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 neutrino fog.
I led the search for solar neutrinos and light dark matter on the world's deepest LXe dark matter detector PandaX-4T in 2023 (PRL 130, 021802 2023 and JINST 15, P12038 2020). I have been the first, major, and corresponding authors for three PRL papers, three JINST papers, and one CPC paper. I contributed to Nature 618, 47–50, 2023 on dark matter luminance measurement. These efforts led to a total of 2600 citations and an h-index of 23.
I look forward to the establishment of any Future Collider and contributed to the CEPC reference detector Technical Design Report.
I am currently the representative for the particle physics subdepartment in the Oxford Physics Postdoctoral Liaison Committee (PDLC). Please let me know anytime if you need support 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.