Professor Ed Daw

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Gravitational Waves and Dark Matter Physics

e.daw@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4353

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Professor Ed Daw
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
D28
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
Research interests
  • Dark matter searches
  • Gravitational radiation
  • Axions
  • Signal processing
  • Dynamic wave tracking
  • Motor control

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Conference proceedings papers

  • Uchikata N, Abbott R, Abe H, Acernese F, Ackley K, Adhikari N, Adhikari RX, Adkins VK, Adya VB, Affeldt C , Agarwal D et al (2024) The first joint observation by KAGRA with GEO 600. Proceedings of Science, Vol. 444 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Woollett N, Carosi G, Du N, Force N, Khatiwada R, Lentz E, Ottens R, Rosenberg LJ, Rybka G, Bowring D , Chou AS et al (2018) First experimental results from the axion dark matter experiment generation 2. Proceedings of the 53rd Rencontres de Moriond - 2018 Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, EW 2018 (pp 233-237) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daw E, Dorofeev A, Fox JR, Gauvreau J-L, Ghag C, Harmon LJ, Harton JL, Gold M, Lee ER, Loomba D , Miller EH et al (2012) The DRIFT Directional Dark Matter Experiments. EAS Publications Series, Vol. 53 (pp 11-18) View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Harańczyk M, Amsler C, Badertscher A, Boccone V, Bourgeois N, Bueno A, Carmona-Benitez MC, Chorowski M, Creus W, Curioni A , Daw E et al (2010) The ArDM experiment. Acta Physica Polonica B, Vol. 41(7) (pp 1441-1446) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Predoi V, Clark J, Creighton T, Daw E, Fairhurst S, Heng IS, Kanner J, Regimbau T, Shawhan P, Siemens X , Sutton P et al (2010) Prospects for joint radio telescope and gravitational-wave searches for astrophysical transients. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 27(8) (pp 084018-084018) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kraus H, Armengaud E, Bauer M, Bavykina I, Benoit A, Bento A, Blümer J, Bornschein L, Broniatowski A, Burghart G , Camus P et al (2009) EURECA – The Future of Cryogenic Dark Matter Detection in Europe. EAS Publications Series, Vol. 36 (pp 249-255) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alner GJ, Araújo HM, Bewick A, Bungau C, Camanzi B, Carson MJ, Cashmore RJ, Chagani H, Chepel V, Cline D , Davidge D et al (2009) ZEPLIN-II limits on WIMP-nucelon interactions. AIP Conference Proceedings RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kraus H, Armengaud E, Bauer M, Bavykina I, Benoit A, Bento A, Blümer J, Bornschein L, Broniatowski A, Burghart G , Camus P et al (2008) EURECA - The future of cryogenic dark matter detection in Europe. Proceedings of Science RIS download Bibtex download
  • DAW EJ (2007) ZEPLIN II ACTIVE VETO. The Identification of Dark Matter RIS download Bibtex download
  • SUMNER TJ, ARAÚJO HM, BEWICK A, DAVIDGE D, DAWSON J, EDWARDS B, HOWARD AS, JONES WG, JOSHI M, LEBEDENKO VN , LIUBARSKY I et al (2007) THE ZEPLIN III DETECTOR: RESULTS FROM SURFACE CALIBRATIONS. The Identification of Dark Matter RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sumner TJ, Akimov DY, Alner GJ, Araújo HM, Bewick A, Bungau C, Burenkov AA, Carson MJ, Chagani H, Chepel V , Cline D et al (2007) The ZEPLIN III Detector; Results from Surface Calibrations. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, Vol. 173 (pp 108-112) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bisset R, Carson MJ, Chagani H, Cline DB, Daw EJ, Ferbel T, Gao J, Gao YS, Kudryavtsev VA, Lightfoot PK , Majewskib P et al (2007) R & D for future ZEPLIN. NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS, Vol. 173 (pp 164-167) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daw E (2006) Status of the Boulby dark matter programme. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 39 (pp 89-95) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alner GJ, Atac M, Bewick A, Bungau C, Camanzi B, Carson MJ, Ghag C, Chen Y, Cline DB, Davidge D , Davis J et al (2005) Status of the ZEPLIN II experiment. New Astronomy Reviews, Vol. 49(2-6) (pp 259-263) RIS download Bibtex download
  • CARSON MJ, DAVIES JC, DAW E, HOLLINGWORTH RJ, KIRKPATRICK J, KUDRYAVTSEV VA, LAWSON TB, LIGHTFOOT PK, MCMILLAN JE, MORGAN B , PALING SM et al (2005) NEUTRON BACKGROUND IN A TIME PROJECTION CHAMBER FOR WIMP SEARCHES. The Identification of Dark Matter RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daw EJ (2005) An engineering design study for a large-scale xenon WIMP detector. Identification of Dark Matter (pp 277-282) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robertson NA, Abbott B, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Allen GS, Armandula H, Aston SM, Baglino A, Barton M, Bland B , Bork R et al (2004) Seismic isolation and suspension systems for Advanced LIGO. Gravitational Wave and Particle Astrophysics Detectors RIS download Bibtex download
