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

747 citations · 1.6k across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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29 papers

quant-ph2026

TLS loss in superconducting resonators on epitaxial hBN thin films

J. Christiansen-Salameh, D. J. Temples, R. Linehan +21

The integration of low-loss dielectrics into superconducting circuits is of importance to the functionality of quantum computers and sensors. In this work, we fabricate and measure…

hep-ex2026

Low-Energy Radon Backgrounds from Electrode Grids in Dual-Phase Xenon TPCs

D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi, F. Alder +264

The dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) is a powerful technology to detect rare interactions such as scatters of dark matter particles on nuclei. In particular, the buil…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

The GammaTPC Gamma-Ray Telescope Concept

Tom Shutt, Bahrudin Trbalic, Eric Charles +8

We present GammaTPC, a transformative 0.1-10 MeV -ray instrument concept featuring a tracker using a liquid argon time projection chamber (LAr TPC) technology with the novel GAM…

hep-ph2024

Listening For New Physics With Quantum Acoustics

Ryan Linehan, Tanner Trickle, Christopher R. Conner +4

We present a novel application of a qubit-coupled phonon detector to search for new physics, e.g., ultralight dark matter (DM) and high-frequency gravitational waves. The detector,…

quant-ph2024★ 2 cited

First Measurement of Correlated Charge Noise in Superconducting Qubits at an Underground Facility

G. Bratrud, S. Lewis, K. Anyang +35

We measure space- and time-correlated charge jumps on a four-qubit device, operating 107 meters below the Earth's surface in a low-radiation, cryogenic facility designed for the ch…

physics.ins-det2024★ 7 cited

The Design, Implementation, and Performance of the LZ Calibration Systems

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +200

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a tonne-scale experiment searching for direct dark matter interactions and other rare events. It is located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) i…

physics.ins-det2024★ 1 cited

The Data Acquisition System of the LZ Dark Matter Detector: FADR

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +213

The Data Acquisition System (DAQ) for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter detector is described. The signals from 745 PMTs, distributed across three subsystems, are sampled with 100-MH…

hep-ex2024★ 2 cited

Constraints On Covariant WIMP-Nucleon Effective Field Theory Interactions from the First Science Run of the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +201

The first science run of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, a dual-phase xenon time project chamber operating in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, USA, has re…

physics.ins-det2024★ 8 cited

Estimating the Energy Threshold of Phonon-mediated Superconducting Qubit Detectors Operated in an Energy-Relaxation Sensing Scheme

R. Linehan, I. Hernandez, D. J. Temples +13

In recent years, the lack of a conclusive detection of WIMP dark matter at the 10 GeV/c mass scale and above has encouraged development of low-threshold detector technology a…

hep-ex2024★ 23 cited

New constraints on ultraheavy dark matter from the LZ experiment

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +196

Searches for dark matter with liquid xenon time projection chamber experiments have traditionally focused on the region of the parameter space that is characteristic of weakly inte…

hep-ex2023★ 20 cited

First Constraints on WIMP-Nucleon Effective Field Theory Couplings in an Extended Energy Region From LUX-ZEPLIN

LZ Collaboration, J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib +197

Following the first science results of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating from the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead,…

hep-ex2023★ 56 cited

A search for new physics in low-energy electron recoils from the first LZ exposure

The LZ Collaboration, J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib +200

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment is a dark matter detector centered on a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber. We report searches for new physics appearing through few-keV-scale…

hep-ex2022★ 38 cited

Background Determination for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +200

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment recently reported limits on WIMP-nucleus interactions from its initial science run, down to cm for the spin-independent interactio…

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…

physics.ins-det2022★ 159 cited

A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

J. Aalbers, K. Abe, V. Aerne +591

The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leadi…

hep-ex2022★ 12 cited

Cosmogenic production of Ar in the context of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment

J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi +205

We estimate the amount of Ar produced in natural xenon via cosmic ray-induced spallation, an inevitable consequence of the transportation and storage of xenon on the Earth's…

physics.ins-det2021★ 2 cited

Design and production of the high voltage electrode grids and electron extraction region for the LZ dual-phase xenon time projection chamber

R. Linehan, R. L. Mannino, A. Fan +46

The dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) is a powerful tool for direct-detection experiments searching for WIMP dark matter, other dark matter models, and neutrinoless do…

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.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…

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★ 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…

physics.ins-det2019★ 29 cited

The Liquid Argon In A Testbeam (LArIAT) Experiment

LArIAT Collaboration, R. Acciarri, C. J. Adams +103

The LArIAT liquid argon time projection chamber, placed in a tertiary beam of charged particles at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility, has collected large samples of pions, muons, ele…