Published May 1994
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Journal article
Development of scintillation detectors for dark matter searches at Boulby mine
Creators
- 1. Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH (United Kingdom)
- 2. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon., OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)
- 3. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)
Description
The UK dark matter collaboration is developing scintillation detectors to perform direct searches for dark matter at the Boulby mine underground site. Progress is reported on the operation and development of NaI(Tl) detectors for weakly interacting massive particles; the low background shielding facility at Boulby; and on the development of scintillator techniques with nuclear recoil discrimination. In particular, detectors with discrimination based on pulse shape in undoped NaI at low temperature and in liquid xenon will be discussed. ((orig.))
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Page Range
- p. 162-164.
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 3. international workshop on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of underground physics (TAUP-3).
- Dates
- 19-23 Sep 1993.
- Place
- Assergi (Italy).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 25074482
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ELASTIC SCATTERING; ION DETECTION; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; LOW LEVEL COUNTING; MASS; NAI DETECTORS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PULSE TECHNIQUES; RECOILS; REST MASS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; UNDERGROUND; WEAK INTERACTIONS; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; INTERACTIONS; LEVELS; LIQUIDS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SCATTERING; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS