Abstract
We report constraints on spin-independent weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)-nucleon scattering using a day exposure of the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment. A dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with 250 kg of active mass is operated at the Sanford Underground Research Facility under Lead, South Dakota (USA). With roughly fourfold improvement in sensitivity for high WIMP masses relative to our previous results, this search yields no evidence of WIMP nuclear recoils. At a WIMP mass of , WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross sections above are excluded at the 90% confidence level. When combined with the previously reported LUX exposure, this exclusion strengthens to at .
- Received 13 October 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021303
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Dark Matter Still at Large
Published 11 January 2017
No dark matter particles have been observed by two of the world’s most sensitive direct-detection experiments, casting doubt on a favored dark matter model.
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