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1 Status of XMASS experiment Shigetaka Moriyama Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo For the XMASS collaboration September 10 th, 2013 @ TAUP2013 Asilomar

2 XMASS project Xenon MASSive detector for solar neutrino (pp/ 7 Be) Xenon neutrino MASS detector (  decay) Xenon detector for Weakly Interacting MASSive Particles (DM search) Multi purpose low-background experiment with liq. Xe Phase I: 0.1t fiducial mass (Total 835kg) XMASS-I Final goal:10t fiducial Mass (total 25t) XMASS-II Y. Suzuki, hep-ph/0008296 XMASS-1.5 1t FM (total 5t) 2015- x10 FM 2020-

3 XMASS-I detector construction

4 Demonstration of the detector performance The detector gave high photo- electron yield ~14.7p.e./keV Largest among DM detectors. Vertex recon. by pattern of p.e. Detailed description of the detector: NIMA 716 (2013) 78 57 Co Real Data Simulation Reconstructed Position distribution 4 122keV 4%rms W X ray 60keV

5 Physics results of XMASS-I Published results (low threshold & low BG, no reconst.) Light WIMP search, Phys. Lett. B 719 (2013) 78 Solar axion search, Phys. Lett. B 724 (2013) 46 Recent progress (low background in deep inside) Inelastic scattering on 129 Xe Vector boson super-WIMPs (NEW!) Results to be shown soon Seasonal modulation with 835kg LXe Fidicual volume cut analysis (heavy WIMPs)

6 Light WIMP search All the volume (835kg of LXe w/o fiducialization), >=4hits. Large p.e. yield, 14.7p.e./keV, thre. confirmed by LED’s data  low Energy threshold 300eVee was achieved. Simple cut to remove Cherenkov events was used. Phys. Lett. B 719 (2013) 78 XMASS DAMA XENON100 XENON10 CDMSII-Ge EDELWEISS

7 Solar axion search Same data set as the light WIMPs search Generated in the Sun by bremsstrahlung and Compton effect, observed by axio-electric effect in XMASS. Strong experimental constraint <40keV Maximum allowed Out data Phys. Lett. B 724 (2013) 46

8 Inelastic scattering WIMPs would cause inelastic scattering on 129 Xe. Nuclear recoil as well as 40keV  ray emission are expected. Peak search @40keV. Various cuts are used (reconstructed radius cut, timing cut, and pattern cut “band cut”) Another way for study on SD interaction. No event in signal window (37-50keV) R<15cm 22% efficiency For 100GeV

9 Vector super-WIMPs CDM has problems on galactic scales. Lighter DM (keV- MeV) gives better understanding. Detectable by photo- electric effect. Similar cuts as inelastic study were used. The 1 st exp. result to constrain DM in 40-80keV. (>80keV soon) Real data (82.7d) After R, timing, and band cut m V =80keV simulated signal Efficiency 80% in R<16cm M. Pospelov et al., PRD 78, 115012 (2008) J. Redondo M. Postma JCAP02 (2009)005 Ge detector preliminary

10 Refurbishment of XMASS-I Most of BG is caused by low energy  from Al seal of PMTs. ~1/10 of the background: radon daughters on the surface. Confirmation/establishing surface treatment for XMASS1.5. Aluminum w/o cover w/ cover reduction Events/day/keV/kg Energy (keV) ~1/10 must be achieved simulation [cpd] 10 5 10 4 10 3 10 2 10 1 1 A B C <0.3% <0.6% 0.3+/-0.5% A B C 0 Reduction of 210 Pb by EP 1 2 [Bq] 0

11 Status of refurbishment work We are almost finishing the refurbishment work. In this week the detector will be hung up to the original place and chambers will be set. Data taking will be resumed in this fall.

12 XMASS-1.5 5ton of liquid xenon (1ton of fiducial mass) Background reduction – No dirty aluminum, no suspicious GORETEX – Finite amount of surface BG must be assumed. – Round shape PMTs for robust identification of surface BG. PMTs for XMASS-1.5 Scintillation light from the surface can be detected. PMTs for XMASS-I High probability to miss catching the photons from the surface. Dotted line = photo cathodeDotted curve = photo cathode Red arrows: track of scintillation photons

13 Impact on BG reduction MC simulation with convex-concave PMTs. Photons caused by an event happening in between PMTs can be caught by 40-48% prob. by adjacent three PMTs.  Easier/robust identification of surface background. Optimization of PMT shape is ongoing. XMASS-I some PMTs not shown XMASS-1.5 Dome shape PMTs Performance of BG rejection for surface BG is under study.

14 Sensitivity of XMASS-1.5 Heavy WIMPs will be searched for using fidicial cut analyses. –  SI <10 -46 cm 2 Light WIMPs will be searched for at low energy of all volume data. –  SI ~a few x 10 -42 cm 2 ~2 orders of magnitude better for ALPs. Prototype of XMASS-II. Plan to start in 2015. Analysis with fiducial cuts (2keV energy threshold, 1yr exposure) Analysis with low energy events

15 Summary XMASS-I has high light yield and low threshold. Physics results as demonstration of its performance. – Light WIMPs, solar axion, inelastic scattering, and vector bosons. – Seasonal modulation and fiducial volume analysis will come soon. Refurbishment work for confirmation of BG and establishment of surface treatment is ongoing. – Data taking will resume in this fall. Seasonal modulation, etc. XMASS-1.5 is planned to start in 2015. It has a sensitivity  SI ~10 -46 cm 2 in 1yr exposure.


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