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Constraints on effective field theory couplings using 311.2 days of LUX data
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2102.06998v2.pdf (6.2 MB)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Akerib, DS
Alsum, S
Araujo, HM
Bai, X
Balajthy, J
more
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We report here the results of a nonrelativistic effective field theory (EFT) WIMP search analysis using LUX data. We build upon previous LUX analyses by extending the search window to include nuclear recoil energies up to
∼
180
 
 
keV
nr
, requiring a reassessment of data quality criteria and background models. In order to use an unbinned profile likelihood statistical framework, the development of new analysis techniques to account for higher-energy backgrounds was required. With a
3.14
×
10
4
 
 
kg
⋅
day
exposure using data collected between 2014 and 2016, we find our data is compatible with the background expectation and set 90% C.L. exclusion limits on nonrelativistic EFT WIMP-nucleon couplings, improving upon previous LUX results and providing constraints on a EFT WIMP interactions using the
{
neutron
,
proton
}
interaction basis. Additionally, we report exclusion limits on inelastic EFT WIMP-isoscalar recoils that are competitive and world-leading for several interaction operators.
Date Issued
2021-09-15
Date Acceptance
2021-08-11
Citation
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2021, 104 (6), pp.1-19
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/94097
URL
https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.062005
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.062005
ISSN
1550-2368
Publisher
American Physical Society
Start Page
1
End Page
19
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume
104
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2021 American Physical Society
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000699731100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
ST/P00377X/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
DARK-MATTER
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 062005
Date Publish Online
2021-09-15
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