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most citedFirst Dark Matter Search Results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

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34 papers

astro-ph.HE2024★ 9 cited

Improved modeling of in-ice particle showers for IceCube event reconstruction

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +415

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory relies on an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect Cherenkov light produced by charged particles in the South Pole ice. IceCube data analyses de…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 65 cited

Characterization of the Astrophysical Diffuse Neutrino Flux using Starting Track Events in IceCube

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +415

A measurement of the diffuse astrophysical neutrino spectrum is presented using IceCube data collected from 2011-2022 (10.3 years). We developed novel detection techniques to searc…

hep-ph2023★ 67 cited

The Present and Future of QCD

P. Achenbach, D. Adhikari, A. Afanasev +400

This White Paper presents the community inputs and scientific conclusions from the Hot and Cold QCD Town Meeting that took place September 23-25, 2022 at MIT, as part of the Nuclea…

physics.ins-det2022★ 4 cited

Nuclear Recoil Calibration at Sub-keV Energies in LUX and Its Impact on Dark Matter Search Sensitivity

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +94

Dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) detectors offer heightened sensitivities for dark matter detection across a spectrum of particle masses. To broaden their capability…

hep-ex2022★ 747 cited

First Dark Matter Search Results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof +344

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment is a dark matter detector centered on a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dak…

hep-ph2022★ 40 cited

Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier: The landscape of low-threshold dark matter direct detection in the next decade

Rouven Essig, Graham K. Giovanetti, Noah Kurinsky +90

The search for particle-like dark matter with meV-to-GeV masses has developed rapidly in the past few years. We summarize the science case for these searches, the recent progress,…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 9 cited

Fast and Flexible Analysis of Direct Dark Matter Search Data with Machine Learning

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +97

We present the results from combining machine learning with the profile likelihood fit procedure, using data from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment. This app…

physics.ins-det2021★ 12 cited

Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double beta decays of Xe

The LUX-ZEPLIN, Collaboration, : +194

The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time projection ch…

hep-ex2021★ 29 cited

Projected sensitivities of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to new physics via low-energy electron recoils

The LZ Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +194

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a dark matter detector expected to obtain world-leading sensitivity to weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) interacting via nuclear recoils with a ~7-ton…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 15 cited

Constraints on Effective Field Theory Couplings Using 311.2 days of LUX Data

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +94

We report here the results of an Effective Field Theory (EFT) WIMP search analysis using LUX data. We build upon previous LUX analyses by extending the search window to include nuc…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 8 cited

Enhancing the sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment to low energy signals

D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi, S. K. Alsum +184

Two-phase xenon detectors, such as that at the core of the forthcoming LZ dark matter experiment, use photomultiplier tubes to sense the primary (S1) and secondary (S2) scintillati…

hep-ex2020★ 26 cited

Improving sensitivity to low-mass dark matter in LUX using a novel electrode background mitigation technique

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +95

This paper presents a novel technique for mitigating electrode backgrounds that limit the sensitivity of searches for low-mass dark matter (DM) using xenon time projection chambers…

physics.ins-det2020★ 60 cited

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

D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof, D. Yu. Akimov +387

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a second-generation direct dark matter experiment with spin-independent WIMP-nucleon scattering sensitivity above cm for a WIMP mass…

physics.ins-det2020★ 43 cited

Discrimination of electronic recoils from nuclear recoils in two-phase xenon time projection chambers

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +94

We present a comprehensive analysis of electronic recoil vs. nuclear recoil discrimination in liquid/gas xenon time projection chambers, using calibration data from the 2013 and 20…

astro-ph.CO2020★ 11 cited

An Effective Field Theory Analysis of the First LUX Dark Matter Search

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +94

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter search was a 250-kg active mass dual-phase time projection chamber that operated by detecting light and ionization signals from partic…

physics.ins-det2020★ 41 cited

Simulations of Events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

ZEPLIN Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof +194

The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter search aims to achieve a sensitivity to the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross-section down to (1--2)\,pb at a WIMP mass of 40 GeV/…

nucl-ex2019★ 39 cited

Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the decay of Xe

D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof, A. Alqahtani +189

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment will enable a neutrinoless double beta decay search in parallel to the main science goal of discovering dark matter particle interactions. We report…

nucl-ex2019★ 6 cited

Search for two neutrino double electron capture of Xe and Xe in the full exposure of the LUX detector

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +96

Two-neutrino double electron capture is a process allowed in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. This rare decay has been observed in Kr, Ba and more recently in…

physics.ins-det2019★ 11 cited

Improved Modeling of Electronic Recoils in Liquid Xenon Using LUX Calibration Data

The LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +96

We report here methods and techniques for creating and improving a model that reproduces the scintillation and ionization response of a dual-phase liquid and gaseous xenon time-pro…

hep-ex2019★ 18 cited

First direct detection constraint on mirror dark matter kinetic mixing using LUX 2013 data

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +97

We present the results of a direct detection search for mirror dark matter interactions, using data collected from the Large Underground Xenon experiment during 2013, with an expos…

astro-ph.CO2019★ 28 cited

Extending light WIMP searches to single scintillation photons in LUX

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +122

We present a novel analysis technique for liquid xenon time projection chambers that allows for a lower threshold by relying on events with a prompt scintillation signal consisting…

physics.ins-det2019★ 16 cited

Improved Measurements of the \b{eta}-Decay Response of Liquid Xenon with the LUX Detector

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +98

We report results from an extensive set of measurements of the \b{eta}-decay response in liquid xenon.These measurements are derived from high-statistics calibration data from inje…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 158 cited

Results of a Search for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Using 2013 LUX Data

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +95

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 energy transfer during…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 44 cited

Search for annual and diurnal rate modulations in the LUX experiment

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo +93

Various dark matter models predict annual and diurnal modulations of dark matter interaction rates in Earth-based experiments as a result of the Earth's motion in the halo. Observa…