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Helium–Xenon mixtures to improve the topological signature in high pressure gas xenon TPCs

Publicated to:NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. 905 82-90 - 2018-10-11 905(), DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.013

Authors: Felkai R; Monrabal F; González-Díaz D; Sorel M; López-March N; Gómez-Cadenas JJ; Adams C; Álvarez V; Arazi L; Azevedo CDR; Benlloch-Rodríguez JM; Borges FIGM; Botas A; Cárcel S; Carrión JV; Cebrián S; Conde CAN; Díaz J; Diesburg M; Escada J; Esteve R; Fernandes LMP; Ferrario P; Ferreira AL; Freitas EDC; Goldschmidt A; Guenette R; Gutiérrez RM; Hafidi K; Hauptman J; Henriques CAO; Hernandez AI; Hernando Morata JA; Herrero V; Johnston S; Jones BJP; Labarga L; Laing A; Lebrun P; Losada M; Felkai R; Monrabal F; González-Díaz D; Sorel M; López-March N; Gómez-Cadenas JJ; Adams C; Álvarez V; Arazi L; Azevedo CDR; Benlloch-Rodríguez JM; Borges FIGM; Botas A; Cárcel S; Carrión JV; Cebrián S; Conde CAN; Díaz J; Diesburg M; Escada J; Esteve R; Fernandes LMP; Ferrario P; Ferreira AL; Freitas EDC; Goldschmidt A; Guenette R; Gutiérrez RM; Hafidi K; Hauptman J; Henriques CAO; Hernandez AI; Hernando Morata JA; Herrero V; Johnston S

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Argonne National Laboratory - Author
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Author
CSIC-UPV-CIEMAT - Instituto de Instrumentacion para Imagen Molecular (I3M) - Author
Donostia International Physics Center - Author
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Author
Harvard University - Author
Iowa State University - Author
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna - Author
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Author
Texas A and M University - Author
Universidad Antonio Nariño - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Author
Universidad de Zaragoza - Author
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Universitat de Girona - Author
University of Texas at Arlington - Author
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Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Within the framework of xenon-based double beta decay experiments, we propose the possibility to improve the background rejection of an electroluminescent Time Projection Chamber (EL TPC) by reducing the diffusion of the drifting electrons while keeping nearly intact the energy resolution of a pure xenon EL TPC. Based on state-of-the-art microscopic simulations, a substantial addition of helium, around 10 or 15 %, may reduce drastically the transverse diffusion down to 2.5 mm/m from the 10.5 mm/m of pure xenon. The longitudinal diffusion remains around 4 mm/m. Light production studies have been performed as well. They show that the relative variation in energy resolution introduced by such a change does not exceed a few percent, which leaves the energy resolution practically unchanged. The technical caveats of using photomultipliers close to an helium atmosphere are also discussed in detail.

Keywords

Double-beta decayElectroluminescenceHeliumLow diffusionTpcXenon

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2018, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Instrumentation.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.01, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 7.74 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-17, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 19
  • OpenCitations: 17

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-17:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 36.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 36 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Colombia; Israel; Portugal; Russia; United States of America.