Dark Matter group: Publications

Selection of published articles and conference presentations (July 2011 - present)

completed theses at the end of the page

2024

• Low-Energy Nuclear Recoil Calibration of XENONnT with a ⁸⁸YBe Photoneutron Source, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2412.10451
• The neutron veto of the XENONnT experiment: Results with demineralized water, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2412.05264
• Search for Light Dark Matter in Low-Energy Ionization Signals from XENONnT, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2411.15289
• The XLZD Design Book: Towards the Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics, J. Aalbers et al., arXiv2410.17137
• Signal partitioning in superfluid ⁴He: a Monte Carlo approach, F. Toschi et al., arXiv2410.13684
• Model-independent searches of new physics in DARWIN with a semi-supervised deep learning pipeline, J. Aalbers et al., arXiv2410.00755
• First Search for Light Dark Matter in the Neutrino Fog with XENONnT, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2409.17868
• XENONnT Analysis: Signal Reconstruction, Calibration, and Event Selection, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2409.08778
• First Indication of Solar ⁸B Neutrinos via Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering with XENONnT, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 191002 (2024), arXiv2408.02877
• The SNEWS 2.0 Alert Software for the Coincident Detection of Neutrinos from Core-Collapse Supernovae, M. Kara et al., JINST 19 P10017 (2024), arXiv2406.17743
• XENONnT WIMP Search: Signal & Background Modeling and Statistical Inference, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2406.13638
• Searching for Beyond the Standard Model physics using the improved description of ¹⁰⁰Mo 2νββ decay spectral shape with CUPID-Mo, C. Augier et al., Eur. Phys. J. C 84:925 (2024), arXiv2405.10766
• Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter 2024. Proceedings, S. Baum et al., arXiv2405.01626
• Offline tagging of radon-induced backgrounds in XENON1T and applicability to other liquid xenon detectors, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. D 110, 012011, arXiv2403.14878
• Effective Field Theory and Inelastic Dark Matter Results from XENON1T, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. D 109, 112017, arXiv2210.07591
• Improved Modelling of Detector Response Effects in Phonon-based Crystal Detectors used for Dark Matter Searches, M.J. Wilson et al., Phys. Rev. D 109, 112018, arXiv2403.01259
• The XENONnT Dark Matter Experiment, E. Aprile et al., Eur. Phys. J. C84, 784 (2024), arXiv2402.10446
• Optimum filter-based analysis for the characterization of a high-resolution magnetic microcalorimeter towards the DELight experiment, F. Toschi et al., Phys. Rev. D 109, 043035 (2024), arXiv2310.08512
• Design and performance of the field cage for the XENONnT experiment, E. Aprile et al., Eur. Phys. J. C 84, 138 (2024), arXiv2309.11996
• Cosmogenic background simulations for the DARWIN observatory at different underground locations, M. Androver et al., Eur. Phy. J. C84, 88,  arXiv2306.1634
• The eROSITA Final Equatorial-Depth Survey (eFEDS): A machine learning approach to inferring galaxy cluster masses from eROSITA X-ray images, S. Krippendorf et al., A&A, 682, A132 (2024), arXiv2305.00016

2023

• Measurement of the 2νββ decay rate and spectral shape of ¹⁰⁰Mo from the CUPID-Mo experiment, C. Augier et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 131,162501, arXiv2307.14086
• Design of a mobile neutron spectrometer for the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), M. Solmaz et al., JINST 18 P10022, arXiv2307.06660
• Search for events in XENON1T associated with Gravitational Waves, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. D 108, 072015, arXiv2306.11871
• The background model of the CUPID-Mo 0νββ experiment, C. Augier et al.,  Eur. Phys. J. C 83, 675, arXiv2305.01402
• Searching for Heavy Dark Matter near the Planck Mass with XENON1T, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 261002, arXiv2304.10931
• Detector signal characterization with a Bayesian network in XENONnT, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. D 108, 012016, arXiv2304.05428
• First Dark Matter Search with Nuclear Recoils from the XENONnT Experiment, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 041003, arXiv2303.14729
• Tagging and localisation of ionizing events using NbSi transition edge phonon sensors for Dark Matter searches, C. Augier et al., Phys. Rev. D 108, 022006, arXiv:2303.02067
• G4CMP: Condensed Matter Physics Simulation Using the Geant4 Toolkit, M.H. Kelsey et al., NIM A 1055, 2023, 168473, arXiv2302.05998
• Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter. A Whitepaper, S. Baum et al., Physics of the Dark Universe, 41, 101245, arXiv2301.07118

