Simulations of Events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2020.102480

Simulations of Events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Collaboration

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The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter search aims to achieve a sensitivity to the WIMP-nucleon spinindependent 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.

Original language	English
Article number	102480
Number of pages	23
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	125
Early online date	16 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2020.102480
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021

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hep-ex

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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Search
Murphy, A.
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1/04/15 → 30/09/19
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Simulations of Events for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment

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