Publications in refereed journals

REST-for-Physics, a ROOT-based framework for event oriented data analysis and combined Monte Carlo response, K. Altenmüller, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni et al., Computer Physics Communications, 108281 (arXiv:2109.05863).
Background assessment for the TREX dark matter experiment J. Castel, S. Cebrián, I. Coarasa, T. Dafni, J. Galán, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, A. Ortiz de Solórzano and E. Ruiz-Chóliz.
Eur. Phys. J. C (2019) 79: 782 (arXiv:1812.04519)

Imaging in (high pressure) Micromegas TPC detectors G. Luzón, S. Cebrián, J. Castel, Th. Dafni, J. Galán, J.G. Garza, I.G. Irastorza, F.J. Iguaz, H. Mirallas and E. Ruíz-Choliz.
JINST 11 C11011 (Proceedings of the 18th iWoRiD Conference, 2016.)

TREX-DM: a low-background Micromegas-based TPC for low-mass WIMP detection F. J. Iguaz, J. G. Garza, F. Aznar, J. F. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, J. A. García, I. G. Irastorza, A. Lagraba, G. Luzón and A. Peiró.
Eur. Phys. J. C (2016) 76: 529 (arXiv:1512.01455)

Gaseous time projection chambers for rare event detection: Results from the T-REX project. I. Double beta decay I.G. Irastorza, F. Aznar, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, J. Galán, J.A. García, J.G. Garza, H. Gómez, D.C. Herrera F.J. Iguaz, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, E. Ruiz, L. Seguí, A. Tomás.
JCAP 1601 (2016) 01, 033 (arXiv:1512.07926)

Gaseous time projection chambers for rare event detection: Results from the T-REX project. II. Dark matter I.G. Irastorza, F. Aznar, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, J. Galán, J.A. García, J.G. Garza, H. Gómez, D.C. Herrera F.J. Iguaz, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, E. Ruiz, L. Seguí, A. Tomás
JCAP 1601 (2016) 01, 034 (arXiv:1512.06294)

A Micromegas-based low-background x-ray detector coupled to a slumped-glass telescope for axion research F. Aznar, J. Castel, F.E. Christensen, T. Dafni, T.A. Decker, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J.A. Garcia, I. Giomataris, J.G. Garza, C.J. Hailey, R.M. Hill, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, A.C. Jakobsen, G. Luzon, H. Mirallas, T. Papaevangelou, M.J. Pivovaroff, J. Ruz, T. Vafeiadis and J.K. Vogel.
JCAP 12 (2015) 008 (arXiv:1509.06190)

Exploring 0.1–10 eV axions with a new helioscope concept J. Galán, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas, I. Giomataris, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, J.A. García, J.G. Garza, G. Luzon, T. Papaevangelou, J. Redondo and A. Tomás.
JCAP12(2015)012 (arXiv:1508.0.006)

Accurate gamma and MeV-electron track reconstruction with an ultra-low diffusion Xenon/TMA TPC at 10 atm NEXT Collaboration, D. González-Díaz et al.
Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A804 (2015) 8-24 (arXiv:1504.03678)

Modelling the behaviour of microbulk Micromegas in xenon/trimethylamine gas E. Ruiz-Choliz, D. González-Díaz, A. Diago, J. Castel, T. Dafni, D.C. Herrera, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, Ö. Şahin, R. Veenhof. Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A799 (2015) 137-146 (arXiv:1506.05077 [physics.ins-det])

Low background x-ray detection with Micromegas for axion research S. Aune, J.F. Castel, T. Dafni, M. Davenport, G. Fanourakis, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J. Galan, J.A. Garcia, A. Gardikiotis, T. Geralis I. Giomataris, H. Gomez, J.G. Garza, D.C. Herrera, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, D. Jourde, G. Luzon, J.P. Mols, T. Papaevangelou, A. Rodriguez, J. Ruz, L. Segui, A. Tomas, T. Vafeiadis, S.C. Yildiz. JINST 9 (2014) P01001 (arXiv:1310.3391 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

Assessment of material radiopurity for Rare Event experiments using Micromegas F. Aznar, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, A. Diago, J.A. García, J.G. Garza, H. Gómez, D. González-Díaz, D.C. Herrera F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, M.A. Oliván, A.Ortiz de, Solórzano, P. Pons, A. Rodríguez, E. Ruiz, L. Seguí, A. Tomás, J.A. Villar. JINST 8 (2013) C11012 DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/11/C11012

Characterization of a medium size Xe/TMA TPC instrumented with microbulk Micromegas, using low-energy γ-rays

NEXT Collaboration (V. Alvarez et al.) JINST 9 (2014) C04015 (arXiv:1311.3535)

Description and commissioning of NEXT-MM prototype: first results from operation in a Xenon-Trimethylamine gas mixture

NEXT Collaboration (V. Alvarez et al.) JINST 9 (2014) P03010(arXiv:1311.3242 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

Micromegas in the rare event searches field, Igor G. Irastorza , Esther Ferrer-Ribas, Theopisti Dafni Mod.Phys.Lett. A28 (2013) 1340026 (DOI: 10.1142/S0217732313400269)

Pattern recognition of 136Xe double beta decay events and background discrimination in a high pressure Xenon TPC, S Cebrián, T Dafni, H Gómez, D C Herrera, F J Iguaz, I G Irastorza, G Luzón, L Segui, A Tomás J.Phys. G40 (2013) 125203 DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/40/12/125203 (arXiv:1306.3067 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

Micromegas-TPC operation at high pressure in xenon-trimethylamine mixtures. S. Cebrian, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas, I. Giomataris, D. Gonzalez-Diaz, H. Gomez, D.C. Herrera, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, G. Luzon A. Rodriguez, L. Segui, A. Tomas. JINST 8 (2013) P01012 DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/01/P01012 ( arXiv:1210.3287 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

Micromegas readouts for double beta decay searches, S. Cebrian, T. Dafni (Zaragoza U.) , E. Ferrer-Ribas (DAPNIA, Saclay) , J. Galan, J.A. Garcia (Zaragoza U.) , I. Giomataris (DAPNIA, Saclay) , H. Gomez, D.C. Herrera, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza G. Luzon, A. Rodriguez, L. Segui, A. Tomas (Zaragoza U.) , JCAP 1010 (2010) 010 DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/10/010 (arXiv:1009.1827 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

Radiopurity of Micromegas readout planes, S. Cebrian, T. Dafni (Zaragoza U.) , E. Ferrer-Ribas (DAPNIA, Saclay) , J. Galan (Zaragoza U.) , I. Giomataris (DAPNIA, Saclay) , H. Gomez, F.J. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, G. Luzon (Zaragoza U.) , R. de Oliveira (CERN) A. Rodriguez, L. Segui, A. Tomas, J.A. Villar (Zaragoza U.) Astropart.Phys. 34 (2011) 354-359, DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.09.003 (arXiv:1005.2022 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)

The case for a directional dark matter detector and the status of current experimental efforts, S. Ahlen et al. Int.J.Mod.Phys. A25 (2010) 1-51, DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X10048172 (arXiv:0911.0323 [astro-ph.CO] | PDF)

Energy resolution of alpha particles in a microbulk Micromegas detector at high pressure Argon and Xenon mixtures, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas, I. Giomataris, Ph. Gorodetzky, F. Iguaz, I.G. Irastorza, P. Salin, A. Tomas (Zaragoza U. & DAPNIA, Saclay & APC, Paris), Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A608 (2009) 259-266, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.099 (arXiv:0906.0534 [physics.ins-det] | PDF)