2022

• The Triggerless Data Acquisition System of the XENONnT Experiment, E. Aprile et al., JINST 18 P07054 (2023), arXiv2212.11032
• Low-energy Calibration of XENON1T with an Internal ³⁷Ar Source, E. Aprile et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2023) 83:542, arXiv2211.14191
• An approximate likelihood for nuclear recoil searches with XENON1T data, E. Aprile et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2022) 82:989, arXiv2210.07231
• DELight: a Direct search Experiment for Light dark matter with superfluid helium, B. von Krosigk et al., SciPost Phys. Proc. 12, 016 (2023), arXiv:2209.10950
• Search for New Physics in Electronic Recoil Data from XENONnT, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 161805, arXiv:2207.11330
• New measurement of double beta decays of ¹⁰⁰Mo to excited states of ¹⁰⁰Ru with the CUPID-Mo experiment, C. Augier et al., Phys. Rev. C 107, 025503, arXiv:2207.09577
• Double-Weak Decays of ¹²⁴Xe and ¹³⁶Xe in the XENON1T and XENONnT Experiments, E. Aprile et al., Phys. Rev. C 106, 024328, arXiv:2205.0415
• GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector, L. Althueser et al., JINST 17 P07018, arXiv2203.14354
• Search for sub-GeV Dark Matter via Migdal effect with an EDELWEISS germanium detector with NbSi TES sensors, E. Armengaud et al., Phys. Rev. D 106, 062004, arXiv2203.03993
• A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics, J. Aalbers et al.,  J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 50 013001, arXiv2203.02309
• Final results on the 0νββ decay half-life limit of ¹⁰⁰Mo from the CUPID-Mo experiment, C. Augier et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2022) 82:1033, arXiv2202.08716
• High impedance TES bolometers for EDELWEISS, S. Marnieros et al., J Low Temp Phys (2022), arXiv2201.01639

2021

• Application and modeling of an online distillation method to reduce krypton and argon in XENON1T, E. Aprile et al., Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 2022 053H01, arXiv2112.12231
• Emission of Single and Few Electrons in XENON1T and Limits on Light Dark Matter, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2112.12116, Phys. Rev. D 106, 022001 (2022)
• Material radiopurity control in the XENONnT experiment, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2112.05629, Eur. Phys. J. C (2022) 82:599
• Low-mass Dark Matter searches with EDELWEISS, J. Gascon et al., arXiv2112.05467
• A new limit for neutrinoless double-beta decay of ¹⁰⁰Mo from the CUPID-Mo experiment, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv2011.13243, Phys.Rev.Lett.126, 181802 (2021)
• Pulse Shape Discrimination in CUPID-Mo using Principal Component Analysis, R. Huang et al., arXiv2010.04033, JINST 16 P03032 (2021)
• Search for inelastic scattering of WIMP dark matter in XENON1T, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2011.10431, Phys. Rev. D 103, 063028 (2021)
• Search for coherent elastic scattering of solar ⁸B neutrinos in the XENON1T dark matter experiment, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2012.02846, Phys.Rev.Lett.126, 091301 (2021)

2020

• Projected WIMP Sensitivity of the XENONnT Dark Matter Experiment, E. Aprile et al., arXiv2007.08796 and JCAP11(2020)031
• Solar Neutrino Detection Sensitivity in DARWIN via Electron Scattering, J. Aalbers et al., arXiv2006.03114 and Eur. Phys. J. C (2020) 80: 1133
• Sensitivity of the DARWIN observatory to the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, F. Agostini et al., arXiv2003.13407 and Eur. Phys. J. C 80, 808 (2020)
• Recent results from EDELWEISS Dark Matter searches, J. Gascon et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.1468 012018
• First data from the CUPID-Mo neutrinoless double beta decay experiment, B. Schmidt et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.1468 012129
• First germanium-based constraints on sub-MeV Dark Matter with the EDELWEISS experiment, Q. Arnaud et al., Phys.Rev.Lett.125, 141301 (2020) and arXiv2003.01046
• The CUPID-Mo experiment for neutrinoless double-beta decay: performance and prospects, E. Armengaud et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2020) 80:44

