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LUX exhibit unveiled at the Sanford Lab Visitor Center in Lead, South Dakota

LUX exhibit unveiled at the Sanford Lab Visitor Center in Lead, South Dakota
LZ collaboration meeting at SURF (Lead, South Dakota) in July 2017

LZ collaboration meeting at SURF (Lead, South Dakota) in July 2017
Oxford dark matter physicists being pointed at

Oxford dark matter physicists being pointed at
A good place to look for dark matter

A good place to look for dark matter
New LZ spokesperson Carter Hall presents former spokesperson Harry Nelson with a little xenon. Physicists are easily amused…

New LZ spokesperson Carter Hall presents former spokesperson Harry Nelson with a little xenon. Physicists are easily amused…
Celebrating the end of LUX data-taking at SURF in 2016 with a piñata in the shape of a unicorn (naturally).

Celebrating the end of LUX data-taking at SURF in 2016 with a piñata in the shape of a unicorn (naturally).
Wide-lens view of the LUX water tank where LZ will be installed. Image credit Carlos Faham.

Wide-lens view of the LUX water tank where LZ will be installed. Image credit Carlos Faham.
Yates hoist room; the hoist operator can be seen left. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Yates hoist room; the hoist operator can be seen left. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
Surface facilities at SURF. From left to right: surface administration building, Yates shaft headframe, and hoist room. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Surface facilities at SURF. From left to right: surface administration building, Yates shaft headframe, and hoist room. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
The snowy Black Hills of South Dakota. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

The snowy Black Hills of South Dakota. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
The sunny Black Hills of South Dakota, with the Ross shaft to the left and the Yates shaft to the right. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

The sunny Black Hills of South Dakota, with the Ross shaft to the left and the Yates shaft to the right. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
Access to Davis Lab to left and Yates shaft cage to right. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Access to Davis Lab to left and Yates shaft cage to right. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
LUX cryostat installed inside water tank. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

LUX cryostat installed inside water tank. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
BUGS is the low-background materials screening facility at the Boulby Underground Laboratory (UK). Many materials and components used to build LZ are being assayed here for trace radioactivity.

BUGS is the low-background materials screening facility at the Boulby Underground Laboratory (UK). Many materials and components used to build LZ are being assayed here for trace radioactivity.
LZUK Meeting, Whitby (UK), May 2016.

LZUK Meeting, Whitby (UK), May 2016.
Panoramic view of the upper deck of the Davis Lab, showing from left to right: Davis lab entrance, LUX control electronics, the “detector breakout” area, the data acquisition electronics, and the online event display screen. LUX sits inside the 8-m water tank below this deck.

Panoramic view of the upper deck of the Davis Lab, showing from left to right: Davis lab entrance, LUX control electronics, the “detector breakout” area, the data acquisition electronics, and the online event display screen. LUX sits inside the 8-m water tank below this deck.
Walking the “drift” around the Davis Lab to check the water purification plant.

Walking the “drift” around the Davis Lab to check the water purification plant.
LUX motley crew emerging from the Yates cage at the 4850-ft level, ready for another exciting underground shift.

LUX motley crew emerging from the Yates cage at the 4850-ft level, ready for another exciting underground shift.
Expert pointing at the water purification plant.

Expert pointing at the water purification plant.
Yates shaft headframe and SURF surface facility seen from the town of Lead, South Dakota. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Yates shaft headframe and SURF surface facility seen from the town of Lead, South Dakota. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
View from the lower deck of the Davis Lab showing the LUX water tank. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

View from the lower deck of the Davis Lab showing the LUX water tank. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.
LUX inside its shielding water tank. LZ and its Outer Detector will occupy this space. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.

LUX inside its shielding water tank. LZ and its Outer Detector will occupy this space. Image credit Sanford Underground Research Facility.