R and D for Future ZEPLIN
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH (United Kingdom)
- 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (United States)
- 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester University, Rochester, NY 14627 (United States)
- 5. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275 (United States)
- 6. Department of Chemistry, Rochester University, Rochester, NY 14627 (United States)
- 7. INFN Pisa, via Livornese 1291, San Piero a Grado (PI) (Italy)
Description
We propose a new concept for a very low background Dark Matter experiment using multi-ton liquid xenon. The detector consists of two concentric spheres and a charge readout device in the centre. Xenon between the two spheres forms a self-shield and veto device. The inner surface of the centre sphere is coated with CsI to form an internal photocathode with minimum of 2π coverage for any event in the active volume. Photoelectrons from the CsI photocathode drift toward the charge readout micro-structure in the centre of the detector. Both scintillation and ionisation is measured simultaneously for background rejection and 3-D event mapping. In addition to external shielding, the low background is achieved by eliminating PMTs and by using low radioactivity pure materials throughout the detector. We present detailed calculations of the charge readout system and design details. The detector is expected to probe the full SUSY parameter space
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.08.154Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.08.154;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0705.2117v1;
- PII
- S0920-5632(07)00670-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 173
- Journal Page Range
- p. 164-167
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 7. UCLA symposium on sources and detection of dark matter and dark energy in the Universe
- Dates
- 22-24 Feb 2006
- Place
- Marina del Rey, CA (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39083562
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CESIUM IODIDES; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; DESIGN; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; IONIZATION; LIQUIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PHOTOCATHODES; PROBES; RADIOACTIVITY; READOUT SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATIONS; SPACE; SPHERES; SUPERSYMMETRY; SURFACES; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CATHODES; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SYMMETRY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.