Inside the LUX Dark Matter Detector (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Inside the LUX Dark Matter Detector

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UC Davis graduate student Jeremy Mock examines the liquid xenon tank at the heart of the LUX dark matter detector, before the chamber was filled with purified water. A number of UC Davis physicists, graduate and undergraduate students have worked on the project.

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Matt Kapust/Sanford Lab

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