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Description
LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is the world-leading detector for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with masses above 5 GeV/c$^2$. Nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), LZ employs a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with a 7-tonne active volume, augmented by a two-component anti-coincidence veto system. With over 600 kg of $^{136}$Xe in its target volume, an ultra-low background environment, and excellent energy resolution, LZ is capable of competitive searches for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$). Such a search probes the fundamental properties of neutrinos and demonstrates the broad scientific reach of LZ. In this talk, I will describe the challenges and benefits of performing a $0\nu\beta\beta$ search in a dark matter detector, and will report on recent efforts towards this search in LZ.
