XMASS

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dark matter experiment liquid xenon detector experiment physics experiment underground experiment

XMASS is a Japanese underground physics experiment that uses a large liquid xenon detector to search for dark matter and study rare particle interactions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dark matter experiment ⓘ liquid xenon detector experiment ⓘ physics experiment ⓘ underground experiment ⓘ
aimsTo	measure low-background rare events ⓘ set limits on dark matter interaction cross sections ⓘ
collaborationType	international collaboration ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dataTakingStarted	2010 ⓘ
detectionMedium	single-phase liquid xenon ⓘ
detectionMethod	scintillation light detection ⓘ
detectorType	single-phase liquid xenon scintillation detector ⓘ
environment	low-background environment ⓘ
hostInstitution	Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kamioka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamioka Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInFacility	Kamioka underground laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedUnderground	true ⓘ
primaryGoal	search for dark matter ⓘ
relatedTo	KamLAND NERFINISHED ⓘ LUX experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ PandaX experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Super-Kamiokande NERFINISHED ⓘ XENON experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField	astroparticle physics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ particle physics ⓘ
researchObjective	search for WIMP dark matter ⓘ search for bosonic superweakly interacting massive particles ⓘ search for dark matter annual modulation ⓘ search for inelastic dark matter scattering ⓘ search for neutrinoless double electron capture ⓘ search for solar axions ⓘ search for solar neutrinos ⓘ search for super-WIMP dark matter ⓘ search for supernova neutrinos ⓘ search for two-neutrino double electron capture ⓘ search for weakly interacting massive particles ⓘ study rare particle interactions ⓘ
searchesFor	bosonic dark matter ⓘ dark matter-nucleus scattering ⓘ electron-coupled dark matter ⓘ neutrino physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ solar axion-like particles ⓘ
shielding	underground rock overburden ⓘ water Cherenkov shield ⓘ
targetMaterial	xenon ⓘ
usesDetectorMaterial	liquid xenon ⓘ

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Institute for Cosmic Ray Research → notableProject → XMASS ⓘ

Kamioka Observatory, Gifu Prefecture, Japan → hasExperiment → XMASS ⓘ

subject surface form: Kamioka Observatory