Toward Coherent Neutrino Detection Using Low-Background Micropattern Gas Detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5 I, 2003, Pages 1285-1289

  Barbeau, P S ^a   Collar, J I ^a   Miyamoto, J ^b   Shipsey, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent scattering; Gas electron multipliers (GEMs); Micromegas; Micropattern gas detectors; Neutrinos

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GAS DETECTORS; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

COHERENT SCATTERING;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0142063085     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.818237     Document Type: Article

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