Dark Matter Search Results from a One Ton-Year Exposure of XENON1T

E. Aprile(Columbia University), J. Aalbers(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), F. Agostini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna), M. Alfonsi(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), L. Althueser(University of Münster), F. D. Amaro(University of Coimbra), M. T. Anthony(Columbia University), F. Arneodo(New York University Abu Dhabi), L. Baudis(University of Zurich), B. Bauermeister(Stockholm University), M. L. Benabderrahmane(New York University Abu Dhabi), Thomas Berger(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), P. A. Breur(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), A. Brown(University of Zurich), A. Brown(University of Zurich), A. Brown(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), S. Bruenner(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), G. Bruno(New York University Abu Dhabi), R. Budnik(Weizmann Institute of Science), C. Capelli(University of Zurich), J. M. R. Cardoso(University of Coimbra), D. Cichon(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), D. Coderre(University of Freiburg), A. P. Colijn(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), J. M. Conrad(Stockholm University), J. P. Cussonneau(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), M. P. Decowski(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), P. de Perio(Columbia University), P. Di Gangi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna), A. Di Giovanni(New York University Abu Dhabi), S. Diglio(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), A. Elykov(University of Freiburg), G. Eurin(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), Jiaming Fei(University of California San Diego), A. D. Ferella(Stockholm University), A. Fieguth(University of Münster), W. Fulgione(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), A. Gallo Rosso(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), M. Galloway(University of Zurich), F. Gao(Columbia University), M. Garbini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna), C. Geis(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), L. Grandi(University of Chicago), Z. Greene(Columbia University), H. Qiu(Weizmann Institute of Science), C. Hasterok(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), E. Hogenbirk(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), J. Howlett(Columbia University), R. Itay(Weizmann Institute of Science), F. Joerg(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), B. Kaminsky(University of Freiburg), S. Kazama(University of Zurich), A. Kish(University of Zurich), G. Koltman(Weizmann Institute of Science), H. Landsman(Weizmann Institute of Science), R. F. Lang(Purdue University West Lafayette), L. J. Levinson(Weizmann Institute of Science), Q. Lin(Columbia University), S. Lindemann(University of Freiburg), M. Lindner(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), F. Lombardi(University of California San Diego), J. A. M. Lopes(University of Coimbra), J. Mahlstedt(Stockholm University), A. Manfredini(Weizmann Institute of Science), T. Marrodán Undagoitia(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), J. Masbou(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), D. Masson(Purdue University West Lafayette), M. Messina(New York University Abu Dhabi), K. Micheneau(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), K. Miller(University of Chicago), A. Molinario(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), K. Morå(Stockholm University), M. Murra(University of Münster), J. Naganoma(Rice University), K. Ni(University of California San Diego), U. Oberlack(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), B. Pelssers(Stockholm University), F. Piastra(University of Zurich), J. Pienaar(University of Chicago), V. Pizzella(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), G. Plante(Columbia University), R. Podviianiuk(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), N. Priel(Weizmann Institute of Science), D. Ramírez García(University of Freiburg), L. Rauch(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), S. Reichard(University of Zurich), C. Reuter(Purdue University West Lafayette), Benedikt Riedel(University of Chicago), A. Rizzo(Columbia University), A. Rocchetti(University of Freiburg), N. Rupp(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), J.M.F. dos Santos(University of Coimbra), G. Sartorelli(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna), M. Scheibelhut(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), S. M. Schindler(Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), J. Schreiner(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), D. Schulte(University of Münster), M. Schümann(University of Freiburg), L. Scotto Lavina(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), M. Selvi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna), P. Shagin(Rice University), E. Shockley(University of Chicago), M. Silva(University of Coimbra), H. Simgen(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), D. Thers(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), F. Toschi(University of Freiburg), G. Trinchero(Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino), C. Tunnell(University of Chicago), N. Upole(University of Chicago), M. Vargas(University of Münster), O. Wack(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), H. Wang(University of California, Los Angeles), Zhou Wang(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), Y. Wei(University of California San Diego), C. Weinheimer(University of Münster), C. Wittweg(University of Münster), J. Wulf(University of Zurich), Ye J(University of California San Diego), Y. Zhang(Columbia University), T. Zhu(Columbia University)
Physical Review Letters
September 12, 2018
Cited by 1,856Open Access
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Abstract

We report on a search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using 278.8 days of data collected with the XENON1T experiment at LNGS. XENON1T utilizes a liquid xenon time projection chamber with a fiducial mass of (1.30±0.01) ton, resulting in a 1.0 ton yr exposure. The energy region of interest, [1.4,10.6] keV_{ee} ([4.9,40.9] keV_{nr}), exhibits an ultralow electron recoil background rate of [82_{-3}^{+5}(syst)±3(stat)] events/(ton yr keV_{ee}). No significant excess over background is found, and a profile likelihood analysis parametrized in spatial and energy dimensions excludes new parameter space for the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent elastic scatter cross section for WIMP masses above 6 GeV/c^{2}, with a minimum of 4.1×10^{-47} cm^{2} at 30 GeV/c^{2} and a 90% confidence level.


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