Abstract
We describe the design and assembly of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a direct detection search for cosmic WIMP dark matter particles. The centerpiece of the experiment is a large liquid xenon time projection chamber sensitive to low energy nuclear recoils. Rejection of backgrounds is enhanced by a Xe skin veto detector and by a liquid scintillator Outer Detector loaded with gadolinium for efficient neutron capture and tagging. LZ is located in the Davis Cavern at the 4850’ level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. We describe the major subsystems of the experiment and its key design features and requirements.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 163047 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 953 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 11 2020 |
Keywords
- Dark matter detector
- Liquid xenon
- Time projection chamber
- Underground
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment. / Akerib, D. S.; Akerlof, C. W.; Akimov, D. Yu et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 953, 163047, 11.02.2020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment
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AU - Akerlof, C. W.
AU - Akimov, D. Yu
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AU - Alsum, S. K.
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N1 - Funding Information: This work was partially supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under contract number DE-AC02-05CH11231 and under grant number DE-SC0019066 ; by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ; by the U.K. Science & Technology Facilities Council under award numbers, ST/M003655/1 , ST/M003981/1 , ST/M003744/1 , ST/M003639/1 , ST/M003604/1 , and ST/M003469/1 ; and by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under award number PTDC/FIS-PAR/28567/2017 ; and by the Institute for Basic Science, Korea (budget number IBS-R016-D1 ). University College London and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory thank the U.K. Royal Society for travel funds under the International Exchange Scheme ( IE141517 ). We acknowledge additional support from the Boulby Underground Laboratory in the U. K.; the University of Wisconsin for grant UW PRJ82AJ ; and the GridPP Collaboration, in particular at Imperial College London. This work was partially enabled by the University College London Cosmoparticle Initiative. Futhermore, this research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science User Facility supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 . The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with the registration number SC005336 . The research supporting this work took place in whole or in part at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota. The assistance of SURF and its personnel in providing physical access and general logistical and technical support is acknowledged. SURF is a federally sponsored research facility under Award Number DE-SC0020216 . Funding Information: This work was partially supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under contract number DE-AC02-05CH11231 and under grant number DE-SC0019066; by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF); by the U.K. Science & Technology Facilities Council under award numbers, ST/M003655/1, ST/M003981/1, ST/M003744/1, ST/M003639/1, ST/M003604/1, and ST/M003469/1; and by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under award number PTDC/FIS-PAR/28567/2017; and by the Institute for Basic Science, Korea (budget number IBS-R016-D1). University College London and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory thank the U.K. Royal Society for travel funds under the International Exchange Scheme (IE141517). We acknowledge additional support from the Boulby Underground Laboratory in the U. K.; the University of Wisconsin for grant UW PRJ82AJ; and the GridPP Collaboration, in particular at Imperial College London. This work was partially enabled by the University College London Cosmoparticle Initiative. Futhermore, this research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science User Facility supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with the registration number SC005336. The research supporting this work took place in whole or in part at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota. The assistance of SURF and its personnel in providing physical access and general logistical and technical support is acknowledged. SURF is a federally sponsored research facility under Award Number DE-SC0020216. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/2/11
Y1 - 2020/2/11
N2 - We describe the design and assembly of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a direct detection search for cosmic WIMP dark matter particles. The centerpiece of the experiment is a large liquid xenon time projection chamber sensitive to low energy nuclear recoils. Rejection of backgrounds is enhanced by a Xe skin veto detector and by a liquid scintillator Outer Detector loaded with gadolinium for efficient neutron capture and tagging. LZ is located in the Davis Cavern at the 4850’ level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. We describe the major subsystems of the experiment and its key design features and requirements.
AB - We describe the design and assembly of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a direct detection search for cosmic WIMP dark matter particles. The centerpiece of the experiment is a large liquid xenon time projection chamber sensitive to low energy nuclear recoils. Rejection of backgrounds is enhanced by a Xe skin veto detector and by a liquid scintillator Outer Detector loaded with gadolinium for efficient neutron capture and tagging. LZ is located in the Davis Cavern at the 4850’ level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. We describe the major subsystems of the experiment and its key design features and requirements.
KW - Dark matter detector
KW - Liquid xenon
KW - Time projection chamber
KW - Underground
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