Discrimination of nuclear and electronic recoil events using plasma effect in germanium detectors
arXiv:1605.05244 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/07/P07008
Abstract
We report a new method of using the plasma time difference, which results from the plasma effect, between the nuclear and electronic recoil events in high-purity germanium detectors to distinguish these two types of events in the search for rare physics processes. The physics mechanism of the plasma effect is discussed in detail. A numerical model is developed to calculate the plasma time for nuclear and electronic recoils at various energies in germanium detectors. It can be shown that under certain conditions the plasma time difference is large enough to be observable. The experimental aspects in realizing such a discrimination in germanium detectors is discussed.
16 Pages, 12 figures in JINST 2016
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