Liquid xenon scintillation calorimetry and Xe optical properties

Author

Baldini, A. ; Bemporad, C. ; Cei, F. ; Doke, T. ; Grassi, M. ; Haruyama, T. ; Mihara, S. ; Mori, T. ; Nicolò, D. ; Nishiguchi, H. ; Ootani, W. ; Ozone, K. ; Papa, A. ; Pazzi, R. ; Sawada, R. ; Sergiampietri, F. ; Signorelli, G. ; Suzuki, S. ; Terasawa, K.

Author_Institution

INFN Pisa, Pisa Univ.

Volume

13

Issue

3

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

547

Lastpage

555

Abstract

The optical properties of liquid xenon (LXe) in the vacuum ultra violet (VUV), determining the performance of a scintillation calorimeter, are discussed in detail. The available data, measured in a wider spectral region from visible to UV light, and in a large range of Xe densities, from gas to liquid, are examined. It is shown that this information can be used for deriving the LXe optical properties in the VUV. A comparison is made with the few direct measurements in LXe for VUV light resulting from the LXe excitation by ionizing particles. A useful relation is obtained which connects the Rayleigh scattering length to the refractive index in LXe

Keywords

Rayleigh scattering; calorimetry; refractive index; ultraviolet spectra; xenon; Rayleigh scattering length; Xe; ionizing particles; liquid xenon scintillation calorimetry; optical properties; refractive index; vacuum ultraviolet; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Calorimetry; Ionizing radiation; Optical pulse shaping; Photonic crystals; Prototypes; Solid scintillation detectors; Stimulated emission; Xenon;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9878

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDEI.2006.1657967

Filename

1657967