Pages: 599-603, ISSN: 0008-4204

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Majewski P, Solovov VN, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Smith NJT, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2012, Performance data from the ZEPLIN-III second science run, Journal of Instrumentation, Vol: 7, ISSN: 1748-0221

ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase xenon direct dark matter experiment located at the Boulby Mine (U.K.). After its first science run in 2008 it was upgraded with: an array of low background photomultipliers, a new anti-coincidence detector system with plastic scintillator and an improved calibration system. After 319 days of data taking the second science run ended in May 2011. In this paper we describe the instrument performance with emphasis on the position and energy reconstruction algorithm and summarise the final science results.

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Akimov DY, Araújo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Bewick A, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Jones WG, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Lüscher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2012, WIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III, Physics Letters B, Vol: 709, Pages: 14-20, ISSN: 0370-2693

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Araujo HM, Akimov DY, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Bewick A, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2012, Radioactivity backgrounds in ZEPLIN-III, ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, Vol: 35, Pages: 495-502, ISSN: 0927-6505

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Smith NJT, 2012, The Current Status and Planned Developments for Deep Underground Astro-particle Physics Science Facilities, 12th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP), Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD, ISSN: 1742-6588

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Santos E, Edwards B, Chepel V, Araújo HM, Akimov DY, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Currie A, Deviveiros L, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Lüscher R, Majewski P, St J Murphy A, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2011, Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to the detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering, The Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol: 2011, Pages: 1-21, ISSN: 1029-8479

We present an experimental study of single electron emission in ZEPLIN-III, a two-phase xenon experiment built to search for dark matter WIMPs, and discuss appli-cations enabled by the excellent signal-to-noise ratio achieved in detecting this signature. Firstly, we demonstrate a practical method for precise measurement of the free electron lifetime in liquid xenon during normal operation of these detectors. Then, using a realistic detector response model and backgrounds, we assess the feasibility of deploying such an instrument for measuring coherent neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering using the ionisation channel in the few-electron regime. We conclude that it should be possible to measure this elusive neutrino signature above an ionisation threshold of ~3 electrons both at a stopped pion source and at a nuclear reactor. Detectable signal rates are larger in the reactor case, but the triggered measurement and harder recoil energy spectrum afforded by the accelerator source enable lower overall background and fiducialisation of the active volume.

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Horn M, Belov VA, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewskie P, Murphy AS, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, de Viveiros L, Walker RJet al., 2011, Nuclear recoil scintillation and ionisation yields in liquid xenon from ZEPLIN-III data, PHYSICS LETTERS B, Vol: 705, Pages: 471-476, ISSN: 0370-2693

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Neves F, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Rodrigues S, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2011, ZE3RA: the ZEPLIN-III Reduction and Analysis package, Journal of Instrumentation, Vol: 6, ISSN: 1748-0221

ZE3RA is the software package responsible for processing the raw data from the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment and its reduction into a set of parameters used in all subsequent analyses. The detector is a liquid xenon time projection chamber with scintillation and electroluminescence signals read out by an array of 31 photomultipliers. The dual range 62-channel data stream is optimised for the detection of scintillation pulses down to a single photoelectron and of ionisation signals as small as those produced by single electrons. We discuss in particular several strategies related to data filtering, pulse finding and pulse clustering which are tuned using calibration data to recover the best electron/nuclear recoil discrimination near the detection threshold, where most dark matter elastic scattering signatures are expected. The software was designed assuming only minimal knowledge of the physics underlying the detection principle, allowing an unbiased analysis of the experimental results and easy extension to other detectors with similar requirements.

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Ghag C, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Francis V, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Lyons K, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2011, Performance of the veto detector incorporated into the ZEPLIN-III experiment, Astroparticle Physics, Vol: 35, Pages: 76-86, ISSN: 1873-2852

The ZEPLIN-III experiment is operating in its second phase at the Boulby Underground Laboratory in search of dark matter WIMPs. The major upgrades to the instrument over its first science run include lower background photomultiplier tubes and installation of a plastic scintillator veto system. Performance results from the veto detector using calibration and science data in its first six months of operation in coincidence with ZEPLIN-III are presented. With fully automated operation and calibration, the veto system has maintained high stability and achieves near unity live time relative to ZEPLIN-III. Calibrations with a neutron source demonstrate a rejection of 60% of neutron-induced nuclear recoils in ZEPLIN-III that might otherwise be misidentified as WIMPs. This tagging efficiency reduces the expected untagged nuclear recoil background from neutrons during science data taking to a very low rate of ≃0.2 events per year in the WIMP acceptance region. Additionally, the veto detector provides rejection of 28% of γ-ray induced background events, allowing the sampling of the dominant source of background in ZEPLIN-III – multiple scatter γ-rays with rare topologies. Since WIMPs will not be tagged by the veto detector, and tags due to γ-rays and neutrons are separable, this population of multiple scatter events may be characterised without biasing the analysis of candidate WIMP signals in the data.

