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The DarkSide–20k TPC and Underground Argon Cryogenic System
by T.N.Thorpe on behalf of the DS-20k collaboration
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| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Thomas Thorpe |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202210_00002v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2022-10-01 19:16 |
| Submitted by: | Thorpe, Thomas |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | 14th International Conference on Identification of Dark Matter (IDM2022) |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Experimental |
Abstract
DarkSide–20k (DS–20k) will exploit the physical and chemical properties of liquid argon housed within a large dual-phase time project chamber (TPC) in its direct search for dark matter. The TPC will utilize a compact, integrated design with many novel features to enable the 20 t fiducial volume of underground argon. Underground Argon (UAr) is sourced from underground CO2 wells and depleted in the radioactive isotope 39Ar, greatly enhancing the experimental sensitivity to dark matter interactions. Sourcing and transporting the O(100 t) of UAr for DS–20k is costly, and a dedicated single-closed- loop cryogenic system has been designed, constructed, and tested to handle the valuable UAr. We present an overview of the DS–20k TPC design and the first results from the UAr cryogenic system.
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Reports on this Submission
Report #2 by Anonymous (Referee 2) on 2022-11-8 (Invited Report)
- Cite as: Anonymous, Report on arXiv:scipost_202210_00002v1, delivered 2022-11-08, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.6087
Strengths
Detailed description of Underground Argon Cryogenic system tested in CERN and soon be tested in LNGS.
Weaknesses
Exceeding the number of allowed pages.
Report
The manuscript is well organised and deserves to be published after minor work.
Requested changes
Please shorten the text and keep consistency in style with figures 3 and 4.