  • Abbott R, Adhikari R, Allen G, Baglino D, Campbell C, Coyne D, Daw E, DeBra D, Faludi J, Fritschel P , Ganguli A et al (2004) Seismic isolation enhancements for initial and advanced LIGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 21(5) (pp S915-S921) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allen B, Woan G, Collaboration): FTLIGOS, Abbott B, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Allen B, Amin R, Anderson SB, Anderson WG , Araya M et al (2004) Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 21(5) (pp S671-S676) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whelan JT, Daw E, Heng IS, McHugh MP & Lazzarini A (2003) Stochastic background search correlating ALLEGRO with LIGO engineering data. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 20(17) (pp S689-S695) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hamilton WO, Burgamy MA, Busby DM, Daw EJ, Duran J, Giaime JA, Hanson J, Heng IS, Johnson WW, McHugh MP , Miller P et al (2003) Resonant detectors and interferometers can work together. Gravitational-Wave Detection RIS download Bibtex download
  • Abbott R, Adhikari R, Allen G, Cowley S, Daw E, DeBra D, Giaime J, Hammond G, Hammond M, Hardham C , How J et al (2002) Seismic isolation for Advanced LIGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 19(7) (pp 1591-1597) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Heng IS, Daw E, Giaime J, Hamilton WO, Mchugh MP & Johnson WW (2002) Allegro: noise performance and the ongoing search for gravitational waves. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 19(7) (pp 1889-1895) RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • ADMX Collaboration , Bartram C, Braine T, Cervantes R, Crisosto N, Du N, Leum G, Rosenberg LJ, Rybka G, Yang J , Bowring D et al (2020) Axion Dark Matter eXperiment: Run 1B Analysis Details, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Boutan C, Jones M, LaRoque BH, Oblath NS, Cervantes R, Du N, Force N, Kimes S, Ottens R, Rosenberg LJ , Rybka G et al (2019) Piezoelectrically Tuned Multimode Cavity Search for Axion Dark Matter, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Battat JBR, Daw EJ, Ezeribe AC, Gauvreau J-L, Harton JL, Lafler R, Lee ER, Loomba D, Lynch W, Miller EH , Mouton F et al (2017) Measurement of directional range components of nuclear recoil tracks in a fiducialised dark matter detector, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Battat JBR, Daw E, Ezeribe AC, Gauvreau J-L, Harton JL, Lafler R, Lee ER, Loomba D, Lumnah A, Miller EH , Mouton F et al (2016) First measurement of nuclear recoil head-tail sense in a fiducialised WIMP dark matter detector, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos S, Daw E, Forbes J, Ghag C, Gold M, Hagemann C, Kudryavtsev VA, Lawson TB, Loomba D, Majewski P , Muna D et al (2009) Low Energy Electron and Nuclear Recoil Thresholds in the DRIFT-II Negative Ion TPC for Dark Matter Searches, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos S, Daw E, Forbes J, Ghag C, Gold M, Hagemann C, Kudryavtsev VA, Lawson TB, Loomba D, Majewski P , Muna D et al (2008) First measurement of the Head-Tail directional nuclear recoil signature at energies relevant to WIMP dark matter searches, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos S, Daw E, Forbes J, Ghag C, Gold M, Hagemann C, Kudryavtsev VA, Lawson TB, Loomba D, Majewski P , Muna D et al (2008) Measurement of the Range Component Directional Signature in a DRIFT-II Detector using 252Cf Neutrons, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chagani H, Majewski P, Daw EJ, Kudryavtsev VA & Spooner NJC (2008) Measurement of the quenching factor of Na recoils in NaI(Tl), arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bisset R, Carson MJ, Chagani H, Cline DB, Daw EJ, Ferbel T, Gao J, Gao YS, Kudryavtsev VA, Lightfoot PK , Majewski P et al (2007) R & D for Future Zeplin, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chagani H, Majewski P, Daw EJ, Kudryavtsev VA & Spooner NJC (2006) Measurement of the Scintillation Efficiency of Na Recoils in NaI(Tl) down to 10 keV Nuclear Recoil Energy relevant to Dark Matter Searches, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carson MJ, Davies JC, Daw E, Hollingworth RJ, Kirkpatrick JA, Kudryavtsev VA, Lawson TB, Lightfoot PK, McMillan JE, Morgan B , Paling SM et al (2005) Simulations of neutron background in a time projection chamber relevant to dark matter searches, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carson MJ, Davies JC, Daw E, Hollingworth RJ, Kudryavtsev VA, Lawson TB, Lightfoot PK, McMillan JE, Morgan B, Paling SM , Robinson M et al (2004) Neutron background in large-scale xenon detectors for dark matter searches, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daw EJ, Giaime JA, Lormand D, Lubinski M & Zweizig J (2004) Long term study of the seismic environment at LIGO, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group
Teaching activities
  • PHY119: Frontiers of Physics (lectures)
  • PHY31001: Physical Computing
  • PHY441: An Introduction to General Relativity
Professional activities and memberships
  • Principal investigator of the University of Sheffield Gravitational Wave Research Group
  • Principal Investigator of the UK Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) collaboration
  • Member of the ADMX (Axion Dark Matter Experiment) collaboration