The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

Akerib, D. S.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.163047

Title: The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

Journal Article · Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163047· OSTI ID:1573233

Akerib, D. S.

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.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Contributing Organization:: LZ

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1573233

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-19-555-AE-E; arXiv:1910.09124; oai:inspirehep.net:1759874

Journal Information:: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A, Vol. 953

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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