Chromatographic separation of radioactive noble gases from xenon

LUX Collaboration; D. S. Akerib; H. M. Araújo; X. Bai; A. J. Bailey; J. Balajthy; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; T. P. Biesiadzinski; E. M. Boulton; R. Bramante; S. B. Cahn; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; A. A. Chiller; C. Chiller; T. Coffey; A. Currie; J. E. Cutter; T. J. R. Davison; A. Dobi; J. E. Y. Dobson; E. Druszkiewicz; B. N. Edwards; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; R. J. Gaitskell; V. M. Gehman; C. Ghag; K. R. Gibson; M. G. D. Gilchriese; C. R. Hall; M. Hanhardt; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; D. P. Hogan; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; C. M. Ignarra; M. Ihm; R. G. Jacobsen; W. Ji; K. Kamdin; K. Kazkaz; D. Khaitan; R. Knoche; N. A. Larsen; C. Lee; B. G. Lenardo; K. T. Lesko; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; A. Manalaysay; R. L. Mannino; M. F. Marzioni; D. N. McKinsey; D. -M. Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; J. A. Morad; Alexander Murphy; C. Nehrkorn; H. N. Nelson; F. Neves; K. O'Sullivan; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; K. J. Palladino; E. K. Pease; K. Pech; P. Phelps; L. Reichhart; C. Rhyne; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; C. Silva; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; S. Stephenson; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. J. Taylor; W. Taylor; B. P. Tennyson; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; W. H. To; M. Tripathi; L. Tvrznikova; S. Uvarov; J. R. Verbus; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. S. Witherell; F. L. H. Wolfs; K. Yazdani; S. K. Young; C. Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.10.014

Chromatographic separation of radioactive noble gases from xenon

LUX Collaboration
, D. S. Akerib
, H. M. Araújo
, X. Bai
, A. J. Bailey
, J. Balajthy
, P. Beltrame
, E. P. Bernard
, A. Bernstein
, T. P. Biesiadzinski
, E. M. Boulton
, R. Bramante
, S. B. Cahn
, M. C. Carmona-Benitez
, C. Chan
, A. A. Chiller
, C. Chiller
, T. Coffey
, A. Currie
, J. E. Cutter

T. J. R. Davison, A. Dobi, J. E. Y. Dobson, E. Druszkiewicz, B. N. Edwards, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, R. J. Gaitskell, V. M. Gehman, C. Ghag, K. R. Gibson, M. G. D. Gilchriese, C. R. Hall, M. Hanhardt, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, D. P. Hogan, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, C. M. Ignarra, M. Ihm, R. G. Jacobsen, W. Ji, K. Kamdin, K. Kazkaz, D. Khaitan, R. Knoche, N. A. Larsen, C. Lee, B. G. Lenardo, K. T. Lesko, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, A. Manalaysay, R. L. Mannino, M. F. Marzioni, D. N. McKinsey, D. -M. Mei, J. Mock, M. Moongweluwan, J. A. Morad, Alexander Murphy, C. Nehrkorn, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, K. O'Sullivan, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, K. J. Palladino, E. K. Pease, K. Pech, P. Phelps, L. Reichhart, C. Rhyne, S. Shaw, T. A. Shutt, C. Silva, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, S. Stephenson, T. J. Sumner, M. Szydagis, D. J. Taylor, W. Taylor, B. P. Tennyson, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, W. H. To, M. Tripathi, L. Tvrznikova, S. Uvarov, J. R. Verbus, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, T. J. Whitis, M. S. Witherell, F. L. H. Wolfs, K. Yazdani, S. K. Young, C. Zhang

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The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment operates at the Sanford Underground Research Facility to detect nuclear recoils from the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on a liquid xenon target. Liquid xenon typically contains trace amounts of the noble radioactive isotopes $^{85}$Kr and $^{39}$Ar that are not removed by the {\em in situ} gas purification system. The decays of these isotopes at concentrations typical of research-grade xenon would be a dominant background for a WIMP search exmperiment. To remove these impurities from the liquid xenon, a chromatographic separation system based on adsorption on activated charcoal was built. 400\,kg of xenon was processed, reducing the average concentration of krypton from 130\,ppb to 3.5\,ppt as measured by a cold-trap assisted mass spectroscopy system. A 50 kg batch spiked to 0.001 g/g of krypton was processed twice and reduced to an upper limit of 0.2 ppt.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	80-87
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	97
Early online date	31 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.10.014
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

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Collaboration, LUX., Akerib, D. S., Araújo, H. M., Bai, X., Bailey, A. J., Balajthy, J., Beltrame, P., Bernard, E. P., Bernstein, A., Biesiadzinski, T. P., Boulton, E. M., Bramante, R., Cahn, S. B., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Chan, C., Chiller, A. A., Chiller, C., Coffey, T., Currie, A., ... Zhang, C. (2018). Chromatographic separation of radioactive noble gases from xenon. Astroparticle Physics, 97, 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.10.014

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AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Araújo, H. M.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bailey, A. J.

