Extending light WIMP searches to single scintillation photons in LUX

Akerib, D. S.; Alsum, S.; Araújo, H. M.; Bai, X.; Balajthy, J.; Baxter, A.; Beltrame, P.; Bernard, E. P.; Bernstein, A.; Biesiadzinski, T. P.; Boulton, E. M.; Boxer, B.; Brás, P.; Burdin, S.; Byram, D.; Carmona-Benitez, M. C.; Chan, C.; Cutter, J. E.; de Viveiros, L.; Druszkiewicz, E.; Fallon, S. R.; Fan, A.; Fiorucci, S.; Gaitskell, R. J.; Genovesi, J.; Ghag, C.; Gilchriese, M. G.  D.; Gwilliam, C.; Hall, C. R.; Haselschwardt, S. J.; Hertel, S. A.; Hogan, D. P.; Horn, M.; Huang, D. Q.; Ignarra, C. M.; Jacobsen, R. G.; Jahangir, O.; Ji, W.; Kamdin, K.; Kazkaz, K.; Khaitan, D.; Korolkova, E. V.; Kravitz, S.; Kudryavtsev, V. A.; Leason, E.; Lenardo, B. G.; Lesko, K. T.; Liao, J.; Lin, J.; Lindote, A.; Lopes, M. I.; López Paredes, B.; Manalaysay, A.; Mannino, R. L.; Marangou, N.; Marzioni, M. F.; McKinsey, D. N.; Mei, D. M.; Moongweluwan, M.; Morad, J. A.; Murphy, A. St.  J.; Naylor, A.; Nehrkorn, C.; Nelson, H. N.; Neves, F.; Nilima, A.; Oliver-Mallory, K. C.; Palladino, K. J.; Pease, E. K.; Riffard, Q.; Rischbieter, G. R.  C.; Rhyne, C.; Rossiter, P.; Shaw, S.; Shutt, T. A.; Silva, C.; Solmaz, M.; Solovov, V. N.; Sorensen, P.; Sumner, T. J.; Szydagis, M.; Taylor, D. J.; Taylor, R.; Taylor, W. C.; Tennyson, B. P.; Terman, P. A.; Tiedt, D. R.; To, W. H.; Tripathi, M.; Tvrznikova, L.; Utku, U.; Uvarov, S.; Vacheret, A.; Velan, V.; Webb, R. C.; White, J. T.; Whitis, T. J.; Witherell, M. S.; Wolfs, F. L.  H.; Woodward, D.; Xu, J.; Zhang, C.

doi:10.1103/physrevd.101.042001

Title: Extending light WIMP searches to single scintillation photons in LUX

Journal Article · Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.101.042001· OSTI ID:1604899

Akerib, D. S.; Alsum, S.; Araújo, H. M.; Bai, X.; Balajthy, J.; Baxter, A.; Beltrame, P.; Bernard, E. P.; Bernstein, A.; Biesiadzinski, T. P.; Boulton, E. M.; Boxer, B.; Brás, P.; Burdin, S.; Byram, D.; Carmona-Benitez, M. C.; Chan, C.; Cutter, J. E.; de Viveiros, L.; Druszkiewicz, E. more »

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); Funda¸cao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Contributing Organization:: LUX Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC05-06OR23100; AC52-07NA27344; FG01-91ER40618; FG02-08ER41549; FG02-11ER41738; FG02-91ER40674; FG02-91ER40688; FG02- 95ER40917; NA0000979; SC0006605; SC0010010; SC0015535; SC0019066; PHY-0750671; PHY-0801536; PHY-1003660; PHY-1004661; PHY1102470; PHY-1312561; PHY-1347449; PHY-1505868; PHY-1636738; RA0350; PTCD/FIS-PAR/28567/2017; M126369B; T93036D; ST/N000242/1; ST/S000739/1; ST/N000277/1; ST/S000747/1; ST/N000285/1; ST/S000666/1; SC0010813

OSTI ID:: 1604899

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1599491; OSTI ID: 1603624; OSTI ID: 1870083

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-834201; PRVDAQ; TRN: US2104340

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Vol. 101, Issue 4; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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