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arxiv: 2508.19117 · v1 · pith:BGCUCMGVnew · submitted 2025-08-26 · ⚛️ physics.ins-det · hep-ex

Flow-dependent tagging of ²¹⁴Pb decays in the LZ dark matter detector

J. Aalbers , D.S. Akerib , A.K. Al Musalhi , F. Alder , C.S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T.J. Anderson , N. Angelides
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment is searching for dark matter interactions in a liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXe-TPC). This article demonstrates how control of the flow state in the LXe-TPC enables the identification of pairs of sequential alpha-decays, which are used to map fluid flow and ion drift in the liquid target. The resulting transport model is used to tag $^{214}$Pb beta-decays, a leading background to dark matter signals in LZ. Temporally evolving volume selections, at a cost of 9.0% of exposure, target the decay of each $^{214}$Pb atom up to 81 minutes after production, resulting in (63 $\pm$ 6$_{\mathrm{stat}}$ $\pm$ 7$_{\mathrm{sys}}$)% identification of $^{214}$Pb decays to ground state. We also demonstrate how flow-based tagging techniques enable a novel calibration side band that is concurrent with science data.

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