2019

• Precise measurement of 2νββ decay of ¹⁰⁰Mo with the CUPID-Mo detection technology, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv1912.07272, Europ. Phys. J. C 80, 674 (2020)
• The CUPID-Mo experiment for neutrinoless double-beta decay: performance and prospects, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv1909.02994
• DELight: A new detection concept to search for light Dark Matter, K. Eitel, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung FV T, Aachen
• Instrumentation concepts for Neganov-Luke assisted mK-temperature Germanium detectors in dark matter search, B. Siebenborn, poster presented at 15th Vienna Conference on Instrumentation (VCI), Vienna, Feb. 2019
• Searching for low-mass dark matter particles with a massive Ge bolometer operated above-ground, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv1901.03588, Phys.Rev.D 99, 082003

2018

• The EDELWEISS Dark Matter Search, B. Siebenborn, invited talk at Astroparticle Physics in Germany, Mainz, Sept. 2018
• Update on the EDELWEISS Dark Matter search, K. Eitel, talk at TeVPA 2018, Berlin
• Searches for electron interactions induced by new physics in the EDELWEISS-III Germanium bolometers, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv1808.02340, Phys. Rev. D 98, 082004
• Complete event-by-event separation in a full-size TeO₂ CUORE bolometer by Neganov-Luke-magnified light detection, L. Bergé et al., Phys. Rev. C 97, 032501(R), 2018
• Optimizing EDELWEISS detectors for low-mass WIMP searches, Q. Arnaud et al., Phys. Rev. D 97, 022003 (2018), arXiv1707.04308
• Direkte Suche nach Dunkler Materie mit EDELWEISS: Resultate und Perspektiven, B. Siebenborn, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Würzburg
• Results from the EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter search, prospects for EDELWEISS-LT and beyond, B. Siebenborn, talk at UCLA Dark Matter 2018

2017

• Low threshold crystal detectors for DM search, K. Eitel, invited talk at ANDES workshop, Buenos Aires  
• Performance of the EDELWEISS-III experiment for direct dark matter searches, E. Armengaud et al., JINST 12 (2017) P08010 and arXiv:1706.01070
• Development of ¹⁰⁰Mo-containing scintillating bolometers for a high-sensitivity neutrinoless double-beta decay search, E. Armengaud et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2017) 77: 785, arXiv:1704.01758
• Measurement of the cosmogenic activation of germanium detectors in EDELWEISS-III, E. Armengaud et al.,
  Astropart. Phys. 91, 2017, 51–64
• Searching for low-mass Dark Matter with EDELWEISS, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Münster
• Recent results from the EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter search, B. Siebenborn, plenary talk at Moriond workshop on Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe, La Thuile, Italy

2016

• EDELWEISS: R&D and perspectives for 2017 and beyond, K. Eitel, invited talk at IDM2016 conference, Sheffield
• Measurement of the tritium background in the EDELWEISS-III germanium detectors, S. Scorza, parallel talk at IDM2016 conference, Sheffield
• Charge migration study of a massive cryogenic Ge detector for the detection of light dark matter using the Neganov-Luke Effect, N. Foerster, parallel talk at IDM2016 conference, Sheffield
• Measurement of the cosmogenic activation of germanium detectors in EDELWEISS-III, E. Armengaud et al., arXiv:1607.04560
• Improved EDELWEISS-III sensitivity for low-mass WIMPs using a profile likelihood approach, L. Hehn et al., Eur. Phys. J. C (2016) 76:548 and arXiv:1607.03367
• Signals induced by charge-trapping in EDELWEISS FID detectors: analytical modeling and applications, Q. Arnaud et al., JINST 11 (2016) no.10 P10008
• A Database for Storing the Results of Material Radio-purity Measurements, J.C. Loach et al., NIM A839(2016)6–11 and arXiv:1604.06169
• Constraints on low-mass WIMPs from the EDELWEISS-III dark matter search, E. Armengaud et al., JCAP05(2016)019 (arXiv:1603.05120)
• EDELWEISS-III experiment: Status and first low WIMP mass results, S. Scorza et al., Journal of Physics: Conference Series 718 (2016) 042053
• Recent Edelweiss WIMP search results and perspectives, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Darmstadt
• The EDELWEISS Dark Matter search programme for 2017 and beyond, K. Eitel, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Hamburg
• First Low WIMP Mass Results in EDELWEISS III Experiment, S. Scorza, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Hamburg
• Optimizing Cryogenic Detectors for Low-Mass WIMP Searches, Q. Arnaud et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10909-015-1463-y
• Voltage-Assisted Calorimetric Detection of Gamma Interactions in a Prototype Cryogenic Ge Detector of the EDELWEISS Collaboration for Dark Matter Search, A. Broniatowski, Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1471-6
• Pulse-Shape Analysis of Ionization Signals in Cryogenic Ge Detectors for Dark Matter, N. Foerster,  Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1532-x 
• Status and Prospects of the EDELWEISS-III Direct WIMP Search Experiment, A. Juillard, Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1493-0

