Boulby Development Call: XLZD Industrial Engagement

Boulby 开发呼吁：XLZD 工业参与

• 批准号: ST/Y003187/1
• 负责人: Henrique Araujo
• 金额: $ 4万
• 依托单位: Imperial College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FY003187%2F1
• 关键词: Boulby; Development; Call; XLZD; Industrial

Discovering the nature of particle dark matter (DM) is a key priority in Physics - and for STFC. Direct detection of electroweak-scale DM in our galaxy is the primary goal of the XLZD consortium, formed by the coming together of the foremost collaborations in the field: XENON-nT, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) and DARWIN. XLZD is proposing a large underground experiment based on the leading liquid xenon (LXe) technology: the definitive search for WIMP DM, able to rule out or discover in the accessible parameter space remaining above the irreducible neutrino background. The scientific potential of such a "rare event observatory" is detailed in a comprehensive white paper signed by 600 authors worldwide. LZ and Xenon-nT are the leading experiments in the field at present. Discovery of DM at XLZD would have profound implications for our understanding of the universe, its birth and its structure.STFC is currently considering a proposal to host the XLZD experiment in a state-of-the-art new facility at the Boulby Underground Laboratory in North Yorkshire (XLZD@Boulby). This project will engage UK industry in planning for industrialising the construction of XLZD underground at Boulby, identify cost-effective routes to the supply of the necessary xenon stock, and plan for training of the skilled workforce in the local area that will be required to construct, install and operate the experiment. This project will prepare the way for the major investment in goods, services and people in the local area that will contribute substantially to the levelling-up of the North-East.

发现粒子暗物质(DM)的本质是物理学的一个关键优先事项--对于STFC来说也是如此。XLZD联盟的主要目标是直接探测我们银河系中的弱电尺度DM，该联盟由该领域最顶尖的合作伙伴XEON-NT、LUX-ZEPLIN(LZ)和达尔文组成。XLZD正在提出一项基于领先的液体氙气(LXE)技术的大型地下实验：最终寻找WIMP DM，能够在可访问的参数空间中排除或发现保留在不可约中微子背景之上的空间。在一份由全球600名作者签名的综合白皮书中，详细介绍了这种“罕见事件天文台”的科学潜力。LZ和Xenon-NT是目前该领域的领先实验。在XLZD发现DM将对我们理解宇宙、它的诞生和结构产生深远的影响。STFC目前正在考虑在北约克郡博尔比地下实验室(XLZD@Boulby)的一个最先进的新设施中举办XLZD实验的提议。该项目将使英国工业界参与规划在Boulby的XLZD地下建设的工业化，确定供应必要的氙气库存的经济有效的途径，并计划在当地培训建造、安装和操作实验所需的熟练劳动力。该项目将为当地在货物、服务和人员方面的重大投资铺平道路，这些投资将大大促进东北地区的平整。