Test of CsI(Tl) crystals for the dark matter search

H. J. Kim; H. J. Ahn; S. K. Kim; E. Won; T. Y. Kim; Y. D. Kim; M. H. Lee; J. S. Chai; J. H. Ha

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00796-8

Test of CsI(Tl) crystals for the dark matter search

H. J. Kim, H. J. Ahn, S. K. Kim, E. Won, T. Y. Kim, Y. D. Kim, M. H. Lee, J. S. Chai, J. H. Ha

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Searches for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) can be based on the detection of nuclear recoil energy in CsI(Tl) crystals. We demonstrate that low-energy gamma rays down to a few keV are detected with CsI(Tl) crystal detector. A clear peak at 6 keV is observed using an X-ray source. Good energy resolution and linearity have been achieved down to the X-ray region. In addition, we also show that alpha particles and gamma rays can be clearly separated using the different time characteristics of the crystal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-475
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	457
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00796-8
Publication status	Published - 2001 Jan 21
Externally published	Yes

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This work is supported by the Korean Ministry of Education under grant number BSRI 1998-015-D00078. Y.D. Kim wishes to acknowledge the financial support of the Korean Research Foundation made in the program year of 1998.

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