Bragg-like curve for dark matter searches: Binary gases

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 10-12, 2008, Pages 1311-1317

  Hitachi, Akira ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bragg curve; Dark matter; Head tail; LET; Quenching; TPC; WIMPs

Indexed keywords

BRAGG-CURVE; DARK MATTER; HEAD-TAIL; LET; QUENCHING; TPC; WIMPS;

CALIFORNIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CASIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS; IONIZATION;

EID: 51249124659     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.05.044     Document Type: Article

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