Collaboration papers

 2025

  • Flow and thermal modelling of the argon volume in the DarkSide-20k TPC, JINST 20 (2025) P06046
  • Quality assurance and quality control of the 26m² SiPM production for the DarkSide-20k dark matter experiment, Eur.Phys.J.C 85 (2025) 5, 534
  • Benchmarking the design of the cryogenics system for the underground argon in DarkSide-20k, JINST 20 (2025) 02, P02016

2024

  • Long-term temporal stability of the DarkSide-50 dark matter detector, JINST 19 (2024) 05, P05057
  • Search for dark matter annual modulation with DarkSide-50, Phys.Rev.D 110 (2024) 10, 102006
  • DarkSide-20k sensitivity to light dark matter particles, Commun.Phys. 7 (2024) 1, 422
  • A new hybrid gadolinium nanoparticles-loaded polymeric material for neutron detection in rare event searches, JINST 19 (2024) 09, P09021
  • Constraints on directionality effect of nuclear recoils in a liquid argon time projection chamber, Eur.Phys.J.C 84 (2024) 1, 24

2023

  • Search for low mass dark matter in DarkSide-50: the bayesian network approach, Eur.Phys.J.C 83 (2023) 322
  • Search for low-mass dark matter WIMPs with 12 ton-day exposure of DarkSide-50, Phys.Rev.D 107 (2023) 6, 6
  • Search for Dark Matter Particle Interactions with Electron Final States with DarkSide-50, Phys.Rev.Lett. 130 (2023) 10, 10
  • Search for Dark-Matter–Nucleon Interactions via Migdal Effect with DarkSide-50, Phys.Rev.Lett. 130 (2023) 10, 10
  • Study of cosmogenic activation above ground for the DarkSide-20k experiment, Astropart.Phys. 152 (2023) 102878
  • Measurement of isotopic separation of argon with the prototype of the cryogenic distillation plant Aria for dark matter searches, Eur.Phys.J.C 83 (2023) 5, 453

2022

  • A study of events with photoelectric emission in the DarkSide-50 liquid argon Time Projection Chamber, Astropart.Phys. 140 (2022) 102704

2021

  • Calibration of the liquid argon ionization response to low energy electronic and nuclear recoils with DarkSide-50, Phys.Rev.D 104 (2021) 8, 082005
  • SiPM-matrix readout of two-phase argon detectors using electroluminescence in the visible and near infrared range, Eur.Phys.J.C 81 (2021) 2, 153
  • Separating 39Ar from 40Ar by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark-matter searches, Eur.Phys.J.C 81 (2021) 4, 359

2020

  • Effective field theory interactions for liquid argon target in DarkSide-50 experiment, Phys.Rev.D 101 (2020) 6, 062002
  • Design and Construction of a New Detector to Measure Ultra-Low Radioactive-Isotope Contamination of Argon, JINST 15 (2020) 02, P02024

2018

  • DarkSide-50 532-day Dark Matter Search with Low-Radioactivity Argon, Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 10, 102006
  • Low-Mass Dark Matter Search with the DarkSide-50 Experiment, Phys.Rev.Lett. 121 (2018) 8, 081307
  • Constraints on Sub-GeV Dark-Matter–Electron Scattering from the DarkSide-50 Experiment, Phys.Rev.Lett. 121 (2018) 11, 111303
  • Electroluminescence pulse shape and electron diffusion in liquid argon measured in a dual-phase TPC, Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 904 (2018) 23–34
  • DarkSide-20k: A 20 tonne two-phase LAr TPC for direct dark matter detection at LNGS, Eur.Phys.J.Plus 133 (2018) 131

2017

  • Effect of Low Electric Fields on Alpha Scintillation Light Yield in Liquid Argon, JINST 12 (2017) 01, P01021
  • Cryogenic Characterization of FBK RGB-HD SiPMs, JINST 12 (2017) 09, P09030
  • Simulation of argon response and light detection in the DarkSide-50 dual phase TPC, JINST 12 (2017) 10, P10015
  • The Electronics, Trigger and Data Acquisition System for the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber of the DarkSide-50 Search for Dark Matter, JINST 12 (2017) 12, P12011
  • A Calibration Insertion System for the DarkSide-50 dark matter search experiment, JINST 12 (2017) 12, T12004

2016

  • The veto system of the DarkSide-50 experiment, JINST 11 (2016) 03, P03016
  • The Electronics and Data Acquisition System for the DarkSide-50 Veto Detectors, JINST 11 (2016) 12, P12007
  • Results From the First Use of Low Radioactivity Argon in a Dark Matter Search, Phys.Rev.D 93 (2016) 8, 081101
    • Addendum: Phys.Rev.D 95 (2017) 6, 069901

2015

  • First Results from the DarkSide-50 Dark Matter Experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Phys.Lett.B 743 (2015) 456–466

2013

  • Light Yield in DarkSide-10: A Prototype Two-Phase Argon TPC for Dark Matter Searches, Astropart.Phys. 49 (2013) 44–51

Conference proceedings

2025

Production and characterization of veto Photon-Detection Units for the DarkSide-20k experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • M.C.Q. Bazetto (Liverpool U.) for the collaboration. (May 6, 2025)
Published in: JINST 20 (2025) 05, C05009

