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Description
ANAIS-112 is a dark matter direct detection experiment that operates 112 kg of NaI(Tl) scintillators at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC, Spain). Its main goal is to test in a model independent way one of the most puzzling results in the present particle physics scenario: the DAMA/LIBRA observation of an annual modulation in the detection rate compatible with that expected for dark matter. This signal is in strong tension with the negative results of other very sensitive experiments. However, until recently a direct comparison using the same target material (NaI(Tl)) was lacking.
ANAIS-112 has been taking data since August 2017 in stable conditions with excellent performance. Results from the first three years are compatible with the absence of modulation and incompatible with the DAMA/LIBRA measured modulation at more than 2.5 sigma C.L. This result supports the projected goal of reaching a 3 sigma sensitivity to the DAMA/LIBRA result for the five-year operation scheduled.
In this talk we will describe the ANAIS-112 setup, the experiment performance and the data analysis. Then we will present the results of the three-year annual modulation search and discuss the physical implications and the experiment's prospects.
Reference to paper (DOI or arXiv) | 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.102005 |
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