Abstract
The XENON Dark Matter Experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with dual phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chambers (XeTPCs). Following the successful performance of the XENON10 detector, which has shown in 2007 the best sensitivity to spin-independent coupling of WIMPs to matter, we have designed and completed the construction of a new TPC with an active LXe shield, containing a total of 170 kg of xenon. The detector, mounted in the same passive shield used for XENON10, is currently undergoing final commissioning at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. I will review the XENON10 results, present the status of the XENON100 phase and plans for the future XENON1T experiment.
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