LUXSim: A component-centric approach to low-background simulations

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

Volumn 675, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-77

  Akerib, D S ^a   Bai, X ^b   Bedikian, S ^c   Bernard, E ^c   Bernstein, A ^d   Bradley, A ^a   Cahn, S B ^c   Carmona Benitez, M C ^a   Carr, D ^d   Chapman, J J ^e   Clark, K ^a   Classen, T ^f   Coffey, T ^a   Dazeley, S ^d   De Viveiros, L ^e   Dobi, A ^h   Dragowsky, M ^a   Druszkiewicz, E ^g   Faham, C H ^e   Fiorucci, S ^e   Gaitskell, R J ^e   Gibson, K R ^a   Hall, C ^h   Hanhardt, M ^b   Holbrook, B ^f   Ihm, M ⁱ   Jacobsen, R G ⁱ   Kastens, L ^c   Kazkaz, K ^d   Lander, R ^f   Larsen, N ^c   Lee, C ^a   Leonard, D ^h   Lesko, K ^j   Lyashenko, A ^c   Malling, D C ^e   Mannino, R ^k   McKinsey, D N ^c   Mei, D M ^l   Mock, J ^f   Morii, M ^m   Nelson, H ⁿ   Nikkel, J A ^c   Pangilinan, M ^e   Parker, P D ^c   Phelps, P ^a   Shutt, T ^a   Skulski, W ^g   Sorensen, P ^d   Spaans, J ^l   Stiegler, T ^k   Svoboda, R ^f   Sweany, M ^f   Szydagis, M ^f   Thomson, J ^f   Tripathi, M ^f   Verbus, J R ^e   Walsh, N ^f   Webb, R ^k   White, J T ^k   Wlasenko, M ^m   Wolfs, F L H ^g   Woods, M ^f   Zhang, C ^l   more..

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^m HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Dark matter; Geant4; Low background; Simulation; Underground

Indexed keywords

DARK MATTER; GEANT4; LOW-BACKGROUND; SIMULATION; UNDERGROUND;

DETECTORS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 84862796256     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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