3 papers
physics.ins-det2026
Cosmogenic activation in detector materials at shallow depths
Sagar S. Poudel, Lekhraj Pandey, Robert Calkins +6
The radioactive decay from long-lived radioactive isotopes produced by cosmogenic activation can be an important background in direct-detection dark matter and neutrino experiments…
physics.ins-det2025
Removal of spallation-induced tritium from silicon through diffusion
R. Saldanha, D. Reading, P. E. Warwick +5
Tritium, predominantly produced through spallation reactions caused by cosmic ray interactions, is a significant radioactive background for silicon-based rare event detection exper…
physics.ins-det2025
Scintillation of liquid nitrogen
L. Pagani, R. Saldanha, B. M. Loer +3
Liquid nitrogen is commonly used in cryogenic applications and is a promising medium for the direct immersion cooling of sensors used for nuclear and particle physics experiments.…