2015

• A Scalable DAQ System with High-Rate Channels and FPGA- and GPU-Trigger for the Dark Matter Search Experiment EDELWEISS-III, T. Bergmann, talk at 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, San Diego CA, Oct 31st  to Nov 7th
• Background discrimination capabilities and recent results of the EDELWEISS-III direct dark matter search experiment, B. Schmidt, LBNL Physics Division Research Progress Meetings, Berkeley, September 2015
• The EDELWEISS-III Search for Low Mass WIMPs, L. Hehn, talk at HAP Dark Matter 2015, Karlsruhe, Sept 21st to 23rd
• EDELWEISS-III experiment: status and first low WIMP mass results, S. Scorza, talk at Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP) 2015, Torino, September 2015
• Status of the EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter search, C. Kefelian, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 606 012002
• Investigation of a pulse shape based discrimination of surface interactions in high purity germanium crystals, N. Foerster, LTD16 Grenoble, July 20th to 24th
• Development and underground test of radiopure ZnMoO4 scintillating bolometers for the LUMINEU 0v2β project, E. Armengaud et al, Journal of Instruments Vol 10
• Direct dark matter search with EDELWEISS-III: recent results and future prospects, V. Kozlov, talk at 17th Lomonosov Conference on Elementary Particle Physics, Moscow, August 2015
• EDELWEISS-III dark matter search: first results and future, G. Heuermann, 25th International Workshop on Weak Interactions and Neutrinos (WIN2015), Heidelberg, June 2015
• Status of the first EDELWEISS-III physics run, V. Kozlov, invited talk at 2th Rencontres de Blois, Particle Physics and Cosmology, May 2015
• Status and first data of the EDELWEISS-III experiment, S. Scorza, talk at Sanford Underground Research Facility, May 17th to 20th
• Low mass WIMP search with EDELWEISS-III: First Results, T. de Boissière, Apr 2015
• EURECA: towards high sensitivity in the low-mass WIMP region, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Heidelberg
• Background investigation in EDELWEISS-III, S. Scorza,talk at Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, March 18th to 20th, Seattle proceedings
• WIMP Dark Matter Searches: neue Resultate und Entwicklungen, K. Eitel, invited plenary talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Wuppertal
• Simulation des Ladungstransports in Germaniumkristallen des EDELWEISS-III Experiments im Vergleich mit experimentellen Ergebnissen, N. Foerster, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Wuppertal
• Erste Ergebnisse der WIMP Suche mit EDELWEISS-III, L. Hehn, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Wuppertal
• Untergrund-Unterdrückung in EDELWEISS-III, B. Schmidt, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Wuppertal
• Analyse zeitaufgelöster Ionisationssignale im EDELWEISS-Experiment, B. Siebenborn, FV T, Wuppertal
• Scintillating bolometers based on ZnMoO4 and Zn100MoO4 crystals to search for 0v2β decay of 100Mo (LUMINEU project): first tests at the Modane Underground Laboratory, D. Poda et al., Feb 2015

