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Scientists spotted something intriguing in the LZ #DarkMatter detector. “It’s like seeing a present under the Christmas tree. You’re hoping it’s something good and you’re excited no matter what.” - Wick Haxton, LBNL scientist emeritus. @ScienceMagazine
World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle
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Berkeley Lab
@BerkeleyLab
Sep 4
What were you doing on June 16, 2023? That’s when the LZ #DarkMatter experiment recorded an unusual particle interaction in their detector. Read the full story from @sciam ⬇️
Have we finally found dark matter?
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Berkeley Lab
@BerkeleyLab
Sep 3
“This is the first example in any experiment I’ve worked on of an outlier that appears valid in every way." - Aaron Manalaysay, Berkeley Lab researcher on @lzdarkmatter. @BerkeleyLabPSA Check out LZ Sees Surprisign Result in Search for Dark Matter ⬇️
LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter
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Berkeley Lab
@BerkeleyLab
Sep 2
“We're still twisting our brains trying to think if there's a rare background mechanism we could've missed, but it's thrilling to wonder if this could be the first hint of a dark-matter observation.” - Aaron Manalaysay, LBNL researcher on @lzdarkmatter
LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter
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Berkeley Lab
@BerkeleyLab
Sep 1
The LZ experiment has observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a #DarkMatter candidate — but researchers need more data to know for sure. @lzdarkmatter @BerkeleyLabPSA
LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter
From newscenter.lbl.gov