Gamma ray spectroscopy with scintillation light in liquid xenon

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Ni, K ^a,b   Aprile, E ^a   Giboni, K L ^a   Majewski, P ^a,c   Yamashita, M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma telescopes; Liquid detectors; Scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Scintillators

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; LIQUIDS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; XENON;

EFFICIENT DETECTION; EMISSION PROCESS; GAMMA-RAY IRRADIATION; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; LIQUID DETECTORS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE (PMTS); SCINTILLATION LIGHT;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 33749392730     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/1/09/p09004     Document Type: Article

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