Boulby Development Call: XLZD Industrial Engagement

Boulby 开发呼吁：XLZD 工业参与

• 批准号: ST/Y003187/1
• 负责人: Henrique Araujo
• 金额: $ 4万
• 依托单位: Imperial College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FY003187%2F1
• 关键词: Boulby; Development; Call; XLZD; Industrial

Discovering the nature of particle dark matter (DM) is a key priority in Physics - and for STFC. Direct detection of electroweak-scale DM in our galaxy is the primary goal of the XLZD consortium, formed by the coming together of the foremost collaborations in the field: XENON-nT, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) and DARWIN. XLZD is proposing a large underground experiment based on the leading liquid xenon (LXe) technology: the definitive search for WIMP DM, able to rule out or discover in the accessible parameter space remaining above the irreducible neutrino background. The scientific potential of such a "rare event observatory" is detailed in a comprehensive white paper signed by 600 authors worldwide. LZ and Xenon-nT are the leading experiments in the field at present. Discovery of DM at XLZD would have profound implications for our understanding of the universe, its birth and its structure.STFC is currently considering a proposal to host the XLZD experiment in a state-of-the-art new facility at the Boulby Underground Laboratory in North Yorkshire (XLZD@Boulby). This project will engage UK industry in planning for industrialising the construction of XLZD underground at Boulby, identify cost-effective routes to the supply of the necessary xenon stock, and plan for training of the skilled workforce in the local area that will be required to construct, install and operate the experiment. This project will prepare the way for the major investment in goods, services and people in the local area that will contribute substantially to the levelling-up of the North-East.

发现粒子暗物质 (DM) 的本质是物理学界和 STFC 的首要任务。直接探测银河系中的弱电尺度 DM 是 XLZD 联盟的主要目标，该联盟由该领域最重要的合作伙伴组成：XENON-nT、LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) 和 DARWIN。 XLZD 正在提议进行一项基于领先液氙 (LXe) 技术的大型地下实验：对 WIMP DM 的最终搜索，能够排除或发现保留在不可约中微子背景之上的可访问参数空间。全球 600 名作者签署的综合白皮书详细介绍了这种“罕见事件观测站”的科学潜力。 LZ和Xenon-nT是目前该领域的领先实验。在 XLZD 发现 DM 将对我们理解宇宙、宇宙的诞生和结构产生深远的影响。STFC 目前正在考虑在位于伯尔比地下实验室的最先进的新设施中举办 XLZD 实验的提议。北约克郡（XLZD@Boulby）。该项目将让英国工业界参与 Boulby XLZD 地下设施工业化建设的规划，确定供应必要氙库存的具有成本效益的路线，并计划培训当地建设所需的熟练劳动力、安装并运行实验。该项目将为当地商品、服务和人员的重大投资铺平道路，从而为东北地区的水平提升作出重大贡献。