Results on the Spin-Dependent Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles on Nucleons from the Run 3 Data of the LUX Experiment

LUX Collaboration; D. S. Akerib; H. M. Araújo; X. Bai; A. J. Bailey; J. Balajthy; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; T. P. Biesiadzinski; E. M. Boulton; A. Bradley; R. Bramante; S. B. Cahn; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; J. J. Chapman; A. A. Chiller; C. Chiller; A. Currie; J. E. Cutter; T. J. R. Davison; L. de Viveiros; A. Dobi; J. E. Y. Dobson; E. Druszkiewicz; B. N. Edwards; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; R. J. Gaitskell; V. M. Gehman; C. Ghag; K. R. Gibson; M. G. D. Gilchriese; C. R. Hall; M. Hanhardt; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; D. P. Hogan; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; C. M. Ignarra; M. Ihm; R. G. Jacobsen; W. Ji; K. Kazkaz; D. Khaitan; R. Knoche; N. A. Larsen; C. Lee; B. G. Lenardo; K. T. Lesko; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; D. C. Malling; A. Manalaysay; R. L. Mannino; M. F. Marzioni; D. N. McKinsey; D. M. Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; J. A. Morad; Alex Murphy; C. Nehrkorn; H. N. Nelson; F. Neves; K. O'Sullivan; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; R. A. Ott; K. J. Palladino; M. Pangilinan; E. K. Pease; P. Phelps; L. Reichhart; C. Rhyne; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; C. Silva; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; S. Stephenson; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. J. Taylor; W. Taylor; B. P. Tennyson; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; W. H. To; M. Tripathi; L. Tvrznikova; S. Uvarov; J. R. Verbus; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. S. Witherell; F. L. H. Wolfs; K. Yazdani; S. K. Young; C. Zhang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.161302

Results on the Spin-Dependent Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles on Nucleons from the Run 3 Data of the LUX Experiment

LUX Collaboration, D. S. Akerib, H. M. Araújo, X. Bai, A. J. Bailey, J. Balajthy, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. Bernstein, T. P. Biesiadzinski, E. M. Boulton, A. Bradley, R. Bramante, S. B. Cahn, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, J. J. Chapman, A. A. Chiller, C. Chiller, A. CurrieJ. E. Cutter, T. J. R. Davison, L. de Viveiros, A. Dobi, J. E. Y. Dobson, E. Druszkiewicz, B. N. Edwards, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, R. J. Gaitskell, V. M. Gehman, C. Ghag, K. R. Gibson, M. G. D. Gilchriese, C. R. Hall, M. Hanhardt, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, D. P. Hogan, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, C. M. Ignarra, M. Ihm, R. G. Jacobsen, W. Ji, K. Kazkaz, D. Khaitan, R. Knoche, N. A. Larsen, C. Lee, B. G. Lenardo, K. T. Lesko, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, D. C. Malling, A. Manalaysay, R. L. Mannino, M. F. Marzioni, D. N. McKinsey, D. M. Mei, J. Mock, M. Moongweluwan, J. A. Morad, Alex Murphy, C. Nehrkorn, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, K. O'Sullivan, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, R. A. Ott, K. J. Palladino, M. Pangilinan, E. K. Pease, P. Phelps, L. Reichhart, C. Rhyne, S. Shaw, T. A. Shutt, C. Silva, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, S. Stephenson, T. J. Sumner, M. Szydagis, D. J. Taylor, W. Taylor, B. P. Tennyson, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, W. H. To, M. Tripathi, L. Tvrznikova, S. Uvarov, J. R. Verbus, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, T. J. Whitis, M. S. Witherell, F. L. H. Wolfs, K. Yazdani, S. K. Young, C. Zhang

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We present the first experimental constraints on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon elastic cross sections from LUX data acquired in 2013. LUX is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Lead, South Dakota), which is designed to observe the recoil signature of galactic WIMPs scattering from xenon nuclei. A profile likelihood ratio analysis of $1.4~\times~10^{4}~\text{kg}\cdot~\text{days}$ of fiducial exposure allows 90% CL upper limits to be set on the WIMP-neutron (WIMP-proton) cross section of $\sigma_n~=~9.4~\times~10^{-41}~\text{cm}^2$ ($\sigma_p~=~2.9~\times~10^{-39}~\text{cm}^2$) at 33 GeV/c$^2$. The spin-dependent WIMP-neutron limit is the most sensitive constraint to date.

