XENON-nT, EXTERNAL
View of the external structure of the XENON 1T experiment, an experiment dedicated to the direct search for dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the universe. In addition to the tank containing the sensitive part of the detector, the three-story structure housing the equipment necessary for the detector’s operation is also visible.
- XENON-nt_INFN_LNGS_1 © Corrieri-De Perio/LNGS-INFN
- XENON-nt_INFN_LNGS_2 © Henning Schulze Eissing/LNGS-INFN
XENON-nT, TPC
Details of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) of the XENON-nT experiment during the construction phases of the apparatus. The TPC is the sensitive target of the experiment and consists of a cylinder containing xenon in two phases (liquid and gaseous); a possible interaction of dark matter particles with the xenon would produce a scintillation signal that could be recorded by the photomultipliers positioned at the top and bottom of the detector.
- XENON-nt_INFN_LNGS_3 © Marco Selvi-XENON Collaboration/LNGS-INFN
- XENON-nt_INFN_LNGS_4 © XENON Collaboration/LNGS-INFN
INSTALLATION
Installation phases of the XENON-nT detector, an experiment dedicated to the direct search for dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the universe.
- XENON-nt_INFN_LNGS_5 © XENON Collaboration/LNGS-INFN