Monday, February 27, 2017

LZ on Penn State News!

"Assistant Professor of Physics Luiz de Viveiros and the LUX detector inside the water tank just before it was filled with 72,000 gallons of ultra-purified water, which helps to shield it from cosmic rays and other radiation that would interfere with a dark matter signal. LUX was removed in 2016, and the tank will be used to house the LUX-ZEPLIN detector."
Our press release got published on the Penn State News!

http://news.psu.edu/story/452721/2017/02/24/next-generation-dark-matter-detector-race-finish-line

This is a note about LZ being given CD3 approval by the Department of Energy (DOE). This is of special importance because it indicates approval of the final design and formally launches construction of the experiment!

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Davey 012 – New Lab ready!

Profs Carmen Carmona and Luiz de Viveiros in the first of their new labs at Penn State, Davey 012.

Our group is getting two new labs in the basement of the Davey Lab building, and the first one (Davey 012) is ready for occupancy!