The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment

D. S. Akerib; X. Bai; S. Bedikian; E. Bernard; A. Bernstein; A. Bolozdynya; A. Bradley; D. Byram; S. B. Cahn; C. Camp; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; D. Carr; J. J. Chapman; A. Chiller; C. Chiller; K. Clark; T. Classen; T. Coffey; A. Curioni; E. Dahl; S. Dazeley; L. De Viveiros; A. Dobi; E. Dragowsky; E. Druszkiewicz; B. Edwards; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; R. J. Gaitskell; K. R. Gibson; M. Gilchriese; C. Hall; M. Hanhardt; B. Holbrook; M. Ihm; R. G. Jacobsen; L. Kastens; K. Kazkaz; R. Knoche; S. Kyre; J. Kwong; R. Lander; N. A. Larsen; C. Lee; D. S. Leonard; K. T. Lesko; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; A. Lyashenko; D. C. Malling; R. Mannino; Z. Marquez; D. N. McKinsey; D. M. Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; M. Morii; H. Nelson; F. Neves; J. A. Nikkel; M. Pangilinan; P. D. Parker; E. K. Pease; K. Pech; P. Phelps; A. Rodionov; P. Roberts; A. Shei; T. Shutt; C. Silva; W. Skulski; V. N. Solovov; C. J. Sofka; P. Sorensen; J. Spaans; T. Stiegler; D. Stolp; R. Svoboda; M. Sweany; M. Szydagis; D. Taylor; J. Thomson; M. Tripathi; S. Uvarov; J. R. Verbus; N. Walsh; R. Webb; D. White; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. Wlasenko; F. L.H. Wolfs; M. Woods; C. Zhang

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The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment

D. S. Akerib, X. Bai, S. Bedikian, E. Bernard, A. Bernstein, A. Bolozdynya, A. Bradley, D. Byram, S. B. Cahn, C. Camp, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, D. Carr, J. J. Chapman, A. Chiller, C. Chiller, K. Clark, T. Classen, T. Coffey, A. Curioni, E. DahlS. Dazeley, L. De Viveiros, A. Dobi, E. Dragowsky, E. Druszkiewicz, B. Edwards, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, R. J. Gaitskell, K. R. Gibson, M. Gilchriese, C. Hall, M. Hanhardt, B. Holbrook, M. Ihm, R. G. Jacobsen, L. Kastens, K. Kazkaz, R. Knoche, S. Kyre, J. Kwong, R. Lander, N. A. Larsen, C. Lee, D. S. Leonard, K. T. Lesko, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, A. Lyashenko, D. C. Malling, R. Mannino, Z. Marquez, D. N. McKinsey, D. M. Mei, J. Mock, M. Moongweluwan, M. Morii, H. Nelson, F. Neves, J. A. Nikkel, M. Pangilinan, P. D. Parker, E. K. Pease, K. Pech, P. Phelps, A. Rodionov, P. Roberts, A. Shei, T. Shutt, C. Silva, W. Skulski, V. N. Solovov, C. J. Sofka, P. Sorensen, J. Spaans, T. Stiegler, D. Stolp, R. Svoboda, M. Sweany, M. Szydagis, D. Taylor, J. Thomson, M. Tripathi, S. Uvarov, J. R. Verbus, N. Walsh, R. Webb, D. White, J. T. White, T. J. Whitis, M. Wlasenko, F. L.H. Wolfs, M. Woods, C. Zhang

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The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) collaboration has designed and constructed a dual-phase xenon detector, in order to conduct a search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), a leading dark matter candidate. The goal of the LUX detector is to clearly detect (or exclude) WIMPS with a spin independent cross-section per nucleon of 2×10^-46cm2, equivalent to ∼1event/100kg/month in the inner 100-kg fiducial volume (FV) of the 370-kg detector. The overall background goals are set to have <1 background events characterized as possible WIMPs in the FV in 300 days of running. This paper describes the design and construction of the LUX detector.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-126
Number of pages	16
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	704
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.135
State	Published - 2013

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Akerib, D. S., Bai, X., Bedikian, S., Bernard, E., Bernstein, A., Bolozdynya, A., Bradley, A., Byram, D., Cahn, S. B., Camp, C., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Carr, D., Chapman, J. J., Chiller, A., Chiller, C., Clark, K., Classen, T., Coffey, T., Curioni, A., ... Zhang, C. (2013). The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 704, 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.135

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AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bedikian, S.

AU - Bernard, E.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Bolozdynya, A.

AU - Bradley, A.

AU - Byram, D.

AU - Cahn, S. B.

AU - Camp, C.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Carr, D.

AU - Chapman, J. J.

AU - Chiller, A.

AU - Chiller, C.

AU - Clark, K.

AU - Classen, T.

AU - Coffey, T.

AU - Curioni, A.

AU - Dahl, E.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - De Viveiros, L.

AU - Dobi, A.

AU - Dragowsky, E.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Edwards, B.

AU - Faham, C. H.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Gibson, K. R.

AU - Gilchriese, M.

AU - Hall, C.

AU - Hanhardt, M.

AU - Holbrook, B.

AU - Ihm, M.

AU - Jacobsen, R. G.

AU - Kastens, L.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Knoche, R.

AU - Kyre, S.

AU - Kwong, J.

AU - Lander, R.

AU - Larsen, N. A.

AU - Lee, C.

AU - Leonard, D. S.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - Lyashenko, A.

AU - Malling, D. C.

AU - Mannino, R.

AU - Marquez, Z.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - Mei, D. M.

AU - Mock, J.

AU - Moongweluwan, M.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Nelson, H.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - Nikkel, J. A.

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AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sofka, C. J.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Spaans, J.

AU - Stiegler, T.

AU - Stolp, D.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Sweany, M.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D.

AU - Thomson, J.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Verbus, J. R.

AU - Walsh, N.

AU - Webb, R.

AU - White, D.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Wlasenko, M.

AU - Wolfs, F. L.H.

AU - Woods, M.

AU - Zhang, C.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was partially supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under award numbers DE-FG02-08ER41549 , DE-FG02-91ER40688 , DOE , DE-FG02-95ER40917 , DE-FG02-91ER40674 , DE-FG02-11ER41738 , DE-SC0006605 , DE-AC02- 05CH11231 , DE-AC52-07NA27344 , the U.S. National Science Foundation under award numbers PHYS-0750671 , PHY-0801536 , PHY-1004661 , PHY-1102470 , PHY-1003660 , the Research Corporation grant RA0350 , the Center for Ultra-low Background Experiments in the Dakotas (CUBED) , and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) . LIP-Coimbra acknowledges funding from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) through the project-grant CERN/FP/123610/2011 . We gratefully acknowledge the logistical and technical support and the access to laboratory infrastructure provided to us by the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) and its personnel at Lead, South Dakota.

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