Pulse shape analysis of scintillation signals from pure and xenon-doped liquid argon for radioactive background identification

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Peiffer, P ^a   Pollmann, T ^a   Schonert S ^a   Smolnikov, A ^a,b   Vasiliev, S ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK MATTER SEARCHES; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; NEUTRON RADIATIONS; PULSE SHAPE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; SCINTILLATION PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION SIGNALS;

GERMANIUM; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; SCINTILLATION;

LIQUEFIED GASES;

EID: 67650921122     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/P08007     Document Type: Article

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