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Direct detection of a dark matter signal in a terrestrial detector will provide the most direct evidence of its existence and will be a ground-breaking discovery in physics and cosmology. Among the variety of dark matter detectors, liquid xenon time projection chambers have shown to be the most sensitive, thanks to a combination of very large target mass, ultra-low background, and excellent signal-to-noise discrimination. Experiments based on this technology are at the forefront of the search for dark matter and will likely continue to lead the field during this and next decade. I will focus on the XENON project.
Elena Aprile holds the distinguished title of Centennial Professor of Physics at Columbia University. She pioneered the XENON project and has been its spokesperson since its inception in 2004. Under her leadership, the XENON Collaboration have developed four cutting-edge generations of liquid xenon detectors, all of which are at the forefront of dark matter research. Prof. Aprile's accolades include the Enrico Fermi Prize (2021) and the Berkeley-Lancelot Prize (2019). She has been invited to deliver numerous prestigious lectures, such as the C.S. Wu Honorary Colloquium, Schrödinger Colloquium, Princeton University Hamilton Honorary Lecture, and the Simons Foundation Lecture, among others. Furthermore, she has been inducted into the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was honored with the medal of Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana by Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
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