$^{83\textrm{m}}$Kr calibration of the 2013 LUX dark matter search

LUX Collaboration: D. S. Akerib; S. Alsum; H. M. Ara\'ujo; X. Bai; A.; J. Bailey; J. Balajthy; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; T. P.; Biesiadzinski; E. M. Boulton; P. Br\'as; D. Byram; S. B. Cahn; M. C.; Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; A. Currie; J. E. Cutter; T. J. R. Davison; A. Dobi,; E. Druszkiewicz; B. N. Edwards; S. R. Fallon; A. Fan; S. Fiorucci; R. J.; Gaitskell; J. Genovesi; C. Ghag; M. G. D. Gilchriese; C. R. Hall; M.; Hanhardt; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; D. P. Hogan; M. Horn; D. Q.; Huang; C. M. Ignarra; R. G. Jacobsen; W. Ji; K. Kamdin; K. Kazkaz; D.; Khaitan; R. Knoche; N. A. Larsen; B. G. Lenardo; K. T. Lesko; A. Lindote; M.; I. Lopes; A. Manalaysay; R. L. Mannino; M. F. Marzioni; D. N. McKinsey; D. M.; Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; J. A. Morad; A. St. J. Murphy; C. Nehrkorn; H.; N. Nelson; F. Neves; K. O'Sullivan; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; K. J. Palladino; E.; K. Pease; C. Rhyne; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; C. Silva; M. Solmaz; V. N. Solovov,; P. Sorensen; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. J. Taylor; W. C. Taylor; B. P.; Tennyson; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; W. H. To; M. Tripathi; L. Tvrznikova; S.; Uvarov; V. Velan; J. R. Verbus; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. S.; Witherell; F. L. H. Wolfs; J. Xu; K. Yazdani; S. K. Young; and C. Zhang

arXiv:1708.02566·physics.ins-det·January 3, 2018

$^{83\textrm{m}}$Kr calibration of the 2013 LUX dark matter search

LUX Collaboration: D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Ara\'ujo, X. Bai, A., J. Bailey, J. Balajthy, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. Bernstein, T. P., Biesiadzinski, E. M. Boulton, P. Br\'as, D. Byram, S. B. Cahn, M. C., Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, A. Currie, J. E. Cutter

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TL;DR

This paper details the use of $^{83\textrm{m}}$Kr as a calibration source in the 2013 LUX dark matter experiment, including source preparation, injection, and applications for understanding detector variations and electric field mapping.

Contribution

It introduces the first use of $^{83\textrm{m}}$Kr calibration in a dark matter experiment and demonstrates its applications for detector calibration and electric field analysis.

Findings

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Measured temporal and spatial variations in signals.

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Developed methods to understand the electric field.

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Validated $^{83\textrm{m}}$Kr as an effective calibration source.

Abstract

LUX was the first dark matter experiment to use a $^{83 m}$ Kr calibration source. In this paper we describe the source preparation and injection. We also present several $^{83 m}$ Kr calibration applications in the context of the 2013 LUX exposure, including the measurement of temporal and spatial variation in scintillation and charge signal amplitudes, and several methods to understand the electric field within the time projection chamber.

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