126581 20241125101133.0 doi 10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11430-0 sideral 134082 ART-2023-134082 eng Aaron, E. Measurement of isotopic separation of argon with the prototype of the cryogenic distillation plant Aria for dark matter searches 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The Aria cryogenic distillation plant, located in Sardinia, Italy, is a key component of the DarkSide-20k experimental program for WIMP dark matter searches at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. Aria is designed to purify the argon, extracted from underground wells in Colorado, USA, and used as the DarkSide-20k target material, to detector-grade quality. In this paper, we report the first measurement of argon isotopic separation by distillation with the 26 m tall Aria prototype. We discuss the measurement of the operating parameters of the column and the observation of the simultaneous separation of the three stable argon isotopes: 36Ar, 38Ar, and 40Ar. We also provide a detailed comparison of the experimental results with commercial process simulation software. This measurement of isotopic separation of argon is a significant achievement for the project, building on the success of the initial demonstration of isotopic separation of nitrogen using the same equipment in 2019. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/952480/EU/Novel technologies for dark matter search and frontier astroparticle physics experiments/DarkWave This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 952480-DarkWave info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2019-109374GB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.2 2023 PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS 9 / 31 = 0.29 2023 Q2 T1 1.451 2023 Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 2023 Q1 Engineering (miscellaneous) 2023 Q1 8.1 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Agnes, P. Ahmad, I. Albergo, S. Albuquerque, I. F. M. Alexander, T. Alton, A. K. Atzori Corona, M. Ave, M. 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