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most citedFirst results from the LUX dark matter experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility

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physics.ins-det2011★ 6 cited

Further Developments in Gold-stud Bump Bonding

C. Neher, R. L. Lander, A. Moskaleva +3

As silicon detectors in high energy physics experiments require increasingly complex assembly procedures, the availability of a wide variety of interconnect technologies provides m…

physics.ins-det2011★ 16 cited

Radio-assay of Titanium samples for the LUX Experiment

D. S. Akerib, X. Bai, S. Bedikian +63

We report on the screening of samples of titanium metal for their radio-purity. The screening process described in this work led to the selection of materials used in the construct…

physics.ins-det2011

Development of Readout Interconnections for the Si-W Calorimeter of SiD

M. Woods, R. G. Fields, B. Holbrook +15

The SiD collaboration is developing a Si-W sampling electromagnetic calorimeter, with anticipated application for the International Linear Collider. Assembling the modules for such…

physics.data-an2011★ 38 cited

LUXSim: A Component-Centric Approach to Low-Background Simulations

D. S. Akerib, X. Bai, S. Bedikian +60

Geant4 has been used throughout the nuclear and high-energy physics community to simulate energy depositions in various detectors and materials. These simulations have mostly been…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 58 cited

After LUX: The LZ Program

D. C. Malling, D. S. Akerib, H. M. Araujo +71

The LZ program consists of two stages of direct dark matter searches using liquid Xe detectors. The first stage will be a 1.5-3 tonne detector, while the last stage will be a 20 to…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 27 cited

Data Acquisition and Readout System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment

D. S. Akerib, X. Bai, S. Bedikian +60

LUX is a two-phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chamber designed to detect nuclear recoils from interactions with dark matter particles. Signals from the LUX detector are pro…