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Signal Yields And Detector Modeling In Xenon Time Projection Chambers, And Results Of An Effective Field Theory Dark Matter Search Using Lux Data, Gregory Ransford Carl Rischbieter
Signal Yields And Detector Modeling In Xenon Time Projection Chambers, And Results Of An Effective Field Theory Dark Matter Search Using Lux Data, Gregory Ransford Carl Rischbieter
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The nature of dark matter continues to be one of the biggest remaining mysteries in physics. Astrophysical measurements indicate that dark matter makes up more than a quarter of the Universe's total energy density, and it is well-motivated that dark matter is comprised of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). Direct detection techniques utilizing liquid and gaseous noble elements have become the primary method of probing the potential non-gravitational interactions between WIMPs and Standard Model matter, with the leading technology being the dual-phase Time Projection Chamber (TPC). The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) and its second-generation successor, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), are two xenon …
Image Data Analysis And Design Optimization Of The Snowball Chamber, Yujia Huang
Image Data Analysis And Design Optimization Of The Snowball Chamber, Yujia Huang
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Dark Matter is the invisible massive particle that makes up over 26.8 percent of the mass-energy content of the universe. Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, or WIMPs, are one of the candidates of dark matter particles. Many scientists around the world are trying to figure out how to detect detect dark matter using either indirect search, direct production or direct detection experiments. However, due to the lack of evidence of finding WIMPs in direct detection experiments at a large mass scale, a call for investigating WIMPs at a lower mass range is attracting more attention.