Enhancement of NEST capabilities for simulating low-energy recoils in liquid xenon

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Szydagis, M ^a   Fyhrie, A ^b   Thorngren, D ^a   Tripathi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.); Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double phase); Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Simulation methods and programs

Indexed keywords

DARK MATTER DETECTORS; ELECTRIC FIELD DEPENDENCE; EMISSION PROCESS; INCIDENT ENERGY; IONIZATION YIELD; NOBLE LIQUIDS; NUCLEAR RECOIL; SCINTILLATION LIGHT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GALAXIES; INERT GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84887043925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/C10003     Document Type: Article

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