Publications by authors named "R Budnik"

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  • The XENONnT dark matter experiment successfully measured nuclear recoils from solar ^{8}B neutrinos, marking a significant advancement in neutrino detection technology.
  • Using a two-phase time projection chamber with a 5.9 t liquid xenon target, the experiment produced 37 observed events, which surpassed the expected background events, indicating a notable signal.
  • The results provide a measured solar neutrino flux consistent with previous studies and confirm the neutrino cross section predictions aligned with the Standard Model, showcasing the effectiveness of dark matter detectors in neutrino research.
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The XENONnT dark matter experiment.

Eur Phys J C Part Fields

August 2024

The multi-staged XENON program at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso aims to detect dark matter with two-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers of increasing size and sensitivity. The XENONnT experiment is the latest detector in the program, planned to be an upgrade of its predecessor XENON1T. It features an active target of 5.

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The North American Great Lakes have been experiencing dramatic change during the past half-century, highlighting the need for holistic, ecosystem-based approaches to management. To assess interest in ecosystem-based management (EBM), including the value of a comprehensive public database that could serve as a repository for the numerous physical, chemical, and biological monitoring Great Lakes datasets that exist, a two-day workshop was organized, which was attended by 40+ Great Lakes researchers, managers, and stakeholders. While we learned during the workshop that EBM is not an explicit mission of many of the participating research, monitoring, and management agencies, most have been conducting research or monitoring activities that can support EBM.

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Article Synopsis
  • The XENONnT experiment conducted the first search for nuclear recoils caused by weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using a 5.9-ton liquid xenon detector.
  • During the experiment, the background noise from radioactive isotopes was minimized, yielding a low electronic recoil background rate of 15.8 events per ton per year per keV.
  • The analysis found no significant excess of nuclear recoil events, leading to an improved upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon interaction cross section, surpassing previous results from the earlier XENON1T experiment.
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