2014

• The EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter Search: Status and Perspectives, L. Hehn,
  20th Particle & Nuclei International conference (PANIC, Aug 25th to 29th), Hamburg proceedings
• EURECA Conceptual Design Report, G. Angloher et al., Physics of the Dark Universe 3 (2014) 41
• Intervalley Scattering of Hot Electrons in Germanium at Millikelvin Temperatures, A. Broniatowski, Journal Low Temp. Phys. (2014) 176:860
• Ladungstransport in Germaniumdetektoren des EDELWEISS-III Experiments, N. Foerster, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Frankfurt
• Status und erste Resultate der Dark Matter Suche mit EDELWEISS-III, K. Eitel, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Frankfurt
• Low mass WIMP Suche mit EDELWEISS-III FID800-Detektoren, L. Hehn, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Mainz
• Final results of a 3-year measurement of muon-induced neutrons at LSM, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Mainz
• Status und erste Resultate der Dark Matter Suche mit EDELWEISS-III, B. Schmidt, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Mainz
• EDELWEISS-III Elektronik und zeitaufgelöster Ionisationskanal, B. Siebenborn, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Mainz
• The EURECA Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiment: Overview and Current Activities, R. Walker, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Mainz
• The EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter search: Status and first data, B. Siebenborn, invited talk at 26th Rencontres de Blois, Particle Physics and Cosmology, May 2014
• Direct Dark matter search with the Edelweiss experiment, V. Kozlov, 10th PATRAS Workshop on Axions, WIMPS, and WISPS, CERN, June 2014
• Design of a data acquisition system for the EURECA experiment, B.Siebenborn, talk at HAP Workshop, Zeuthen, June 2014
• The EDELWEISS-III experiment, S. Scorza, invited talk at Intnl. Conf. on Identification of Dark Matter and TeV Particle Astrophysics, Amsterdam, June 2014
• Recent R&D and prospects with Ge detectors in EDELWEISS and EURECA, K. Eitel, invited talk at 2nd workshop on germanium-based detectors and technologies, Vermillion, USA, September 2014
• The EDELWEISS-III Project and the Rejection Performance of Its Cryogenic Germanium Detectors, J. Gascon, N. Bastidon, Journal of Low Temperature Physics Vol 176 September 2014 pp 870-875

2013

• Axion searches with the EDELWEISS-II experiment, E. Armengaud et al., JCAP11 (2013) 067
• Background studies for the EDELWEISS dark matter experiment, E. Armengaud et al. Astroparticle Physics 47 (2013) 1
• Measurement and modeling of muon-induced neutrons in LSM in application for direct dark matter searches, V. Kozlov, AIP Conf. Proc. 1549, 231 (2013)
• Muon-induced background in the EDELWEISS dark matter search, B. Schmidt et al., Astroparticle Physics 44 (2013) 28
• The EDELWEISS DM search: Recent results and outlook for 2013, B. Schmidt, Il Nuovo Cim. 36C 6, DOI 10.1393/ncc/i2014-11620-y
• Das EURECA Projekt: Status und Perspektiven, K. Eitel, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Dresden
• The EURECA Active Shielding Concept, G. Heuermann, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Dresden
• Studies of muon-induced neutrons as background for direct Dark Matter searches, H. Kluck, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Dresden
• The EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter search program, V. Kozlov, talk at 9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Mainz, June 2013
• The EDELWEISS DM search: Recent results and outlook for EDW-3, M. Kleifges, talk at 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), Rio de Janeiro, July 2013
• The EDELWEISS dark matter search: Results and Prospects, B. Schmidt, talk at 21st International Conference on Supersymmetry and Unification of Fundamental Interactions, Trieste, August 2013
• The EDELWEISS dark matter search: status and perspectives, K. Eitel, talk at 13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP), Asilomar, September 2013
• EDELWEISS-III and EURECA, K. Eitel, talk at workshop on German-JINR projects in Astroparticle Physics, Dubna, November 2013

2012

• A multi-tiered data structure and process management system based on ROOT and CouchDB, G.A. Cox et al., Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A684 (2012) 63
• Measurements of neutron fluxes in the LSM underground laboratory, K. Eitel, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 375 (2012) 012016
• A search for low-mass WIMPs with EDELWEISS-II heat and ionization detectors, E. Armengaud et al., Phys. Rev. D86, 051701(R) (2012)
• The EDELWEISS DM search from phase 2 to phase 3, G.A. Cox, invited talk at the 10. Symposium on Sources and Detection of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe, Marina del Rey, USA
• Das ereignisbasierte Datenauslesesystem für die EDELWEISS Dark Matter Suche, B. Siebenborn, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV T, Göttingen
• Measurement of neutron fluxes as a background for direct Dark Matter searches, V. Kozlov, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Mainz
• Status und erste Resultate des EDELWEISS-3 Experiments zur Suche nach Dunkler Materie, K. Eitel, talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung, FV HuK, Mainz
• Recent status of the Dark Matter search with EDELWEISS, V. Kozlov, invited talk at the 8th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Chicago, USA
• The EDELWEISS dark matter search, K. Eitel, invited talk at the Intnl. Conf. on Identification of Dark Matter (IDM2012), Chicago, USA

