Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1770454 | Astroparticle Physics | 2016 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Neutrons are a particularly dangerous background for direct WIMP dark matter searches; their nuclear recoils with the target nuclei are often indistinguishable from nuclear recoils produced by WIMP-nuclear collisions. In this study, we explore the concept of a liquid scintillator neutron veto detector that would allow direct dark matter detectors to potentially reject neutrons with greater than 99% efficiency. Here we outline the construction and testing of a small prototype detector and the potential implications of this technology for future dark matter detectors.
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Authors
S. Westerdale, E. Shields, F. Calaprice,