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P.R. Scovell
Researcher at University of Edinburgh
Publications - 23
Citations - 1122
P.R. Scovell is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Scintillator & ZEPLIN-III. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 23 publications receiving 981 citations.
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Projected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment
D. S. Akerib,Carl W. Akerlof,S. Alsum,Henrique Araujo,M. Arthurs,X. Bai,A. J. Bailey,J. Balajthy,S. Balashov,D. A. Bauer,J. Belle,P. Beltrame,T. Benson,Ethan Bernard,T. P. Biesiadzinski,K. E. Boast,B. Boxer,P. Brás,J. H. Buckley,Vv. Bugaev,Sergey Burdin,J. Busenitz,C. Carels,Duncan Carlsmith,Ben Carlson,M. C. Carmona-Benitez,C. Chan,J. J. Cherwinka,A. Cole,A. Cottle,W. Craddock,A. Currie,J. E. Cutter,C. E. Dahl,L.D. Viveiros,A. Dobi,J. E. Y. Dobson,E. Druszkiewicz,T. K. Edberg,W. R. Edwards,A. Fan,Simon Fayer,S. Fiorucci,T. Fruth,R. J. Gaitskell,J. Genovesi,C. Ghag,M. G. D. Gilchriese,Mgd van der Grinten,C. R. Hall,S. Hans,K. Hanzel,S. J. Haselschwardt,S. A. Hertel,Seth Hillbrand,C. Hjemfelt,Hoff,J. Y.K. Hor,D. Q. Huang,C. M. Ignarra,W. Ji,Asher Kaboth,K. Kamdin,J. Keefner,D. Khaitan,A. Khazov,Yeongduk Kim,C. D. Kocher,Elena Korolkova,H. Kraus,H.J. Krebs,L. Kreczko,Benjamin Krikler,V. A. Kudryavtsev,S. Kyre,Juhyeong Lee,B. G. Lenardo,David Leonard,K. T. Lesko,C. Levy,J. Li,J. Liao,F.-T. Liao,J. Lin,A. Lindote,R. Linehan,W. H. Lippincott,X. Liu,M.I. Lopes,B.L. Paredes,Wolfgang Lorenzon,S. Luitz,J. M. Lyle,Peter Majewski,A. Manalaysay,R. L. Mannino,C. Maupin,Daniel McKinsey,Yue Meng,E. H. Miller,J. Mock,M. E. Monzani,J. A. Morad,E. Morrison,B. J. Mount,A. Murphy,H. N. Nelson,F. Neves,J. A. Nikoleyczik,K. O'Sullivan,I. Olcina,Olevitch,K. C. Oliver-Mallory,K. J. Palladino,S. J. Patton,E. K. Pease,Bjoern Penning,A. Piepke,S. Powell,R. M. Preece,K. Pushkin,B. N. Ratcliff,J. Reichenbacher,C. Rhyne,A. Richards,J.P. Rodrigues,Richard Rosero,P. Rossiter,J.S. Saba,M. Sarychev,R. W. Schnee,Michael Schubnell,P.R. Scovell,S. Shaw,T. A. Shutt,J.J. Silk,C. Silva,K. Skarpaas,W. Skulski,M. Solmaz,V. N. Solovov,P. Sorensen,I. Stancu,M.R. Stark,T.M. Stiegler,K. Stifter,Matthew Szydagis,W. C. Taylor,R. Taylor,D. J. Taylor,D. Temples,P. A. Terman,K.J. Thomas,M. Timalsina,W. H. To,A. Tomás,T. Tope,Mani Tripathi,C. E. Tull,L. Tvrznikova,U. Utku,J. Va’vra,Antonin Vacheret,J.R. Verbus,E. Voirin,W.L. Waldron,J. R. Watson,R. C. Webb,D. White,T. J. Whitis,W. J. Wisniewski,Witherell,F.L.H. Wolfs,D. Woodward,S. D. Worm,Minfang Yeh,J. Yin,Ian S. Young +177 more
TL;DR: Lux-ZEPLIN (LZ) as mentioned in this paper is a next-generation dark matter direct detection experiment that will operate 4850 feet underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota, USA using a two-phase xenon detector with an active mass of 7 tonnes.
