Direct Dark Matter Searches and Neutrino Detection with the LZ Dark Mattr Experiment

这项研究将重点分析世界领先的LZ直接暗物质实验的第二次和第三次科学运行所获得的数据。LZ利用液态氙TPC技术和一个7吨重的目标来探测地下深处的粒子相互作用。该项目将专注于降低LZ对光和电荷单个量子的检测阈值；这不仅将提高对低质量暗物质候选者的灵敏度，而且还将提高对硼-8太阳中微子的灵敏度，硼-8太阳中微子可以通过相干弹性中微子核散射检测到。探测到这两种粒子中的任何一种都将是世界上第一次。

This research will focus on analysis of data taken in the second and third science runs of the world-leading LZ direct dark matter experiment. LZ utilises liquid xenon TPC technology with a 7-tonne target to detect particle interactions deep underground. The project will focus on lowering LZ's detection thresholds to individual quanta of light and charge; this will enhance sensitivity to not only low mass dark matter candidates but also Boron-8 solar neutrinos, which can be detected through coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering. Detection of either of these particles will be the world's first.