Pulse shape discrimination in liquid argon and its implications for dark matter searches using depleted argon

Acta Physica Polonica B

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1509-1520

  Kryczynski, Paweł ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND DISCRIMINATION; DARK MATTER DETECTION; DARK MATTER DETECTORS; DARK MATTER SEARCHES; LIQUID ARGON; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION; PULSE SHAPES;

GALAXIES;

LIQUEFIED GASES;

EID: 84864717893     PISSN: 05874254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5506/APhysPolB.43.1509     Document Type: Conference Paper

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