Sub MeV Particles Detection and Identification in the MUNU detector ((1)ISN, IN2P3/CNRS-UJF, Grenoble, France, (2)Institut de Physique, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, (3) INFN, Padova Italy, (4) Physik-Institut, Zürich, Switzerland)

Abstract

We report on the performance of a 1 m${}^3$ TPC filled with CF${}_4$ at 3 bar, immersed in liquid scintillator and viewed by photomultipliers. Particle detection, event identification and localization achieved by measuring both the current signal and the scintillation light are presented. Particular features of $\alpha$ particle detection are also discussed. Finally, the $54$Mn photopeak, reconstructed from the Compton scattering and recoil angle is shown.

Latex, 19 pages, 20 figures

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