Two-phase emission detector for measuring coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2151-2155

  Hagmann, Chris ^a   Bernstein, Adam ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon; Electroluminescence; Gas detectors; Neutrinos; Nuclear fuels; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHOTOTUBES; XENON;

COHERENT SCATTERING; NEUTRAL CURRENTS (NC); NEUTRINOS; TWO-PHASE EMISSION DETECTORS;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 8344231669     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.836061     Document Type: Article

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