AU - Balajthy, J.

AU - Beltrame, P.

AU - Bernard, E. P.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Biesiadzinski, T. P.

AU - Boulton, E. M.

AU - Bramante, R.

AU - Cahn, S. B.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Chan, C.

AU - Chiller, A. A.

AU - Chiller, C.

AU - Coffey, T.

AU - Currie, A.

AU - Cutter, J. E.

AU - Davison, T. J. R.

AU - Dobi, A.

AU - Dobson, J. E. Y.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Edwards, B. N.

AU - Faham, C. H.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Ghag, C.

AU - Gibson, K. R.

AU - Gilchriese, M. G. D.

AU - Hall, C. R.

AU - Hanhardt, M.

AU - Haselschwardt, S. J.

AU - Hertel, S. A.

AU - Hogan, D. P.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Huang, D. Q.

AU - Ignarra, C. M.

AU - Ihm, M.

AU - Jacobsen, R. G.

AU - Ji, W.

AU - Kamdin, K.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Khaitan, D.

AU - Knoche, R.

AU - Larsen, N. A.

AU - Lee, C.

AU - Lenardo, B. G.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - Manalaysay, A.

AU - Mannino, R. L.

AU - Marzioni, M. F.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - Mei, D. -M.

AU - Mock, J.

AU - Moongweluwan, M.

AU - Morad, J. A.

AU - Murphy, Alexander

AU - Nehrkorn, C.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - O'Sullivan, K.

AU - Oliver-Mallory, K. C.

AU - Palladino, K. J.

AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Pech, K.

AU - Phelps, P.

AU - Reichhart, L.

AU - Rhyne, C.

AU - Shaw, S.

AU - Shutt, T. A.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Stephenson, S.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D. J.

AU - Taylor, W.

AU - Tennyson, B. P.

AU - Terman, P. A.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - To, W. H.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Tvrznikova, L.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Verbus, J. R.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Witherell, M. S.

AU - Wolfs, F. L. H.

AU - Yazdani, K.

AU - Young, S. K.

AU - Zhang, C.

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N2 - The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment operates at the Sanford Underground Research Facility to detect nuclear recoils from the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on a liquid xenon target. Liquid xenon typically contains trace amounts of the noble radioactive isotopes $^{85}$Kr and $^{39}$Ar that are not removed by the {\em in situ} gas purification system. The decays of these isotopes at concentrations typical of research-grade xenon would be a dominant background for a WIMP search exmperiment. To remove these impurities from the liquid xenon, a chromatographic separation system based on adsorption on activated charcoal was built. 400\,kg of xenon was processed, reducing the average concentration of krypton from 130\,ppb to 3.5\,ppt as measured by a cold-trap assisted mass spectroscopy system. A 50 kg batch spiked to 0.001 g/g of krypton was processed twice and reduced to an upper limit of 0.2 ppt.

AB - The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment operates at the Sanford Underground Research Facility to detect nuclear recoils from the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on a liquid xenon target. Liquid xenon typically contains trace amounts of the noble radioactive isotopes $^{85}$Kr and $^{39}$Ar that are not removed by the {\em in situ} gas purification system. The decays of these isotopes at concentrations typical of research-grade xenon would be a dominant background for a WIMP search exmperiment. To remove these impurities from the liquid xenon, a chromatographic separation system based on adsorption on activated charcoal was built. 400\,kg of xenon was processed, reducing the average concentration of krypton from 130\,ppb to 3.5\,ppt as measured by a cold-trap assisted mass spectroscopy system. A 50 kg batch spiked to 0.001 g/g of krypton was processed twice and reduced to an upper limit of 0.2 ppt.

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DO - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.10.014

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SN - 0927-6505

VL - 97

SP - 80

EP - 87

JO - Astroparticle Physics

JF - Astroparticle Physics

ER -

Chromatographic separation of radioactive noble gases from xenon

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