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Insertion of STC into TRT at the Department of Physics, 91̽»¨
Credit: CERN

Wenbo Ma

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Research theme

  • Astronomy and astrophysics
  • Particle astrophysics & cosmology
  • Fundamental particles and interactions

Sub department

  • Particle Physics

Research groups

  • LUX-ZEPLIN
wenbo.ma@physics.ox.ac.uk
Denys Wilkinson Building, room 504
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I am interested in many aspects of dark matter searches.

Deep-underground liquid xenon (LXe) experiments on Earth can probe the dark matter halo in the centre of our galaxy, as the Solar System orbits within the Orion Arm, according to modern astronomical theories. Inside the LXe detector, a time projection chamber (TPC) equipped with photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) detects both scintillation light and ionization electrons from particles. The LXe detectors are sensitive to dark matter particles in the 10 GeV–10 TeV mass range, commonly referred to as Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). They can also detect neutrinos from Earth, the Sun, galaxies, and supernovae, collectively known as the .

I led the search for solar neutrinos and light dark matter on the world's deepest LXe dark matter detector PandaX-4T in 2023 (and ). I have been the first, major, and corresponding authors for three PRL papers, three JINST papers, and one CPC paper. I contributed to on dark matter luminance measurement. These efforts led to a total of and an h-index of 23.

I look forward to the establishment of any Future Collider and contributed to the CEPC reference detector .

I am currently the representative for the particle physics subdepartment in the 91̽»¨ Physics Postdoctoral Liaison Committee (PDLC). Please let me know anytime if you need 91̽»¨ on early-career research, and I will do my best to connect you with relevant College, Department, and University resources.

I have guided several undergrads and postgrads through dark matter projects. Please reach out to me if you are a student interested in a specific area of my research. 

Research interests

Dark Matter

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