2011

• Combined limits on WIMPs from the CDMS and EDELWEISS experiments, Z. Ahmed et al., Phys. Rev. D84, 011102(R) (2011)
• Final results of the EDELWEISS-II WIMP search using a 4-kg array of cryogenic germanium detectors with interleaved electrodes, E. Armengaud et al., Phys. Lett. B702 (2011) 329-335
• Measurements of neutron fluxes in the LSM underground laboratory, K. Eitel, International conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, Munich, Sep 5-9, 2011
• The EDELWEISS dark matter search experiment: towards enhanced sensitivity, V. Kozlov, 13th ICATPP Conference on Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics and Detectors for Physics Applications, Villa Olmo, Italy

Completed Theses (Dissertations, Master, Bachelor) within the working group (since 2012)

Dissertations

• Foerster N., Detector optimization based on studies of charge migration in the high purity germanium crystals of the EDELWEISS dark matter experiment, Dissertation KIT, February 2017
• Siebenborn B., Discrimination of surface events with time resolved ionization channels in the EDELWEISS dark matter search, Dissertation KIT, July 2016
• Hehn L., Search for dark matter with EDELWEISS-III using a multidimensional maximum likelihood method, Dissertation KIT, June 2016
• Kéfélian C., Search for dark matter with EDELWEISS-III excluding background from muon-induced neutrons, Dissertation, KIT, February 2016
• Heuermann G., Active Shielding for Future Large-Scale Dark Matter Experiments, Dissertation, KIT, January 2016
• Schmidt B., Background discrimination of EDELWEISS-III cryogenic Ge-detectors for dark matter search, Dissertation, KIT, April 2015
• Kluck H., Measurement of the cosmic-induced neutron yield at the Modane underground laboratory, Dissertation, KIT, December 2013

Master theses

• Gentner, S., Design and Commissioning of bHiVE: A bite-sized high-voltage setup for electrodes, Master thesis, KIT, September 2024
• Pirling, U., Setup and Test Measurements of the Data Acquisition and Software for a Mobile Neutron Detector, Master thesis, KIT, November 2023
• Vetter, S., Optimization of the DARWIN TPC geometry in regard to the S1 signal efficiency, Master thesis, KIT, May 2022
• Fuhrer, C., Simulation of muon-induced background in paleo-detectors to search for dark matter, Master thesis, KIT, February 2020
• Siebenborn B., Design und Validierung einer ereignisbasierten Datenaufnahme für das EDELWEISS-Experiment, Diploma thesis, KIT, May 2012
• Hehn L., Suche nach einer jahreszeitlichen Modulation der EDELWEISS-2 Ereignisrate als Signal Dunkler Materie, Diploma thesis, KIT, September 2012

