DocumentCode :
756841
Title :
Investigation of 
Crystals as Scintillating Absorbers for Direct Dark Matter Search Experiments
Author :
Bavykina, Irina ; Angloher, Godehard ; Hauff, Dieter ; Pantic, Emilija ; Petricca, Federica ; Proebst, Franz ; Seidel, Wolfgang ; Stodolsky, Leo
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Phys. (Werner-Heisenberg- Inst.), Munich
Volume :
55
Issue :
3
fYear :
2008
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1449
Lastpage :
1452
Abstract :
A high light yield at low temperatures is one of the key criteria in the choice of scintillating target crystals for the CRESST-II dark matter search. We perform a feasibility study on ZnWO4 crystals as scintillating targets for the CRESST-II experiment. The light yield and the quenching factors of at mK temperatures are given for the first time.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; dark matter; solid scintillation detectors; zinc compounds; CRESST detector module; Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers; WIMP event rate; ZnWO4; dark matter search; quenching factors; scintillating absorbers; scintillating target crystals; weakly interacting massive particles; Cryogenics; Crystals; Event detection; Phonons; Silicon radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Superconducting films; Superconducting transition temperature; Temperature sensors; Tungsten; Dark matter; light yield; low temperature detectors; quenching factor; silicon radiation detector; superconducting films; zinc tungstate;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2008.922809
Filename :
4545072
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