Germanium response to sub-keV nuclear recoils: A multipronged experimental characterization
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.2021Vol. 103(12)
Citations Over TimeTop 1% of 2021 papers
Abstract
To properly interpret scintillation data produced by nuclear recoils (NR), one requires knowledge of so-called quenching factors that relate the observed energy to electron recoils of the same kinetic energy. An accurate understanding of QFs is essential to make sense of the data. In the present paper, the authors report on an ambitious and painstaking experimental determination of QFs for germanium, a material widely used in dark matter and neutrino experiments. The study finds significant deviations from the predictions of the most popular theoretical model used to compute QFs, illustrating the importance of this work.
Related Papers
- → The occurrence of germanium in blende(1955)15 cited
- → The Germanium-Oxygen System(1954)12 cited
- Study on Reducing Iron in Germanium Concentrate to Increase Germanium Grade(2009)
- → ChemInform Abstract: NEW METASTABLE GERMANIUM MODIFICATIONS OF ALLO‐GERMANIUM AND 4H‐GERMANIUM FROM LITHIUM‐GERMANIUM (LI7GE12)(1983)
- Growth of Iridium on Germanium(111) and Germanium(110) and Growth of Silver on Germanium(111), Germanium(110), and Germanium(001) Studied by Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(2012)