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Solovov VN, Belov VA, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, DeViveiros L, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2011, Position Reconstruction in a Dual Phase Xenon Scintillation Detector, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium/Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)/18th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors, Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 1226-1233, ISSN: 1095-7863

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, 2011, Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to the detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering, The journal of high energy physics, Vol: 2011, Pages: 1-20, ISSN: 1126-6708

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Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Bewick A, Burenkov AA, Cashmore R, Chepel V, Currie A, Davidge D, Dawson J, Durkin T, Edwards B, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Howard AS, Hughes AJ, Jones WG, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Liubarsky I, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Lyons K, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, Pinto da Cunha J, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, de Viveiros L, Walker RJet al., 2010, Limits on inelastic dark matter from ZEPLIN-III, Physics Letters B, Vol: 692, Pages: 180-183, ISSN: 0370-2693

We present limits on the WIMP–nucleon cross section for inelastic dark matter from a reanalysis of the2008 run of ZEPLIN-III. Cuts, notably on scintillation pulse shape and scintillation-to-ionisation ratio, givea net exposure of 63 kg day in the range 20–80 keV nuclear recoil energy, in which 6 events are observed.Upper limits on signal rate are derived from the maximum empty patch in the data. Under standard haloassumptions a small region of parameter space consistent, at 99% CL, with causing the 1.17 ton yr DAMAmodulation signal is allowed at 90% CL: it is in the mass range 45–60 GeVc−2 with a minimum CLof 87%, again derived from the maximum patch. This is the tightest constraint yet presented using xenon,a target nucleus whose similarity to iodine mitigiates systematic error from the assumed halo.

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Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Chepel V, Currie A, Edwards B, Francis V, Ghag C, Hollingsworth A, Horn M, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Lyons K, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, Neves F, Paling SM, da Cunha JP, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Reichhart L, Scovell PR, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Taylor R, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2010, The ZEPLIN-III anti-coincidence veto detector, Astroparticle Physics, Vol: 34, Pages: 151-163, ISSN: 1873-2852

The design, optimisation and construction of an anti-coincidence veto detector to complement the ZEPLIN-III direct dark matter search instrument is described. One tonne of plastic scintillator is arranged into 52 bars individually read out by photomultipliers and coupled to a gadolinium-loaded passive polypropylene shield. Particular attention has been paid to radiological content. The overall aim has been to achieve a veto detector of low threshold and high efficiency without the creation of additional background in ZEPLIN-III, all at a reasonable cost. Extensive experimental measurements of the components have been made, including radioactivity levels and performance characteristics. These have been used to inform a complete end-to-end Monte Carlo simulation that has then been used to calculate the expected performance of the new instrument, both operating alone and as an anti-coincidence detector for ZEPLIN-III. The veto device will be capable of rejecting over 65% of coincident nuclear recoil events from neutron background in the energy range of interest in ZEPLIN-III. This will reduce the background in ZEPLIN-III from ≃0.4 to ≃0.14 events per year in the WIMP acceptance region, a significant factor in the event of a non-zero observation. Furthermore, in addition to providing valuable diagnostic capabilities, the veto is capable of tagging over 15% for γ-ray rejection, all whilst contributing no significant additional background. In conjunction with the replacement of the internal ZEPLIN-III photomultiplier array, the new veto is expected to improve significantly the sensitivity of the ZEPLIN-III instrument to dark matter, allowing spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross sections below 10−8 pb to be probed.

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Neves F, Chepel V, Akimov DY, Araujo HM, Barnes EJ, Belov VA, Burenkov AA, Currie A, Edwards B, Ghag C, Horn M, Hughes AJ, Kalmus GE, Kobyakin AS, Kovalenko AG, Lebedenko VN, Lindote A, Lopes MI, Luescher R, Lyons K, Majewski P, Murphy ASJ, da Cunha JP, Preece R, Quenby JJ, Scovell PR, Silva C, Solovov VN, Smith NJT, Smith PF, Stekhanov VN, Sumner TJ, Thorne C, Walker RJet al., 2009, Calibration of photomultiplier arrays, Astroparticle Physics, Vol: 33, Pages: 13-18, ISSN: 1873-2852

A method is described that allows calibration and assessment of the linearity of response of an array of photomultiplier tubes. The method does not require knowledge of the photomultiplier single photoelectron response model and uses science data directly, thus eliminating the need for dedicated data sets. In this manner all photomultiplier working conditions (e.g. temperature, external fields, etc.) are exactly matched between calibration and science acquisitions. This is of particular importance in low background experiments such as ZEPLIN-III, where methods involving the use of external light sources for calibration are severely constrained.

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