Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility

Credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility

Members of the LZ team in the LZ water tank after the outer detector installation.

« Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility

Credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility

Looking up into the LZ Outer Detector, used to veto radioactivity that can mimic a dark matter signal.

« Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility

Credit: Left schematic: LZ collaboration. Right image: LZ/SLAC

(Left) A schematic of the LZ detector. (Right) Illustration of LZ operation – particles interact in liquid xenon, releasing a flash of light and charge that are collected by photomultiplier tube arrays at top and bottom.

« Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility

Credit: Matthew Kapust, Sanford Underground Research Facility

The LZ central detector in the clean room at Sanford Underground Research Facility after assembly, before beginning its journey underground.

« Berkeley Lab Researchers Record Successful Startup of LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility

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