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LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report
D. S. Akerib,D. S. Akerib,R. M. Preece,V. Bugaev,T. K. Edberg,Hoff,Patrick Bauer,A. Currie,J. Mock,D. White,V. M. Gehman,S. D. Worm,M. F. Marzioni,D. Markley,C. M. Ignarra,E. M. Boulton,Sergey Burdin,Bhawna Gomber,C. E. Dahl,E. Druszkiewicz,Eli Woods,S. A. Hertel,Daniel McKinsey,P.R. Scovell,T.W. Hurteau,Olevitch,T. A. Shutt,T. J. R. Davison,K. C. Oliver-Mallory,P. Ford,B. Holbrook,C. Ghag,K. Sundarnath,B. N. Edwards,A. Khazov,R.M. Gerhard,J.S. Saba,M. Elnimr,A.A. Chiller,S. Balashov,Wolfgang Lorenzon,L. Reichhart,J. Busenitz,Carl W. Akerlof,V. B. Francis,A. Konovalov,Matthew Szydagis,Mikkel B. Johnson,J. Reichenbacher,H. Kraus,Wenzhao Wei,Laura Manenti,M. Cascella,D. Woodward,Minfang Yeh,C. Carels,S. Luitz,Witherell,W. Skulski,Sridhara Dasu,X. Ji,W. T. Emmet,N.J. Gantos,J. E. Cutter,A. Tomás,K. O'Sullivan,F. G. O'Neill,J. E. Y. Dobson,J. Thomson,J. H. Buckley,K.J. Thomas,I. Stancu,M.J. Barry,T.J. Martin,A. Lindote,M. E. Monzani,R. Bunker,K. T. Lesko,Chao Zhang,Mani Tripathi,S. J. Haselschwardt,L. Tvrznikova,P. A. Terman,Duncan Carlsmith,M. R. While,D. Khaitan,R.G. Jacobsen,J. O'Dell,A. Harris,E. K. Pease,J. Va’vra,J. Lin,K. Skarpaas,Elena Korolkova,S.K. Young,W. Craddock,T. J. Whitis,B. N. Ratcliff,M. C. Carmona-Benitez,J. Liu,R. J. Gaitskell,C. Chiller,H.J. Krebs,K. Kazkaz,N.A. Larsen,R. Bramante,M. G. D. van der Grinten,Richard Rosero,C. R. Hall,E. Holtom,C. Lee,C. O. Vuosalo,V. N. Solovov,C. Rhyne,T. J. Sumner,S. Powell,P. Beltrame,R. C. Webb,M. G. D. Gilchriese,C. Fu,J. A. Morad,S. Kyre,D. R. Tiedt,L. de Viveiros,B. P. Tennyson,D. Q. Huang,C. Silva,A. Bernstein,T. P. Biesiadzinski,J. Balajthy,J.P. Rodrigues,S. J. Patton,M.R. Stark,F.-T. Liao,S. Stephenson,W. H. Lippincott,Yue Meng,K. Pushkin,L. Wang,Michael Schubnell,X. Bai,K. J. Palladino,D.Yu. Akimov,W. H. To,A. V. Kumpan,Alexander Bolozdynya,A. St. J. Murphy,A. Dobi,D. J. Taylor,A.V. Khromov,Ethan Bernard,K. E. Boast,D.C. Malling,P. Sorensen,Peter Majewski,F. Neves,F.L.H. Wolfs,V.V. Sosnovtsev,A. J. Bailey,H. N. Nelson,S. Shaw,J. J. Cherwinka,M.I. Lopes,X. Liu,E. H. Miller,C. Chan,V. A. Kudryavtsev,J.R. Verbus,R. L. Mannino,Dongming Mei,C. H. Faham,S. Uvarov,T.M. Stiegler,R. W. Schnee,M. Pangilinan,Henrique Araujo,S. Alsum,W. J. Wisniewski,H. J. Rose,K. Kamdin,M. Sarychev,A. Manalaysay,W. Ji,J. Yin,W. C. Taylor,W. R. Edwards,J.P. da Cunha,Y. Ju,A. Piepke,W.L. Waldron,C. E. Tull,B. G. Lenardo,Ben Carlson,S. Fiorucci,James Nikkel +194 more
TL;DR: The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector is described as of March 2015 in this Conceptual Design Report as mentioned in this paper. And the LZ detector will be located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.
