Author/Authors :
Argyriades، نويسنده , , J. and Arnold، نويسنده , , R. and Augier، نويسنده , , C. and Baker، نويسنده , , J. and Barabash، نويسنده , , A.S. and Bongrand، نويسنده , , M. and Broudin-Bay، نويسنده , , G. and Brudanin، نويسنده , , V.B. and Caffrey، نويسنده , , A.J. and Cebri?n، نويسنده , , S. and Chapon، نويسنده , , A. and Chauveau، نويسنده , , E. and Dafni، نويسنده , , Th. and Daraktchieva، نويسنده , , Z. and D?az، نويسنده , , J. and Du، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We have constructed a GEANT4-based detailed software model of photon transport in plastic scintillator blocks and have used it to study the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO calorimeters employed in experiments designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. We compare our simulations to measurements using conversion electrons from a calibration source of 207Bi and show that the agreement is improved if wavelength-dependent properties of the calorimeter are taken into account. In this article, we briefly describe our modeling approach and results of our studies.
Keywords :
Scintillation , GEANT 4 , Optical photon transport , Photomultiplier , Double beta decay , Plastic scintillators