Original language	English
Article number	161302
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.161302
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2016

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Collaboration, LUX., Akerib, D. S., Araújo, H. M., Bai, X., Bailey, A. J., Balajthy, J., Beltrame, P., Bernard, E. P., Bernstein, A., Biesiadzinski, T. P., Boulton, E. M., Bradley, A., Bramante, R., Cahn, S. B., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Chan, C., Chapman, J. J., Chiller, A. A., Chiller, C., ... Zhang, C. (2016). Results on the Spin-Dependent Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles on Nucleons from the Run 3 Data of the LUX Experiment. Physical Review Letters, 116, Article 161302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.161302

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AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Araújo, H. M.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bailey, A. J.

AU - Balajthy, J.

AU - Beltrame, P.

AU - Bernard, E. P.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Biesiadzinski, T. P.

AU - Boulton, E. M.

AU - Bradley, A.

AU - Bramante, R.

AU - Cahn, S. B.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Chan, C.

AU - Chapman, J. J.

AU - Chiller, A. A.

AU - Chiller, C.

AU - Currie, A.

AU - Cutter, J. E.

AU - Davison, T. J. R.

AU - Viveiros, L. de

AU - Dobi, A.

AU - Dobson, J. E. Y.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Edwards, B. N.

AU - Faham, C. H.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Ghag, C.

AU - Gibson, K. R.

AU - Gilchriese, M. G. D.

AU - Hall, C. R.

AU - Hanhardt, M.

AU - Haselschwardt, S. J.

AU - Hertel, S. A.

AU - Hogan, D. P.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Huang, D. Q.

AU - Ignarra, C. M.

AU - Ihm, M.

AU - Jacobsen, R. G.

AU - Ji, W.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Khaitan, D.

AU - Knoche, R.

AU - Larsen, N. A.

AU - Lee, C.

AU - Lenardo, B. G.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - Malling, D. C.

AU - Manalaysay, A.

AU - Mannino, R. L.

AU - Marzioni, M. F.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - Mei, D. M.

AU - Mock, J.

AU - Moongweluwan, M.

AU - Morad, J. A.

AU - Murphy, Alex

AU - Nehrkorn, C.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - O'Sullivan, K.

AU - Oliver-Mallory, K. C.

AU - Ott, R. A.

AU - Palladino, K. J.

AU - Pangilinan, M.

AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Phelps, P.

AU - Reichhart, L.

AU - Rhyne, C.

AU - Shaw, S.

AU - Shutt, T. A.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Stephenson, S.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D. J.

AU - Taylor, W.

AU - Tennyson, B. P.

AU - Terman, P. A.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - To, W. H.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Tvrznikova, L.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Verbus, J. R.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Witherell, M. S.

AU - Wolfs, F. L. H.

AU - Yazdani, K.

AU - Young, S. K.

AU - Zhang, C.

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PY - 2016/4/20

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AB - We present the first experimental constraints on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon elastic cross sections from LUX data acquired in 2013. LUX is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Lead, South Dakota), which is designed to observe the recoil signature of galactic WIMPs scattering from xenon nuclei. A profile likelihood ratio analysis of $1.4~\times~10^{4}~\text{kg}\cdot~\text{days}$ of fiducial exposure allows 90% CL upper limits to be set on the WIMP-neutron (WIMP-proton) cross section of $\sigma_n~=~9.4~\times~10^{-41}~\text{cm}^2$ ($\sigma_p~=~2.9~\times~10^{-39}~\text{cm}^2$) at 33 GeV/c$^2$. The spin-dependent WIMP-neutron limit is the most sensitive constraint to date.

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KW - hep-ph

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.161302

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.161302

M3 - Article

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 116

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

M1 - 161302

ER -

Results on the Spin-Dependent Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles on Nucleons from the Run 3 Data of the LUX Experiment

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