Radon-related Backgrounds in the LUX Dark Matter Search

A. Bradley; D. S. Akerib; H. M. Araújo; X. Bai; A. J. Bailey; J. Balajthy; E. Bernard; A. Bernstein; D. Byram; S. B. Cahn; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; J. J. Chapman; A. A. Chiller; C. Chiller; T. Coffey; A. Currie; L. De Viveiros; A. Dobi; J. Dobson; E. Druszkiewicz; B. Edwards; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; C. Flores; R. J. Gaitskell; V. M. Gehman; C. Ghag; K. R. Gibson; M. G.D. Gilchriese; C. Hall; S. A. Hertel; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; M. Ihm; R. G. Jacobsen; K. Kazkaz; R. Knoche; N. A. Larsen; C. Lee; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; D. C. Malling; R. Mannino; D. N. McKinsey; D. M. Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; J. Morad; A. St J. Murphy; C. Nehrkorn; H. Nelson; F. Neves; R. A. Ott; M. Pangilinan; P. D. Parker; E. K. Pease; K. Pech; P. Phelps; L. Reichhart; T. Shutt; C. Silva; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; K. O'Sullivan; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. Taylor; B. Tennyson; D. R. Tiedt; M. Tripathi; S. Uvarov; J. R. Verbus; N. Walsh; R. Webb; J. T. White; M. S. Witherell; F. L.H. Wolfs; M. Woods; C. Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.067

Radon-related Backgrounds in the LUX Dark Matter Search

A. Bradley, D. S. Akerib, H. M. Araújo, X. Bai, A. J. Bailey, J. Balajthy, E. Bernard, A. Bernstein, D. Byram, S. B. Cahn, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, J. J. Chapman, A. A. Chiller, C. Chiller, T. Coffey, A. Currie, L. De Viveiros, A. Dobi, J. DobsonE. Druszkiewicz, B. Edwards, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, C. Flores, R. J. Gaitskell, V. M. Gehman, C. Ghag, K. R. Gibson, M. G.D. Gilchriese, C. Hall, S. A. Hertel, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, M. Ihm, R. G. Jacobsen, K. Kazkaz, R. Knoche, N. A. Larsen, C. Lee, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, D. C. Malling, R. Mannino, D. N. McKinsey, D. M. Mei, J. Mock, M. Moongweluwan, J. Morad, A. St J. Murphy, C. Nehrkorn, H. Nelson, F. Neves, R. A. Ott, M. Pangilinan, P. D. Parker, E. K. Pease, K. Pech, P. Phelps, L. Reichhart, T. Shutt, C. Silva, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, K. O'Sullivan, T. J. Sumner, M. Szydagis, D. Taylor, B. Tennyson, D. R. Tiedt, M. Tripathi, S. Uvarov, J. R. Verbus, N. Walsh, R. Webb, J. T. White, M. S. Witherell, F. L.H. Wolfs, M. Woods, C. Zhang

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The LUX detector is currently in operation at the Davis Campus at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD to directly search for WIMP dark matter. Knowing the type and rate of backgrounds is critical in a rare, low energy event search, and LUX was designed, constructed, and deployed to mitigate backgrounds, both internal and external. An important internal background are decays of radon and its daughters. These consist of alpha decays, which are easily tagged and are a tracer of certain backgrounds, and beta decays, some of which are not as readily tagged and present a background for the WIMP search. We report on studies of alpha decay and discuss implications for the WIMP search.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	658-665
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.067
State	Published - 2015
Event	13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: Sep 8 2013 → Sep 13 2013

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Bradley, A., Akerib, D. S., Araújo, H. M., Bai, X., Bailey, A. J., Balajthy, J., Bernard, E., Bernstein, A., Byram, D., Cahn, S. B., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Chan, C., Chapman, J. J., Chiller, A. A., Chiller, C., Coffey, T., Currie, A., De Viveiros, L., Dobi, A., ... Zhang, C. (2015). Radon-related Backgrounds in the LUX Dark Matter Search. Physics Procedia, 61, 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.067

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AU - Byram, D.

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AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

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AU - Currie, A.

AU - De Viveiros, L.

AU - Dobi, A.

AU - Dobson, J.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Edwards, B.

AU - Faham, C. H.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Flores, C.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Ghag, C.

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AU - Hall, C.

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AU - Horn, M.

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AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Pech, K.

AU - Phelps, P.

AU - Reichhart, L.

AU - Shutt, T.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - O'Sullivan, K.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D.

AU - Tennyson, B.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Verbus, J. R.

AU - Walsh, N.

AU - Webb, R.

AU - White, J. T.

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AU - Wolfs, F. L.H.

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Radon-related Backgrounds in the LUX Dark Matter Search

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