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WIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III
D.Yu. Akimov,Henrique Araujo,E. J. Barnes,V. A. Belov,A. Bewick,A. A. Burenkov,V. Chepel,A. Currie,L. DeViveiros,B. N. Edwards,C. Ghag,A. Hollingsworth,M. Horn,W. G. Jones,G. E. Kalmus,A. S. Kobyakin,A. G. Kovalenko,V. N. Lebedenko,A. Lindote,A. Lindote,M.I. Lopes,R. Lüscher,P. Majewski,A. St. J. Murphy,F. Neves,F. Neves,S. M. Paling,J. Pinto da Cunha,Robert D. Preece,J. J. Quenby,L. Reichhart,P.R. Scovell,C. Silva,V. N. Solovov,N. J. T. Smith,V. N. Stekhanov,T. J. Sumner,C. Thorne,Rodney Walker +38 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report experimental upper limits on WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering cross sections from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III at the Boulby Underground Laboratory.
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Position reconstruction in a dual phase xenon scintillation detector
V. N. Solovov,V. A. Belov,D.Y. Akimov,Henrique Araujo,E. J. Barnes,A. A. Burenkov,V. Chepel,A. Currie,L. DeViveiros,B. N. Edwards,C. Ghag,A. Hollingsworth,M. Horn,G. E. Kalmus,A. S. Kobyakin,A. G. Kovalenko,V. N. Lebedenko,A. Lindote,M.I. Lopes,R. Lüscher,P. Majewski,A. Murphy,F. Neves,S. M. Paling,J. Pinto da Cunha,Robert D. Preece,J. J. Quenby,L. Reichhart,P.R. Scovell,Catarina Silva,N. J. T. Smith,P.F. Smith,V. N. Stekhanov,T. J. Sumner,C. Thorne,Rodney Walker +35 more
TL;DR: An iterative method was developed for in-situ reconstruction of the PMT light response functions from calibration data taken with an uncollimated γ -ray source, and the possibility of using this technique for improving performance and reducing cost of scintillation cameras for medical applications is currently under study.
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Single electron emission in two-phase xenon with application to the detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering
Eduardo Henrique Rosa Santos,Eduardo Henrique Rosa Santos,B. N. Edwards,V. Chepel,Henrique Araujo,D. Akimov,E. J. Barnes,V. A. Belov,A. A. Burenkov,A. Currie,L. DeViveiros,C. Ghag,A. Hollingsworth,M. Horn,G. E. Kalmus,A. S. Kobyakin,A. G. Kovalenko,V. N. Lebedenko,A. Lindote,A. Lindote,M.I. Lopes,R. Lüscher,P. Majewski,A. St. J. Murphy,F. Neves,F. Neves,S. M. Paling,J. Pinto da Cunha,Robert D. Preece,J. J. Quenby,L. Reichhart,P.R. Scovell,C. Silva,V. N. Solovov,N. J. T. Smith,P.F. Smith,V. N. Stekhanov,T. J. Sumner,C. Thorne,Rodney Walker +39 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an experimental study of single electron emission in ZEPLIN-III, a two-phase xenon experiment built to search for dark matter WIMPs, and discuss appli-cations enabled by the excellent signal-to-noise ratio achieved in detecting this signature.