Simulation studies of neutron shielding, calibration and veto systems for gaseous dark matter detectors

被引：21

作者：

Smith, PF ^{[1
]}

Snowden-Ifft, D

Smith, NJT

Luscher, R

Lewin, JD

机构：

[1] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Dept Particle Phys, Chilton OX11 0SU, Oxon, England

[2] Occidental Coll, Dept Phys, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA

来源：

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 2005年 / 22卷 / 5-6期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.09.005

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We present and discuss the results of simulations of unshielded and shielded neutron background in underground gaseous nuclear recoil detectors for dark matter searches. Also included are measurements of the U and Th content of the rock using an unshielded Ge detector, first studies of neutron veto systems to reject neutron background from detector components, and signal discrimination by varying gas mixtures. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：409 / 420

页数：12

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