Underground Commissioning of LUX

Authors

Matthew M. Szydagis, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

LUX is a dual-phase xenon TPC designed for the direct detection of dark matter. Using 370 kg of xenon, LUX is capable of setting a WIMP-nucleon cross section limit at 2 x 10^-46 cm^2 after 300 days of running. LUX will surpass all existing dark matter limits for WIMP masses above 10 GeV within weeks of beginning its science run. Following a successful six month surface run, the detector has recently been deployed underground, and we expect completed commission in the near future. Updates on status and results are provided.

Comments

Lead author: Michael Woods

Corresponding author: ibid.

Collaboration: LUX

Recommended Citation

Szydagis, Matthew M., "Underground Commissioning of LUX" (2013). Physics Faculty Scholarship. 38.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/physics_fac_scholar/38