Simulations of the nuclear recoil head-tail signature in gases relevant to directional dark matter searches

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 284-292

  Spooner, N J C ^a   Majewski, P ^b   Muna, D ^c   Snowden Ifft, D P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Rutherford Appleton Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Directional detector; Gas detector; Neutralino; Simulation; SRIM; TPC; WIMP

Indexed keywords

DARK MATTER; DIRECTIONAL DETECTOR; NEUTRALINOS; SIMULATION; SRIM; TPC; WIMP;

CARBON DISULFIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORINE; GALAXIES; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SULFUR;

IONIZATION OF GASES;

EID: 77958099830     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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