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The XENONnT experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter. It employs a dual‐phase xenon time projection chamber and has been operating at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy since 2020, with an active mass of 5.8 tonnes.
XENONnT is most sensitive to weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) above 6 GeV/c² scattering off xenon nuclei by detecting both scintillation (S1) and ionization (S2) signals. However, requiring an S1 signal limits sensitivity to low-mass dark matter. By performing analyses that use only the S2 signal, combined with background discrimination strategies, the experiment can extend its reach into the sub-GeV regime and probe lighter dark matter.
This talk will present the current status of XENONnT, its potential to be sensitive to low-energy recoil, and the latest results.
