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Apr 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002apphl..80.3009b&link_type=abstract
Applied Physics Letters, Volume 80, Issue 16, id. 3009 (2002).
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Neutron Sources, Neutrino, Muon, Pion, And Other Elementary Particle Detectors, Cosmic Ray Detectors, Gas-Filled Counters: Ionization Chambers, Proportional, And Avalanche Counters, Scintillation Detectors, Other Particles
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A table-top plasma focus device is shown to be an ideal neutron source for the calibration and characterization of dark matter detectors and has been optimized to produce a maximum yield of 2.0×107 neutrons per shot. The interaction of energetic neutrons is similar to that expected from weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs)-a favored candidate for the dominant component of dark matter in the universe. The weak interaction of a neutron with liquid xenon gas was measured in a prototype xenon two-phase detector. We have developed a detector system in which both the primary scintillation and ionization from the initial interaction can be detected. Both measurements are critical for identifying WIMP's.
Beg F. N.
Bewick A.
Dangor A. E.
Davidge David
Dawson James
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