Detection of neutron-induced nuclear recoils in a low-pressure gaseous detector for particle dark matter searches

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-13

  Buckland, K N ^a   Lehner, M J ^a   Masek, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Detector; Neutralino

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PARTICLE BEAMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DIURNAL MODULATION; GALACTIC DARK MATTER; GALACTIC HALO; NEUTRALINO; NEUTRON INDUCED NUCLEAR RECOILS; WEAKLY INTERACTING MASSIVE PARTICLES (WIMPS);

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0031076960     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.554816     Document Type: Article

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