Secondary scintillation yield in pure xenon

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Montelro, C M B ^a   Fernandas, L M P ^a   Lopes, J A M ^a,b   Coelho, L C C ^a   Veloso, J F C A ^a,c   Dos Santos, J M F ^a   Glbonr, K ^d   Aprlle, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gaseous detectors; Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; EMISSION PROCESS; GAS PROPORTIONAL SCINTILLATION; GASEOUS DETECTORS; LARGE AREA AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; SECONDARY SCINTILLATION; X-RAY DETECTOR;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTODIODES; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

XENON;

EID: 34248232040     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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