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Description
The XENON Dark Matter Project uses a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) for a direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). The current operating step, XENON1T, is the most sensitive direct detection dark matter experiment in the world.
Therefore, the TPC is build to detect low intensity light signals, generated either directly by the recoil produced by the scattering processes of incoming particles (S1) or through proportional scintillation (S2). The light collection efficiency (LCE) of these signals depends on the position of the interaction in the active volume and on optical properties of the materials. The resulting LCE map is used as an input parameter for waveform simulations which converts GEANT4 interactions to actual photomultiplier tube (PMT) signals that can be processed with the XENON1T data processor (PAX).
Several aspects of the Monte Carlo chain will be highlighted, including optical, background and waveform simulations, as well as the performance compared to actual measurements with the XENON1T experiment.
