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most citedProjected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment

280 citations · 812 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 280 cited

Projected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment

D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof, S. K. Alsum +175

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a next generation dark matter direct detection experiment that will operate 4850 feet underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, So…

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-det2015★ 126 cited

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report

The LZ Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, C. W. Akerlof +192

The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector is described as of March 2015 in this Conceptual Design Report. LZ is a second-generation dark-matter detector with the p…

physics.ins-det2015★ 12 cited

MiX: A Position Sensitive Dual-Phase Liquid Xenon Detector

S. Stephenson, J. Haefner, Q. Lin +8

The need for precise characterization of dual-phase xenon detectors has grown as the technology has matured into a state of high efficacy for rare event searches. The Michigan Xeno…

astro-ph1997★ 172 cited

Discovery of >350 GeV Gamma Rays from the BL Lacertae Object 1ES 2344+514

M. Catanese, C. W. Akerlof, H. M. Badran +31

We present the discovery of >350 GeV gamma-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 2344+514 with the Whipple Observatory 10m gamma-ray telescope. This is the third BL Lac obje…

astro-ph1997★ 1 cited

Observation of Strong Variability in the X-Ray Emission from Markarian 421 Correlated with the May 1996 TeV Flare

Michael Schubnell

We observed the BL Lac object Markarian 421 with the X-ray satellite RXTE and the Whipple Air Cerenkov Telescope during a two week correlated X-ray/gamma-ray campaign in May 1996.…

astro-ph1997★ 4 cited

A search for correlations of TeV gamma-rays with ultra-high energy cosmic rays

C. W. Akerlof, S. Biller, P. Boyle +25

A search was conducted for TeV gamma-rays emitted from the direction of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray detected by the Fly's Eye Experiment with E ~ 3 x 10**20 eV. No enhancement…

astro-ph1996★ 41 cited

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Blazar Markarian 421

M. S. Schubnell, C. W. Akerlof, S. Biller J. Buckley +17

Very high energy gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object Markarian 421 has been detected over three observing seasons on 59 nights between April 1992 and June 1994 with the Whipp…