Search Results - "Witherell, M S"
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) radioactivity and cleanliness control programs
Published in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields (01-11-2020)“…LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a second-generation direct dark matter experiment with spin-independent WIMP-nucleon scattering sensitivity above 1.4 × 10 - 48 cm 2 for a…”
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Laboratory limits on galactic cold dark matter
Published in Physical review letters (01-08-1988)“…Interesting limits are set on candidates for cold-dark matter particles in the halo of the Galaxy from their interaction with a very-low-background Ge detector…”
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Searching for the cosmion by scattering in Si detectors
Published in Physical review letters (10-09-1990)“…A new particle, the cosmion, has been proposed to be the dark matter of the universe and to explain the solar nu deficit by cooling the solar core to reduce…”
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Results from a Search for Dark Matter in the Complete LUX Exposure
Published in Physical review letters (11-01-2017)“…We report constraints on spin-independent weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)-nucleon scattering using a 3.35×10^{4} kg day exposure of the Large…”
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Results of a Search for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Using 2013 LUX Data
Published in Physical review letters (01-04-2019)“…The scattering of dark matter (DM) particles with sub-GeV masses off nuclei is difficult to detect using liquid xenon-based DM search instruments because the…”
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The PEP-II B-factory and the BABAR detector
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-02-2020)“…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…”
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First results from the LUX dark matter experiment at the Sanford underground research facility
Published in Physical review letters (04-03-2014)“…The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment is a dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Lead, South…”
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First Searches for Axions and Axionlike Particles with the LUX Experiment
Published in Physical review letters (29-06-2017)“…The first searches for axions and axionlike particles with the Large Underground Xenon experiment are presented. Under the assumption of an axioelectric…”
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Fast and Flexible Analysis of Direct Dark Matter Search Data with Machine Learning
Published 17-10-2022“…Phys. Rev. D 106 (2022), 072009 We present the results from combining machine learning with the profile likelihood fit procedure, using data from the Large…”
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A Liquid Scintillation Detector for Radioassay of Gadolinium-Loaded Liquid Scintillator for the LZ Outer Detector
Published 28-05-2019“…Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A937 (2019) 148-163 We report on the design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) "Screener", a small liquid scintillator detector…”
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Constraints on Effective Field Theory Couplings Using 311.2 days of LUX Data
Published 15-09-2021“…Phys. Rev. D 104, 062005 (2021) We report here the results of an Effective Field Theory (EFT) WIMP search analysis using LUX data. We build upon previous LUX…”
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A liquid scintillation detector for radioassay of gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillator for the LZ Outer Detector
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (01-09-2019)“…We report on the design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) “Screener”, a small liquid scintillator detector consisting of ≈23 kg of LAB-based…”
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Limits on Spin-Dependent WIMP-Nucleon Cross Section Obtained from the Complete LUX Exposure
Published in Physical review letters (23-06-2017)“…We present experimental constraints on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon elastic cross sections from the total 129.5 kg yr exposure acquired by the Large…”
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Discrimination of electronic recoils from nuclear recoils in two-phase xenon time projection chambers
Published 09-12-2020“…Phys. Rev. D 102, 112002 (2020) We present a comprehensive analysis of electronic recoil vs. nuclear recoil discrimination in liquid/gas xenon time projection…”
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Improving sensitivity to low-mass dark matter in LUX using a novel electrode background mitigation technique
Published 19-11-2020“…Phys. Rev. D 104, 012011 (2021) This paper presents a novel technique for mitigating electrode backgrounds that limit the sensitivity of searches for low-mass…”
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Investigation of background electron emission in the LUX detector
Published 13-10-2020“…Phys. Rev. D 102, 092004 (2020) Dual-phase xenon detectors, as currently used in direct detection dark matter experiments, have observed elevated rates of…”
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Search for two neutrino double electron capture of $^{124}$Xe and $^{126}$Xe in the full exposure of the LUX detector
Published 19-05-2020“…J.Phys.G 47 (2020) 10, 105105 Two-neutrino double electron capture is a process allowed in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. This rare decay has been…”
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An Effective Field Theory Analysis of the First LUX Dark Matter Search
Published 24-03-2020“…Phys. Rev. D 103, 122005 (2021) The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter search was a 250-kg active mass dual-phase time projection chamber that operated…”
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Extending light WIMP searches to single scintillation photons in LUX
Published 27-12-2019“…Phys. Rev. D 101, 042001 (2020) We present a novel analysis technique for liquid xenon time projection chambers that allows for a lower threshold by relying on…”
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