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Abstract
In this paper, we describe the XENON100 data analyses used to assess the target-intrinsic background sources radon ([InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.]), thoron ([InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.]) and krypton ([InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.]). We detail the event selections of high-energy alpha particles and decay-specific delayed coincidences. We derive distributions of the individual radionuclides inside the detector and quantify their abundances during the main three science runs of the experiment over a period of , from January 2010 to January 2014. We compare our results to external measurements of radon emanation and krypton concentrations where we find good agreement. We report an observed reduction in concentrations of radon daughters that we attribute to the plating-out of charged ions on the negatively biased cathode.
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Intrinsic backgrounds from Rn and Kr in the XENON100 experiment
Author
Aprile, E 1 ; Aalbers, J 2 ; Agostini, F 3 ; Alfonsi, M 4 ; Amaro, F D 5 ; Anthony, M 1 ; Arneodo, F 6 ; Barrow, P 7 ; Baudis, L 7 ; Bauermeister, B 8 ; Benabderrahmane, M L 6 ; Berger, T 9 ; Breur, P A 2 ; Brown, A 2 ; Brown, E 9 ; Bruenner, S 10 ; Bruno, G 11 ; Budnik, R 12 ; Bütikofer, L 13 ; Calvén, J 8 ; Cardoso, J M R 5 ; Cervantes, M 14 ; Cichon, D 10 ; Coderre, D 13 ; Colijn, A P 2 ; Conrad, J 8 ; Cussonneau, J P 15 ; Decowski, M P 2 ; de Perio, P 1 ; P Di Gangi 16 ; A Di Giovanni 6 ; Diglio, S 15 ; Eurin, G 10 ; Fei, J 17 ; Ferella, A D 8 ; Fieguth, A 18 ; Fulgione, W 19 ; A Gallo Rosso 11 ; Galloway, M 7 ; Gao, F 1 ; Garbini, M 16 ; Geis, C 4 ; Goetzke, L W 1 ; Greene, Z 1 ; Grignon, C 4 ; Hasterok, C 10 ; Hogenbirk, E 2 ; Itay, R 12 ; Kaminsky, B 13 ; Kazama, S 7 ; Kessler, G 7 ; Kish, A 7 ; Landsman, H 12 ; Lang, R F 14 ; Lellouch, D 12 ; Levinson, L 12 ; Lin, Q 1 ; Lindemann, S 20 ; Lindner, M 10 ; Lombardi, F 17 ; Lopes, J A M 5 ; Manfredini, A 12 ; Maris, I 6 ; T Marrodán Undagoitia 10 ; Masbou, J 15 ; Massoli, F V 16 ; Masson, D 14 ; Mayani, D 7 ; Messina, M 21 ; Micheneau, K 15 ; Molinario, A 11 ; Morå, K 8 ; Murra, M 18 ; Naganoma, J 22 ; K Ni 17 ; Oberlack, U 4 ; Pakarha, P 7 ; Pelssers, B 8 ; Persiani, R 15 ; Piastra, F 7 ; Pienaar, J 23 ; M-C Piro 9 ; Pizzella, V 10 ; Plante, G 1 ; Priel, N 12 ; D Ramírez García 24 ; Rauch, L 10 ; Reichard, S 14 ; Reuter, C 25 ; Rizzo, A 1 ; Rupp, N 10 ; J M F dos Santos 5 ; Sartorelli, G 16 ; Scheibelhut, M 4 ; Schindler, S 4 ; Schreiner, J 10 ; Schumann, M 13 ; L Scotto Lavina 26 ; Selvi, M 16 ; Shagin, P 22 ; Silva, M 5 ; Simgen, H 10 ; M Von Sivers 13 ; Stein, A 27 ; Thers, D 15 ; Tiseni, A 2 ; Trinchero, G 28 ; Tunnell, C 29 ; Vargas, M 18 ; Wang, H 27 ; Wang, Z 11 ; Weber, M 30 ; Wei, Y 31 ; Weinheimer, C 18 ; Wittweg, C 18 ; Wulf, J 7 ; J Ye 17 ; Zhang, Y 1
1 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2 Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy; Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
4 Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
5 LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
6 New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
8 Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova, Stockholm, Sweden
9 Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
10 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
11 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy
12 Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
13 Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
14 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
15 SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
16 Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
17 Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
18 Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
19 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy; INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
20 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany; Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
21 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
22 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
23 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Physics, Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
24 Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
25 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
26 LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France
27 Physics & Astronomy Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
28 INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
29 Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Physics, Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
30 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
31 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
1 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2 Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy; Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
4 Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
5 LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
6 New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
8 Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova, Stockholm, Sweden
9 Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
10 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
11 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy
12 Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
13 Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
14 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
15 SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
16 Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
17 Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
18 Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
19 INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy; INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
20 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany; Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
21 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
22 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
23 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Physics, Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
24 Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
25 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
26 LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France
27 Physics & Astronomy Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
28 INFN-Torino and Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
29 Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Physics, Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
30 Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
31 Physik-Institut, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Pages
1-12
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Feb 2018
ISSN
14346044
e-ISSN
14346052
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2002611045
Copyright
The European Physical Journal C is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved.