Designing an Outer Detector for the Next-Generation Dark Matter Search Experiment (XLZD)"

by Sean Hugh (University of Liverpool), Sergey Burdin (University of Liverpool)

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 14:30 → 16:30 Europe/London

OLL/3-337 (Liverpool Physics)

The XLZD experiment represents the next generation of large-scale liquid xenon detectors, designed to search for dark matter and neutrinoless double-beta decay. A crucial component of this experiment is the Outer Detector (OD), which plays a vital role in background rejection and event characterisation. The OD enhances sensitivity by efficiently tagging external and detector-induced backgrounds, including gamma rays, neutrons, and cosmic-ray muons, through advanced veto technologies.

This seminar will introduce the XLZD project, with a particular emphasis on hosting XLZD at the Boulby underground laboratory. The motivation for the Outer Detector will be highlighted, as well as lessons learned from the LZ and XENONnT detectors. Finally, it will present an overview of the XLZD Outer Detector’s requirements and design options.

Zoom Meeting
https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99160552004?pwd=wauP7vzqpo7tEFHnJQwQ3cxvbLvCns.1

Meeting ID: 991 6055 2004
Passcode: ZyFZ^?35

seminar_seanHughes.pdf