Dark Matter Search Narrows with Record-Setting Detector

LUX-ZEPLIN experiment achieves unprecedented sensitivity, ruling out several WIMP models

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, located nearly one mile underground in South Dakota.
The experiment analyzed 280 days of data, finding no evidence of WIMPs above a mass of 9 GeV/c².
LZ's results set new constraints on dark matter interactions, narrowing the range of possible WIMP properties.
Researchers presented their findings at major physics conferences in Chicago and São Paulo.
The experiment plans to collect 1,000 days of data by 2028, with future upgrades and new analysis techniques in development.