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AION: An Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network

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L Badurina, E Bentine, D Blas, K Bongs, D Bortoletto, T Bowcock, K Bridges, W Bowden, O Buchmueller, C Burrage, J Coleman, G Elertas, J Ellis, C Foot, V Gibson, Mg Haehnelt, T Harte, S Hedges, R Hobson, M Holynski, T Jones, M Langlois, S Lellouch, M Lewicki, R Maiolino, P Majewski, S Malik, J March-Russell, C McCabe, D Newbold, B Sauer, U Schneider, I Shipsey, Y Singh, Ma Uchida, T Valenzuela, M van der Grinten, V Vaskonen, J Vossebeld, D Weatherill, I Wilmut

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We outline the experimental concept and key scientific capabilities of AION (Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network), a proposed UK-based experimental programme using cold strontium atoms to search for ultra-light dark matter, to explore gravitational waves in the mid-frequency range between the peak sensitivities of the LISA and LIGO/Virgo/ KAGRA/INDIGO/Einstein Telescope/Cosmic Explorer experiments, and to probe other frontiers in fundamental physics. AION would complement other planned searches for dark matter, as well as probe mergers involving intermediate mass black holes and explore early universe cosmology. AION would share many technical features with the MAGIS experimental programme in the US, and synergies would flow from operating AION in a network with this experiment, as well as with other atom interferometer experiments such as MIGA, ZAIGA and ELGAR. Operating AION in a network with other gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO, Virgo and LISA would also offer many synergies.
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Combined CDF and D0 Upper Limits on Standard Model Higgs Boson Production with up to 8.2 fb$^-1$ of Data

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T Aaltonen, others
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Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

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SNO Collaboration, MR Anderson, S Andringa, L Anselmo, E Arushanova, S Asahi, M Askins, DJ Auty, AR Back, Z Barnard, N Barros, D Bartlett, F Barão, R Bayes, EW Beier, A Bialek, SD Biller, E Blucher, R Bonventre, M Boulay, D Braid, E Caden, EJ Callaghan, J Caravaca, J Carvalho, L Cavalli, D Chauhan, M Chen, O Chkvorets, KJ Clark, B Cleveland, D Cookman, C Connors, IT Coulter, MA Cox, D Cressy, X Dai, C Darrach, B Davis-Purcell, C Deluce, MM Depatie, F Descamps, J Dittmer, F Di Lodovico, N Duhaime, F Duncan, J Dunger, AD Earle, D Fabris, E Falk, A Farrugia, N Fatemighomi, V Fischer, E Fletcher, R Ford, K Frankiewicz, N Gagnon, A Gaur, K Gilje, OI González-Reina, D Gooding, P Gorel, K Graham, C Grant, J Grove, S Grullon, E Guillian, S Hall, AL Hallin, D Hallman, S Hans, J Hartnell, P Harvey, M Hedayatipour, WJ Heintzelman, J Heise, RL Helmer, D Horne, B Hreljac, J Hu, ASM Hussain, T Iida, AS Inácio, M Jackson, NA Jelley, CJ Jillings, C Jones, PG Jones, K Kamdin, T Kaptanoglu, J Kaspar, K Keeter, C Kefelian, P Khaghani, L Kippenbrock, JR Klein, R Knapik, J Kofron, LL Kormos, S Korte, B Krar, C Kraus, CB Krauss, T Kroupova, K Labe, F Lafleur, I Lam, C Lan, BJ Land, R Lane, S Langrock, A LaTorre, I Lawson, L Lebanowski, GM Lefeuvre, EJ Leming, A Li, J Lidgard, B Liggins, YH Lin, X Liu, Y Liu, V Lozza, M Luo, S Maguire, A Maio, K Majumdar, S Manecki, J Maneira, RD Martin, E Marzec, A Mastbaum, J Mauel, N McCauley, AB McDonald, P Mekarski, M Meyer, C Miller, C Mills, M Mlejnek, E Mony, I Morton-Blake, MJ Mottram, S Nae, M Nirkko, LJ Nolan, VM Novikov, HM O'Keeffe, E O'Sullivan, GD Orebi Gann, MJ Parnell, J Paton, SJM Peeters, T Pershing, Z Petriw, J Petzoldt, L Pickard, D Pracsovics, G Prior, JC Prouty, S Quirk, A Reichold, S Riccetto, R Richardson, M Rigan, A Robertson, J Rose, R Rosero, PM Rost, J Rumleskie, MA Schumaker, MH Schwendener, D Scislowski, J Secrest, M Seddighin, L Segui, S Seibert, I Semenec, F Shaker, T Shantz, MK Sharma, TM Shokair, L Sibley, JR Sinclair, K Singh, P Skensved, M Smiley, T Sonley, R Stainforth, M Strait, MI Stringer, R Svoboda, A Sörensen, B Tam, J Tatar, L Tian, N Tolich, J Tseng, HWC Tseung, E Turner, R Van Berg, JGC Veinot, CJ Virtue, B von Krosigk, E Vázquez-Jáuregui, JMG Walker, M Walker, SC Walton, J Wang, M Ward, O Wasalski, J Waterfield, JJ Weigand, RF White, JR Wilson, TJ Winchester, P Woosaree, A Wright, JP Yanez, M Yeh, T Zhang, Y Zhang, T Zhao, K Zuber, A Zummo

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A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+.
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Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

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Sno Collaboration, Mr Anderson, S Andringa, L Anselmo, E Arushanova, S Asahi, M Askins, Dj Auty, Ar Back, Z Barnard, N Barros, D Bartlett, F Barão, R Bayes, Ew Beier, A Bialek, Sd Biller, E Blucher, R Bonventre, M Boulay, D Braid, E Caden, Ej Callaghan, J Caravaca, J Carvalho, L Cavalli, D Chauhan, M Chen, O Chkvorets, Kj Clark, B Cleveland, D Cookman, C Connors, It Coulter, Ma Cox, D Cressy, X Dai, C Darrach, B Davis-Purcell, C Deluce, Mm Depatie, F Descamps, J Dittmer, F Di Lodovico, N Duhaime, F Duncan, J Dunger, Ad Earle, D Fabris, E Falk

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A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+.
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ILC Vertex Tracker R&D

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Marco Battaglia, Jean-Marie Bussat, Devis Contarato, Peter Denes, Lindsay Glesener, Leo Greiner, Benjamin Hooberman, Derek Shuman, Lauren Tompkins, Chinh Vu, Dario Bisello, Piero Giubilato, Devis Pantano, Marco Costa, Alessandro La Rosa, Gino Bolla, Daniela Bortoletto, Isaac Children
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