About Us
LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a next-generation physics experiment searching for the elusive dark matter particles which are believed to make up most of the mass of the universe.
The LZ detector will employ a 7-tonne liquid xenon target to search for the rare interactions of these particles with ordinary atoms in the detector medium. The experiment will be located one mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Lead, South Dakota, USA).
This is the site of LZUK, the collaboration of seven UK institutes working on LZ.
The webpage for the international project can be found here.
Latest News
JANUARY 2017
CD-3 Approval — Next-Generation Dark Matter Detector in a Race to Finish Line
SEPTEMBER 2016
Construction of World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Moves Forward
Latest Publications
TECHNICAL DESIGN REPORT
The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector are described as of March 2017 in this Technical Design Report
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REPORT
The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector are described as of March 2015 in this Conceptual Design Report
LUX PUBLICATIONS
The LUX experiment has now been decommissioned to make way for LZ, but its data continue to produce important scientific and technical results.
LZUK Organisation
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES
About the participating institutes.
ORGANISATIONAL ROLES
Find out how LZUK is organised.
CONTACTS
Find contact details.