17–24 Jul 2024
Prague
Europe/Prague timezone

Status of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment: a direct search for dark matter

18 Jul 2024, 11:02
17m
Club A

Club A

Parallel session talk 09. Dark Matter Detection Dark Matter

Speaker

Nicolas Angelides (Imperial College London)

Description

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is an experiment built for direct detection of dark matter with world-leading sensitivity over a diverse science program. LZ has been operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota since 2021. The experiment employs three nested detectors; a central dual phase TPC with 7 tonnes of xenon in its active region, an instrumented liquid xenon skin, and an outer detector featuring tanks of gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillator. This talk will provide an overview of the LZ experiment and report on the most recent status in its operation and searches.

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Author

Nicolas Angelides (Imperial College London)

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