Direct detection of dark matter—APPEC committee report

J Billard, M Boulay, S Cebrián, L Covi… - Reports on Progress …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This report provides an extensive review of the experimental programme of direct detection
searches of particle dark matter. It focuses mostly on European efforts, both current and …

Projected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment

DS Akerib, CW Akerlof, SK Alsum, HM Araújo… - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a next-generation dark matter direct detection experiment that will
operate 4850 feet underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in …

The lux-zeplin (lz) experiment

DS Akerib, CW Akerlof, DY Akimov, A Alquahtani… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) radioactivity and cleanliness control programs

DS Akerib, CW Akerlof, DY Akimov… - The European Physical …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 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 1.4× 10-48 cm 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Design, construction and commissioning of a high-flow radon removal system for XENONnT

M Murra, D Schulte, C Huhmann… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
A high-flow radon removal system based on cryogenic distillation was developed and
constructed to reduce radon-induced backgrounds in liquid xenon detectors for rare event …

The lux-zeplin (lz) experiment

TLZ Collaboration, DS Akerib… - … and Methods in …, 2020 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
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 …

Study on the characteristics of radon exhalation from rocks in coal fire area based on the evolution of pore structure

P Li, Q Sun, J Geng, X Jing, L Tang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Radon is of great significance as a tracer for the detection of coal fires due to its distinct
variations in radon exhalation properties while heating. The research on radon exhalation …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of radon on silver exchanged zeolites at ambient temperatures

S Heinitz, J Mermans, D Maertens, H Skliarova… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Since more than 100 years, the adsorption of the radioactive noble gas radon (222Rn) is
performed on activated charcoal at cryogenic temperatures. There is little—if any—progress …

Large low background kTon-scale liquid argon time projection chambers

T Bezerra, A Borkum, E Church, Z Djurcic… - Journal of Physics G …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We find that it is possible to increase sensitivity to low energy physics in a third or fourth
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE)-like module with careful controls over …

Low background kTon-scale liquid argon time projection chambers

A Avasthi, T Bezerra, A Borkum, E Church… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
We find that it is possible to increase sensitivity to low energy physics in a third or fourth
DUNE-like module with careful controls over radiopurity and some modifications to a …