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The detection of low energy neutrons and gamma-rays by superfluid He-3, a potential dark matter detector. /
Bradley, D.I.; Follows, MR; Hayes, WM et al.
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 370, No. 1, 11.02.1996, p. 141-143.
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Bradley, DI, Follows, MR, Hayes, WM
& Sloan, T 1996, '
The detection of low energy neutrons and gamma-rays by superfluid He-3, a potential dark matter detector',
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 370, no. 1, pp. 141-143.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(95)01066-1
APA
Bradley, D. I., Follows, MR., Hayes, WM.
, & Sloan, T. (1996).
The detection of low energy neutrons and gamma-rays by superfluid He-3, a potential dark matter detector.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment,
370(1), 141-143.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(95)01066-1
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title = "The detection of low energy neutrons and gamma-rays by superfluid He-3, a potential dark matter detector",
abstract = "We have demonstrated in a pilot study using an existing experiment that superfluid He-3 at 100 mu K can be used as a nuclear recoil detector sensitive to neutron and gamma-ray interactions depositing energies down to a few hundred eV. The deposited energy is converted to He-3 quasiparticles which are detected by their effect on a vibrating wire resonator in the liquid. The system can be calibrated independently using a second vibrating wire as a heater but a convenient fixed point is provided by the exothermic reaction n + He-3(2) = p + H-3(1) + 764 keV. Given the great potential for improvement we propose that the system might make a sensitive WIMP detector.",
author = "D.I. Bradley and MR Follows and WM Hayes and T Sloan",
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AU - Bradley, D.I.
AU - Follows, MR
AU - Hayes, WM
AU - Sloan, T
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N2 - We have demonstrated in a pilot study using an existing experiment that superfluid He-3 at 100 mu K can be used as a nuclear recoil detector sensitive to neutron and gamma-ray interactions depositing energies down to a few hundred eV. The deposited energy is converted to He-3 quasiparticles which are detected by their effect on a vibrating wire resonator in the liquid. The system can be calibrated independently using a second vibrating wire as a heater but a convenient fixed point is provided by the exothermic reaction n + He-3(2) = p + H-3(1) + 764 keV. Given the great potential for improvement we propose that the system might make a sensitive WIMP detector.
AB - We have demonstrated in a pilot study using an existing experiment that superfluid He-3 at 100 mu K can be used as a nuclear recoil detector sensitive to neutron and gamma-ray interactions depositing energies down to a few hundred eV. The deposited energy is converted to He-3 quasiparticles which are detected by their effect on a vibrating wire resonator in the liquid. The system can be calibrated independently using a second vibrating wire as a heater but a convenient fixed point is provided by the exothermic reaction n + He-3(2) = p + H-3(1) + 764 keV. Given the great potential for improvement we propose that the system might make a sensitive WIMP detector.
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