Bachelor theses

• Meyer, P., Development of a Stereo Imaging System for bHiVE, Bachelor thesis, KIT, June 2024
• Münz, V., Characterization of Electrode Treatments for Dark Matter Particle Detectors, Bachelor thesis, KIT, January 2024
• Buchleither, F., Characterisation of Modules of a Mobile Neutron Detector for the LNGS, Bachelor thesis, KIT, October 2023
• Martini, M., PMT Gain Calibrations for the LNGS Neutron Detector, Bachelor thesis, KIT, July 2023
• Mulas, A., Implementation of different electrode geometries in the DARWIN simulation package, Bachelor thesis, KIT, July 2023
• Bauer, L., Electrostatic Force Calculations for dual-phase Time Projection Chambers, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2023
• Turnwald, J., Examination of wire fixations for DARWIN, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2023
• Kuhwald, P., Simulation of Supernova Neutrino Signatures in the DARWIN Experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, March 2023
• Aures, V., The TriXe Experiment: Single Event Analysis for Improved Sensitive Range of Tritium Solubility in Xenon, Bachelor thesis, KIT, September 2022
• Wieser, A., Concept study of the influence of cryogenic distillation to radon, krypton and tritium induced background in DARWIN, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2022
• Li, W., Measurement of wire characterizations for the search for DM with TPCs, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2022
• Engelhardt, A., Simulation of Electric Fields for the Drift Volume of Liquid Xenon TPCs, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2022
• Müller, M., Untersuchung der Lichtausbeute in Szintillationsmodulen für einen Neutronendetektor im LNGS, Bachelor thesis, KIT, June 2022
• Kratzmeier, F., Simulation of Neutron and Gamma Signatures in a Mobile Neutron Detector, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2022
• Fuchs, L., TriXe: Measurement of the Solubility of tritiated Molecules in Xenon - Sensitivity Range Optimization and Study of the Memory Effect, Bachelor thesis, KIT, December 2021
• Gabriel, R., Simulation of activation reactions of LXe for the DARWIN experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, October 2021
• Ekert, J., Calculation of the Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering of Solar 8B Neutrinos in DARWIN, Bachelor thesis, KIT, July 2021
• Forck, D., Conceptual Design of an Experiment to determine the Solubility of tritiated Molecules in liquid Xenon, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2021
• Sieber, D., Untersuchung des Einflusses von Kryostatzuleitungen auf die Neutronen-Abschirmung des Wassertanks im DARWIN Experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2021
• Ohanovici, K., Simulation von Einfangreaktionen myon-induzierter Neutronen an Xenon im DARWIN Experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, December 2020
• Wölfel, N., Charakterisierung des Untergrunds durch Alpha-Strahlung in Paleo-Detektoren zur Suche nach Dunkler Materie, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2020
• Lauer, J., Designstudie zur Myon-Tomografie für die Suche nach DM mit Paleo-Detektoren, Bachelor thesis, KIT, March 2020
• Schmieder, R., Berechnung von Phonon-Signalen in Germanium Detektoren mit Neganov-Luke Verstärkung, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2019
• Pittermann, M., Aufbau und Charakterisierung eines Ionisationskanals für einen Prototyp des DELight Experiments, Bachelor thesis, KIT, March 2019
• Reich, A., Berechnung von Kern-Rückstoß-Spuren durch WIMP-Streuung in kristallinen Materialien, Bachelor thesis, KIT, March 2019
• Haubenwallner, M., Aufbau und Test einer Einzel-Photon-Quelle für das DELight Experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, November 2018
• Erhart, M., Machbarkeitsstudie für den Ionisationskanal eines Prototyp-Detektors zur Suche nach Leichter Dunkler Materie, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2018
• Xu, C., Investigation of the long term stability of the EDELWEISS muon veto system, Bachelor thesis, KIT, November 2017
• Lukwata, J., Bestimmung von Streusignaturen durch sub-GeV Dunkle Materie in Ge-Detektoren mit Neganov-Luke-verstärkten Phononsignalen, Bachelor thesis, KIT, September 2017
• Wolber, T., Analyse von Messdaten eines neuen Phonon-Auslese-Systems zur Suche nach DM, Bachelor thesis, KIT, June 2017
• Gullasch, A., Charakterisierung des Rauschspektrums der Ausleseelektronik für das EDELWEISS-III Experiment, Bachelor thesis, KIT, November 2015
• Götz, M., Identifikation von koinzidenten Signalen in mehreren Detektoren des EDELWEISS-III Experiments, Bachelor thesis, KIT, September 2015
• Frick, A., Validation of an FPGA-Based Event Trigger for the EDELWEISS-III Dark Matter Search, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2015
• Küppers J., Berechnung des Einflusses von Halo-Modellen auf die erwartete Ereignisrate von WIMP-Stößen, Bachelor thesis, KIT, July 2015
• Hennemann N., Analyse zeitaufgelöster Ionisationssignale in Germanium-Bolometern des EDELWEISS Experiments, Bachelor thesis, KIT, February 2015
• Luckert A., Astrophysikalische Evidenzen und Kandidaten für Dunkle Materie, Bachelor thesis, KIT, November 2014
• Kurz F., Vermessung von PMT-Signalen als Funktion des Ortes des Photon-Nachweises, Bachelor thesis, KIT, September 2014
• Rauser J., Analyse muon-induzierter Signale in einem Prototyp-Wassertank für EURECA, Bachelor thesis, KIT, October 2013
• Schipperges V., Vermessung der Auslesetotzeit des EDELWEISS-III Myon-Veto-Systems, Bachelor thesis, KIT, August 2013
• Wack O., Charakterisierung von gekapselten Photomultipliern für das EURECA Vetosystem, Bachelor thesis, KIT, May 2013
• Luo J., Analysis of EDELWEISS raw data with the wavelet transformation method, Bachelor thesis, KIT, September 2012
• Laible F., Untersuchung der Langzeitstabilität eines Flüssigszintillators im Untergrundlabor von Modane, Bachelor thesis, KIT, July 2012