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Low-threshold response of a scintillating xenon bubble chamber to nuclear and electronic recoils
Physical review. D, v 111(3), 032002
Feb 2025
Abstract
<p>A device filled with pure xenon first demonstrated the ability to operate simultaneously as a bubble chamber and scintillation detector in 2017. Initial results from data taken at thermodynamic thresholds down to 4keV showed sensitivity to 20 keV nuclear recoils with no observable bubble nucleation by gamma-ray interactions. This paper presents results from further operation of the same device at thermodynamic thresholds as low as 0.50 keV, hardware limited. The bubble chamber has now been shown to have sensitivity to 1 keV nuclear recoils while remaining insensitive to bubble nucleation by gamma-rays. A data- driven calibration of the chamber's nuclear recoil nucleation response, as a function of nuclear recoil energy and thermodynamic state, is presented. Stringent upper limits are established for the probability of bubble nucleation by gamma-ray-induced Auger cascades, with a limit of < 1.1 x 10(-6) set at 0.50 keV, the lowest thermodynamic threshold explored.</p>
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- Title
- Low-threshold response of a scintillating xenon bubble chamber to nuclear and electronic recoils
- Creators
- E. Alfonso-Pita - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoE. Behnke - Indiana University South BendM. Bressler - Drexel UniversityB. Broerman - Queen's UniversityK. Clark - Queen's UniversityR. CoppejansJ. Corbett - Queen's UniversityM. Crisler - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryC. E. Dahl - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryK. Dering - Queen's UniversityA. de St. Croix - Queen's UniversityD. Durnford - University of AlbertaP. GiampaJ. HallO. Harris - Northeastern Illinois UniversityH. Hawley-Herrera - Queen's UniversityN. Lamb - Drexel UniversityM. Laurin - Université de MontréalI. Levine - Indiana University South BendW. H. Lippincott - University of California, Santa BarbaraR. Neilson - Drexel UniversityM.-C. Piro - University of AlbertaD. Pyda - Drexel UniversityZ. ShengG. Sweeney - Queen's UniversityE. Vázquez-Jáuregui - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoS. Westerdale - University of California, RiversideT. J. Whitis - University of California, Santa BarbaraA. Wright - Queen's UniversityJ. ZhangR. Zhang - University of California, Santa BarbaraA. Zuñiga-Reyes - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoSBC Collaboration
- Publication Details
- Physical review. D, v 111(3), 032002
- Publisher
- AMER PHYSICAL SOC; COLLEGE PK
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDepartment of Energy Office of Science Graduate Instrumentation Research AwardNSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral program
Research Institute and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) . We also thank the Digital Research Alliance of Canada [45] and the Centre for Advanced Computing, ACENET, Calcul Quebec, Compute Ontario, and WestGrid for computational support. The work of M. Bressler was supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Instrumentation Research Award. The work of D. Durnford and A. de St. Croix was additionally supported by the NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral program.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001427426700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85217770152
- Other Identifier
- 991022027422804721
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- Astronomy & Astrophysics
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