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

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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-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…

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…

physics.ins-det2018★ 3 cited

LUX Trigger Efficiency

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

The Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX) searches for dark matter using a dual-phase xenon detector. LUX uses a custom-developed trigger system for event selection. In this pap…

physics.ins-det2018★ 30 cited

Liquid xenon scintillation measurements and pulse shape discrimination in the LUX dark matter detector

The LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +90

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are a leading candidate for dark matter and are expected to produce nuclear recoil (NR) events within liquid xenon time-projection cham…

physics.ins-det2017★ 43 cited

Calibration, event reconstruction, data analysis and limits calculation for the LUX dark matter experiment

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

The LUX experiment has performed searches for dark matter particles scattering elastically on xenon nuclei, leading to stringent upper limits on the nuclear scattering cross sectio…

physics.ins-det2017★ 32 cited

Position Reconstruction in LUX

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +91

The position reconstruction method used in the analysis of the complete exposure of the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment is presented. The algorithm is based on a…

physics.ins-det2017★ 49 cited

Ultra-Low Energy Calibration of LUX Detector using Xe Electron Capture

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +91

We report an absolute calibration of the ionization yields($\textit{Q$_y$})$ and fluctuations for electronic recoil events in liquid xenon at discrete energies between 186 eV and 3…

physics.ins-det2017★ 25 cited

3D Modeling of Electric Fields in the LUX Detector

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +91

This work details the development of a three-dimensional (3D) electric field model for the LUX detector. The detector took data during two periods of searching for weakly interacti…

physics.ins-det2017★ 36 cited

Kr calibration of the 2013 LUX dark matter search

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +91

LUX was the first dark matter experiment to use a Kr calibration source. In this paper we describe the source preparation and injection. We also present several $^…

astro-ph.CO2017★ 234 cited

Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section obtained from the complete LUX exposure

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

We present experimental constraints on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon elastic cross sections from the total 129.5 kg-year exposure acquired by the Large Underground Xenon experime…

astro-ph.CO2017★ 140 cited

First Searches for Axions and Axion-Like Particles with the LUX Experiment

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, C. Aquino +98

The first searches for axions and axion-like particles with the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment are presented. Under the assumption of an axio-electric interaction in xeno…

physics.ins-det2017

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Technical Design Report

B. J. Mount, S. Hans, R. Rosero +259

In this Technical Design Report (TDR) we describe the LZ detector to be built at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). The LZ dark matter experiment is designed to achi…

physics.ins-det2017★ 36 cited

Identification of Radiopure Titanium for the LZ Dark Matter Experiment and Future Rare Event Searches

D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof, D. Yu. Akimov +202

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment will search for dark matter particle interactions with a detector containing a total of 10 tonnes of liquid xenon within a double-vessel cryostat. Th…

physics.ins-det2016★ 50 cited

Signal yields, energy resolution, and recombination fluctuations in liquid xenon

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

This work presents an analysis of monoenergetic electronic recoil peaks in the dark-matter-search and calibration data from the first underground science run of the Large Undergrou…

physics.ins-det2016★ 55 cited

Low-energy (0.7-74 keV) nuclear recoil calibration of the LUX dark matter experiment using D-D neutron scattering kinematics

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum +104

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment is a dual-phase liquid xenon time projection chamber (TPC) operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota…