Dark Matter

Publications

• The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) radioactivity and cleanliness control programs
  Akerib et al. (The LZ Collaboration), ArXiv:2006.02506

• Investigation of background electron emission in the LUX detector
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:2004.07791

• Discrimination of electronic recoils from nuclear recoils in two-phase xenon time projection chambers
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:2004.06304

• Simulations of Events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment
  Akerib et al. (The LZ Collaboration), ArXiv:2001.09363

• Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment to the 0νββ decay of 136Xe
  Akerib et al. (The LZ Collaboration), ArXiv:1912.04248

• Search for two neutrino double electron capture of 124Xe and 126Xe in the full exposure of the LUX detector
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1912.02742

• The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment
  Akerib et al. (The LZ Collaboration), ArXiv:1910.09124

• Improved Modeling of β Electronic Recoils in Liquid Xenon Using LUX Calibration Data
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1910.04211

• First direct detection constraint on mirror dark matter kinetic mixing using LUX 2013 data
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1908.03479

• Extending light WIMP searches to single scintillation photons in LUX
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1907.06272

• Measurement of the Gamma Ray Background in the Davis Cavern at the Sanford Underground Research Facility
  Akerib et al. (The LZ Collaboration), ArXiv:1904.02112

• Results of a Search for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Using 2013 LUX Data
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1811.11241

• A search for annual and diurnal rate modulations in the LUX experiment
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1807.07113

• Projected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1802.06039

• Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section obtained from the complete LUX exposure
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1705.03380

• LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) First searches for axions and axion-like particles with the LUX experiment
  Akerib et al. (The LUX Collaboration), ArXiv:1704.02297

• LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Technical Design Report
  Akerib et al. (The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Collaboration), ArXiv:1703.09144.

• Identification of Radiopure Titanium for the LZ Dark Matter Experiment and Future Rare Event Searches
  Akerib et al., arxiv:1702.026463.

• Results from a Search for Dark Matter in the Complete LUX Exposure
  Akerib et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 021303.

• Signal yields, energy resolution, and recombination fluctuations in liquid xenon
  Akerib et al., arxiv:1610.02076.

• Results from a search for dark matter in LUX with 332 live days of exposure
  Akerib et al., arxiv:1608.07648.

• Low-energy (0.7-74 keV) nuclear recoil calibration of the LUX dark matter experiment using D-D neutron scattering kinematics
  Akerib et al., arxiv:1608.05381.

• Chromatographic separation of radioactive noble gases from xenon
  Akerib et al., arxiv:1605.03844.

• First spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section limits from the LUX experiment
  Akerib et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 161302.

• Improved WIMP scattering limits from the LUX experiment
  Akerib et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 161301.

• Tritium calibration of the LUX dark matter experiment
  Akerib et al., Phys. Rev. D 93, 072009.

• FPGA-based Trigger System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment
  Akerib et al., submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 818 (2016) 57-67.

• LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report
  Akerib et al. (The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Collaboration), ArXiv:1509.02910.

• Low background screening capability in the UK
  Ghag, C., AIP Conf. Proc. 1672, 020003 (2015).

• Radiogenic and Muon-Induced Backgrounds in the LUX Dark Matter Detector
  Akerib et al., Astroparticle Physics 62 (2014) 33-46.

• Observation and applications of single-electron charge signals in the XENON100 experiment
  Aprile et al., Journal of Physics G, 41 (2014) 035201.

• First results from the LUX dark matter experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility
  Akerib et al., Physical Review Letters 112, 091303 (2014).

• Observation of the Dependence of Scintillation from Nuclear Recoils in Liquid Argon on Drift Field
  Alexander et al., Physical Review D 88 (2013) 092006.

• The neutron background of the XENON100 dark matter experiment
  Aprile et al., Journal of Physics G, 40 (2013) 115201.

• Response of the XENON100 dark matter detector to nuclear recoils
  Aprile et al., Physical Review D 88 (2013) 012006.

• Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross sections from 225 Live Days of XENON100 Data
  Aprile et al., Physical Review Letters (2013) Submitted.

• Measurement and simulation of the muon-induced neutron yield in lead
  Reichhart et al., Astroparticle Physics 47 (2013) 67-76.
  

• Dark Matter Results from 225 Live Days of XENON100 Data
  Aprile et al., Physical Review Letters 109 (2012) 181301.

• Expected Sensitivity to Galactic/Solar Axions and Bosonic Super-WIMPs based on the Axio-electric Effect in Liquid Xenon Dark Matter Detectors
  Arisaka et al., Astroparticle Physics 44 (2013) 59-67.

• A New Analysis Method for WIMP searches with Dual-Phase Liquid Xe TPCs
  Arisaka et al., Astroparticle Physics 37 (2012) 51-59.

• Light Yield in DarkSide10: a Prototype Two-phase Liquid Argon TPC for Dark Matter Searches
  Alexander et al., Astroparticle Physics (2013) 44-51.

• Characterization of the Hamamatsu R11410-10 3-Inch Photomultiplier Tube for Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiments
  Lung et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 696 (2012) 32-39.

• Studies of a three-stage dark matter and neutrino observatory based on multi-ton combinations of liquid xenon and liquid argon detectors
  Arisaka et al., Astroparticle Physics 36 (2012) 93-122.

• Radioactivity backgrounds in ZEPLIN-III
  Araujo et al., Astroparticle Physics 35 (2012) 495-502.

• Quenching Factor for Low Energy Nuclear Recoils in a Plastic Scintillator
  Reichhart et al., Physical Review C 85, 065801 (2012)

• WIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III
  Akimov et al., Physics Letters B 709 (2012) 14-20.

• Spin-dependent limits from the DRIFT-IId directional dark matter detector
  Daw et al., Astroparticle Physics 35 (2012) 397-401.

• Position reconstruction in a dual phase xenon scintillation detector
  Solovov et al., IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci. 59 (2012), 3286-3293.

• Performance data from the ZEPLIN-III second science run
  Majewski et al., JINST 7 (2012) C03044

• Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering
  Santos et al., Journal of High Energy Physics 12 (2011) 115.

• Nuclear recoil scintillation and ionisation yields in liquid xenon from ZEPLIN-III data
  Horn et al., Physics Letters B 705 (2011) 471.

• Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high energy gamma-ray astronomy
  Actis et al., Experimental Astronomy 32 (2011) 193-316.

• ZE3RA: The ZEPLIN-III Reduction and Analysis Package
  Neves et al., Journal of Instrumentation 6 (2011) P11004.

• Performance of the veto detector incorporated into the ZEPLIN-III experiment
  Ghag et al., Astroparticle Physics 35 (2011) 76-86.

• Limits on Inelastic Dark Matter with ZEPLIN-III
  Akimov et al., Physics Letters B 692 (2010) 180-183.

• The ZEPLIN-III anti-coincidence veto detector
  Akimov et al., Astroparticle Physics 34 (2010) 151-163.

• The case for a directional dark matter detector and the status of current experimental efforts
  Ahlen et al., Int. J. Mod. Phys. A25 (2010) 1-51.

• Result from the First Science Run of the ZEPLIN-III Dark Matter Search Experiment
  Lebedenko et al., Physical Review D 80 (2009) 052010.

• Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the first science run of ZEPLIN-III
  Lebedenko et al., Physical Review Letters 103 (2009) 151302.

• Calibration of Photomultiplier Arrays
  Neves et al., Astroparticle Physics 33 (2009) 13-18.

• First measurement of the head-tail directional nuclear recoil signature at energies relevant to WIMP dark matter searches
  Burgos et al., Astroparticle Physics 31 (2009) 261-266.

• Low energy electron and nuclear recoil thresholds in the DRIFT-II negative ion TPC for dark matter searches
  Burgos et al., Journal of Instrumentation 04 (2009) 04014.

• Measurement of the range component directional signature in a DRIFT-II detector using 252Cf neutrons
  Burgos et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 600 (2009) 417-423.

• Measurement of single electron emission in two-phase xenon
  Edwards et al., Astroparticle Physics 30 (2008) 54-57.

• Measurements of neutrons produced by high-energy muons at the Boulby Underground Laboratory
  Araujo et al., Astroparticle Physics 29 (2008) 471-481.

• The ZEPLIN II dark matter detector: Data acquisition system and data reduction
  Alner et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 587 (2008) 101-109.

• Track reconstruction and performance of DRIFT directional dark matter detectors using alpha particles
  Burgos et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 584 (2008) 114-128.

• Evidence for core excitation in single-particle states of 19Na
  Pellegriti et al., Physics Letters B 659 (2008) 864-869.

• First results from the DRIFT-IIa dark matter detector
  Burgos et al., Astroparticle Physics 28 (2007) 409-421.

• First limits on WIMP nuclear recoil signals in ZEPLIN-II: A two-phase Xe detector
  Alner et al., Astroparticle Physics 28 (2007) 287-302.

• Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the first ZEPLIN-II data
  Alner et al., Physics Letters B 653 (2007) 161-166.

• The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: Instrument design manufacture and commissioning
  Akimov et al., Astroparticle Physics 27 (2007) 46-60.

• The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: Performance study using an end-to-end simulation tool
  Araujo et al., Astroparticle Physics 26 (2006) 140-153.

• The DRIFT-II dark matter detector: Design and commissioning
  Alner et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 555 (2005) 173-183.

• Status of the ZEPLIN II experiment
  Alner et al., New Astronomy Reviews 49 (2005) 259-263.