Status of the LUX Dark Matter Search

Abstract

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter search experiment is currently being deployed at the Homestake Laboratory in South Dakota. We will highlight the main elements of design which make the experiment a very strong competitor in the field of direct detection, as well as an easily scalable concept. We will also present its potential reach for supersymmetric dark matter detection, within various timeframes ranging from 1 year to 5 years or more.

4 pages, in proceedings of the SUSY09 conference

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• Results from the First Science Run of the ZEPLIN-III Dark Matter Search Experiment

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