Direct Dark Matter searches in Effective Field Theory framework and Neutron Background suppression in LZ experiment

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	University of Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2023
End Date	Mar 30, 2027
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2888644`

Grant Description

Focus of this PhD project will be to analyse the full data set collected with the LZ Dark Matter search detector. To achieve the best sensitivity to Dark Matter particles the neutron background should be well understood, and suppression criteria implemented in the data analysis. The student will contribute to the core LZ analysis on WIMP search and also develop interpretation of

the results in the Effective Field Theory and Simplified Models frameworks.