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SUMMARY:Looking for light from the invisible: advancing xenon experiments 
 in the search for dark matter
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ann Wang (SLAC)\n\nAbstract:  One of the most compe
 lling problems in particle physics today is to understand the nature of da
 rk matter. Spurred by the abundant astrophysical evidence for the existenc
 e of a non-luminous type of matter\, numerous theories have been proposed 
 to describe dark matter and its interactions. We must continue to experime
 ntally test these theories to narrow down this vast theoretical landscape.
  In this talk\, I will summarize how we have advanced our understanding of
  a popular dark matter candidate using the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment\, which i
 s the most sensitive detector ever built to look for Weakly Interacting Ma
 ssive Particles (WIMPs). Then\, I will discuss how we can expand the exper
 imental reach of such an experiment to probe lower mass dark matter candid
 ates. Finally\, I will discuss plans to build a next-generation xenon expe
 riment\, XLZD\, which will push the dark matter frontier to unprecedented 
 cross-sections. Throughout the talk\, I will highlight key areas where imp
 rovements can be made to maximize the physics potential of xenon experimen
 ts. These advancements could enable the next particle discovery\, leading 
 to a revolution as we open up a world beyond the Standard Model.  Bio: 
  Ann Miao Wang is a research associate at SLAC National Accelerator Labora
 tory. She was previously a Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and C
 osmology (KIPAC) Fellow and completed her PhD in physics at Harvard. Ann i
 s currently working on the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment\, which is looking for We
 akly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) at the Sanford Underground Rese
 arch Facility (SURF) in South Dakota\, as well as R&D for future liquid no
 ble dark matter detectors. Her research interests center around looking fo
 r physics beyond the Standard Model\, with a focus on dark matter\, and sh
 e was previously a member of the ATLAS experiment. Her PhD focused on sear
 ching for long-lived particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and upgr
 ading the ATLAS muon detector for increased particle rates at the LHC. Jo
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