Scintillation efficiency of liquid argon in low energy neutron-argon scattering
arXiv:1504.07878 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/08/P08002
Abstract
Experiments searching for weak interacting massive particles with noble gases such as liquid argon require very low detection thresholds for nuclear recoils. A determination of the scintillation efficiency is crucial to quantify the response of the detector at low energy. We report the results obtained with a small liquid argon cell using a monoenergetic neutron beam produced by a deuterium-deuterium fusion source. The light yield relative to electrons was measured for six argon recoil energies between 11 and 120 keV at zero electric drift field.
21 pages, 19 figures, 4 tables
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