Primary scintillation yield and α/β ratio in liquid xenon

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 160-167

  Chepel, V ^a   Lopes, M I ^a   Solovov, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Liquid xenon; Radiation detection; Scintillation; Scintillation yield

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION;

Α-PARTICLES; GAMMA RAY ENERGY; LIQUID XENON; SCINTILLATION LIGHT;

XENON;

XENON;

ALPHA RADIATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FIELD EMISSION; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; PHOTON; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SCINTILLATION; SPECTRUM;

EID: 23944495061     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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