Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross sections from 225 live days of XENON100 data
E. Aprile
,
M. Alfonsi
,
K. Arisaka
,
F. Arneodo
,
C. Balan
,
L. Baudis
,
B. Bauermeister
,
A. Behrens
,
Philippe Beltrame
,
K. Bokeloh
,
A. Brown
,
E. Brown
,
G. Bruno
,
R. Budnik
,
J. M. R. Cardoso
,
W. -T. Chen
(1)
,
B. Choi
,
A. P. Colijn
,
H. Contreras
,
Jean-Pierre Cussonneau
(1)
,
M. P. Decowski
,
E. Duchovni
,
S. Fattori
,
A. D. Ferella
,
W. Fulgione
,
F. Gao
,
M. Garbini
,
C. Ghag
,
K. -L. Giboni
,
L. W. Goetzke
,
C. Grignon
,
E. Gross
,
W. Hampel
,
F. Kaether
,
A. Kish
,
J. Lamblin
(1)
,
H. Landsman
,
R. F. Lang
,
M. Le Calloch
(1)
,
D. Lellouch
,
C. Levy
,
K. E. Lim
,
Q. Lin
,
S. Lindemann
,
M. Lindner
,
J. A. M. Lopes
,
K. Lung
,
T. Marrodan Undagoitia
,
F. V. Massoli
,
A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez
,
Y. Meng
,
M. Messina
,
A. Molinario
,
K. Ni
,
U. Oberlack
,
S. E. A. Orrigo
,
E. Pantic
,
R. Persiani
,
G. Plante
,
N. Priel
,
A. Rizzo
,
S. Rosendahl
,
J. M. F. Dos Santos
,
G. Sartorelli
,
J. Schreiner
,
M. Schumann
,
L. Scotto Lavina
(1)
,
P. R. Scovell
,
M. Selvi
,
P. Shagin
,
H. Simgen
,
A. Teymourian
,
Dominique Thers
(1)
,
O. Vitells
,
H. Wang
,
M. Weber
,
C. Weinheimer
E. Aprile
- Function : Author
M. Alfonsi
- Function : Author
K. Arisaka
- Function : Author
F. Arneodo
- Function : Author
C. Balan
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L. Baudis
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B. Bauermeister
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A. Behrens
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Philippe Beltrame
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K. Bokeloh
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A. Brown
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-1623-8086
E. Brown
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G. Bruno
- Function : Author
R. Budnik
- Function : Author
J. M. R. Cardoso
- Function : Author
B. Choi
- Function : Author
A. P. Colijn
- Function : Author
H. Contreras
- Function : Author
Jean-Pierre Cussonneau
- Function : Author
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M. P. Decowski
- Function : Author
E. Duchovni
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S. Fattori
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A. D. Ferella
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W. Fulgione
- Function : Author
F. Gao
- Function : Author
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- ORCID : 0000-0003-1376-677X
M. Garbini
- Function : Author
C. Ghag
- Function : Author
K. -L. Giboni
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L. W. Goetzke
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C. Grignon
- Function : Author
E. Gross
- Function : Author
W. Hampel
- Function : Author
F. Kaether
- Function : Author
A. Kish
- Function : Author
H. Landsman
- Function : Author
R. F. Lang
- Function : Author
D. Lellouch
- Function : Author
C. Levy
- Function : Author
K. E. Lim
- Function : Author
Q. Lin
- Function : Author
S. Lindemann
- Function : Author
M. Lindner
- Function : Author
J. A. M. Lopes
- Function : Author
K. Lung
- Function : Author
T. Marrodan Undagoitia
- Function : Author
F. V. Massoli
- Function : Author
A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez
- Function : Author
Y. Meng
- Function : Author
M. Messina
- Function : Author
A. Molinario
- Function : Author
K. Ni
- Function : Author
U. Oberlack
- Function : Author
S. E. A. Orrigo
- Function : Author
E. Pantic
- Function : Author
R. Persiani
- Function : Author
G. Plante
- Function : Author
N. Priel
- Function : Author
A. Rizzo
- Function : Author
S. Rosendahl
- Function : Author
J. M. F. Dos Santos
- Function : Author
G. Sartorelli
- Function : Author
J. Schreiner
- Function : Author
M. Schumann
- Function : Author
L. Scotto Lavina
- Function : Author
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-3483-8800
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P. R. Scovell
- Function : Author
M. Selvi
- Function : Author
P. Shagin
- Function : Author
H. Simgen
- Function : Author
- PersonId : 755331
- ORCID : 0000-0003-3074-0395
A. Teymourian
- Function : Author
Dominique Thers
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- PersonId : 171742
- IdHAL : dominique-thers
- ORCID : 0000-0002-9052-9703
- IdRef : 120250535
O. Vitells
- Function : Author
H. Wang
- Function : Author
M. Weber
- Function : Author
C. Weinheimer
- Function : Author
Abstract
We present new experimental constraints on the elastic, spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section using recent data from the XENON100 experiment, operated in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. An analysis of 224.6 live days x 34 kg of exposure acquired during 2011 and 2012 revealed no excess signal due to axial-vector WIMP interactions with 129-Xe and 131-Xe nuclei. This leads to the most stringent upper limits on WIMP-neutron cross sections for WIMP masses above 6 GeV, with a minimum cross section of 3.5 x 10^{-40} cm^2 at a WIMP mass of 45 GeV, at 90% confidence level.