Preparation of neutron-activated xenon for liquid xenon detector calibration

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 582, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 569-574

  Ni, K ^a   Hasty, R ^a   Wongjirad, T M ^a   Kastens, L ^a   Manzur, A ^a   McKinsey, D N ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter searches; Liquid xenon; Neutron activation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SCINTILLATION; XENON;

DARK MATTER SEARCHES; LIQUID XENON; NEUTRON ACTIVATION;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 35448988869     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.08.180     Document Type: Article

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