Dark Matter Searches with DarkSide-20k: Solar Neutrinos and Ar-39 backgrounds
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Mattia Atzori Corona (Cagliari U. and INFN, Cagliari) for the collaboration. (Mar 20, 2025)
Published in: PoS NOW2024 (2025) 074 • Contribution to: NOW 2024

Quality control of PEN wavelength shifters for DarkSide-20k veto
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Sarthak Choudhary (Warsaw, Copernicus Astron. Ctr.) for the collaboration. (Feb 9, 2025)
Published in: JINST 20 (2025) 06, C06042 • e-Print: 2502.05978 [physics.ins-det]

Characterization of electroluminescence signal in the Liquid Argon TPC of the ReD experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration and ReD working group • Noemi Pino (Catania U. and INFN, Catania and Catania, CSFNSM) for the collaborations. (2025)
Published in: EPJ Web Conf. 319 (2025) 13009 • Contribution to: RICAP 24

DarkSide-20k Production Database for the SiPM Detectors Construction and Characterisation
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Paolo Franchini (Royal Holloway, U. of London and Lancaster U.) for the collaboration. (Dec 17, 2024)
Published in: PoS ICHEP2024 (2025) 770 • Contribution to: ICHEP 2024

2024

Production of the DarkSide-20k photo-detectors
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Giovanni Rogers (Birmingham U.) for the collaboration. (Aug 10, 2024)
Published in: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 1068 (2024) 169723 • Contribution to: 16th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors

The DarkSide-20k underground argon procurement chain
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • V. Cocco (INFN, Cagliari) for the collaboration. (Jun 17, 2024)
Published in: JINST 19 (2024) 06, C06019

DarkSide-20k Veto Photon-Detector Units: construction and characterization
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • P. Franchini (Royal Holloway, U. of London and Lancaster U.) for the collaboration. (May 13, 2024)
Published in: JINST 19 (2024) 05, C05013

Study of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid argon with the ReD experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • N. Pino (INFN, Catania) et al. (Apr 24, 2024)
Published in: JINST 19 (2024) 04, C04054 • Contribution to: LIDINE2023

The DarkSide-20k experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Andrea Zani (INFN, Milan) for the collaboration. (Feb 12, 2024)
Published in: JINST 19 (2024) 03, C03058 • Contribution to: LIDINE2023 • e-Print: 2402.07566 [physics.ins-det]

The DARKSIDE-20k veto readout system: PDUs construction and characterization
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Daria Santone (U. Oxford (main)) for the collaboration. (Feb 5, 2024)
Published in: PoS TAUP2023 (2024) 027 • Contribution to: TAUP 2023, 027

Characterization of low-energy argon recoils with the ReD experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Iftikhar Ahmad et al. (Jan 22, 2024)
Published in: PoS TAUP2023 (2024) 052 • Contribution to: TAUP 2023, 052

DarkSide-20k: Next generation Direct Dark Matter searches with liquid Argon
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Ioannis Manthos (Birmingham U.) for the collaboration. (Dec 6, 2023)
Published in: PoS EPS-HEP2023 (2024) 113 • Contribution to: EPS-HEP2023, 113 • e-Print: 2312.03597 [hep-ex]

Study of cosmogenic activation above ground of Ar for DarkSide-20k
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • S. Cebrian (Zaragoza U.) for the collaboration. (Nov 29, 2023)
Published in: JINST 19 (2024) 02, C02011 • Contribution to: LIDINE2023 • e-Print: 2312.02183 [astro-ph.IM]

2023

The simulation of the DarkSide-20k calibration
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Marie van Uffelen (Marseille, CPPM) for the collaboration. (Nov 13, 2023)
Contribution to: Moriond EW 2023 • e-Print: 2311.07437 [hep-ex]

Material assay campaign of the DarkSide-20k experiment
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Vicente Pesudo (Madrid, CIEMAT and LSC, Canfranc) for the collaboration. (Sep 5, 2023)
Published in: AIP Conf.Proc. 2908 (2023) 1, 080001 • Contribution to: LRT 2022

The DarkSide-20k neutron veto and its light detector
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Daria Santone (Royal Holloway, U. of London) for the collaboration. (Jun 24, 2023)
Published in: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 1055 (2023) 168462

2022

The DarkSide-20k TPC and underground argon cryogenic system
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Thomas N. Thorpe (UCLA) for the collaboration. (Oct 1, 2022)
Published in: SciPost Phys.Proc. 12 (2023) 069 • Contribution to: IDM2022, 069 • e-Print: 2210.00322 [physics.ins-det]

2021

Measurement of the underground argon radiopurity for Dark Matter direct searches
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Vicente Pesudo (LSC, Canfranc and Madrid, CIEMAT) for the collaboration. (2021)
Published in: J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 2156 (2021) 1, 012043 • Contribution to: TAUP2021

The DarkSide-20k neutron veto
DarkSide Collaboration • M. Rossi (Genoa U. and INFN, Genoa) for the collaboration. (Jan, 2021)
Published in: Nuovo Cim.C 44 (2021) 1, 11 • Contribution to: SIF 2020

2020

Low radioactivity argon for dark matter and rare event searches
DarkSide-20k Collaboration • Walter M. Bonivento (INFN, Cagliari) for the collaboration. (Mar 21, 2020)
Published in: J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 1468 (2020) 1, 012234 • Contribution to: TAUP 2019