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Simulations of events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment

Akerib, DS; Akerlof, CW; Alqahtani, A; Alsum, SK; Anderson, TJ; Angelides, N; Araújo, HM; ... Loniewski, C; + view all (2021) Simulations of events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment. Astroparticle Physics , 125 , Article 102480. 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2020.102480. Green open access

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Abstract

The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter search aims to achieve a sensitivity to the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross-section down to (1–2)x10-12 pb at a WIMP mass of 40  GeV/c2. This paper describes the simulations framework that, along with radioactivity measurements, was used to support this projection, and also to provide mock data for validating reconstruction and analysis software. Of particular note are the event generators, which allow us to model the background radiation, and the detector response physics used in the production of raw signals, which can be converted into digitized waveforms similar to data from the operational detector. Inclusion of the detector response allows us to process simulated data using the same analysis routines as developed to process the experimental data.

Type: Article
Title: Simulations of events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2020.102480
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2020.10248...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10114736
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