Ionization yield from nuclear recoils in liquid-xenon dark matter detection

Mu, Wei; Ji, Xiangdong

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.07.013

Title: Ionization yield from nuclear recoils in liquid-xenon dark matter detection

Authors:: Mu, Wei; Ji, Xiangdong

Publication Date:: Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1250255

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Astroparticle Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Astroparticle Physics Journal Volume: 62 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-6505

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Mu, Wei, and Ji, Xiangdong. Ionization yield from nuclear recoils in liquid-xenon dark matter detection.  Netherlands: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Mu, Wei, & Ji, Xiangdong. Ionization yield from nuclear recoils in liquid-xenon dark matter detection.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.07.013

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                    Mu, Wei, and Ji, Xiangdong. Sun .  
"Ionization yield from nuclear recoils in liquid-xenon dark matter detection".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.07.013.

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Scintillation efficiency and ionization yield of liquid xenon for monoenergetic nuclear recoils down to 4 keV journal, February 2010

Effect of density on the total ionization yields in X-irradiated argon, krypton, and xenon journal, June 1977

Review of mathematics, numerical factors, and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil journal, December 1996

Properties of liquid xenon scintillation for dark matter searches journal, October 2005

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A coherent understanding of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid xenon journal, September 2010

Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics journal, April 2013

NEST: a comprehensive model for scintillation yield in liquid xenon journal, October 2011

Average energy expended per ion pair in liquid xenon journal, November 1975

LET dependence of scintillation yields in liquid xenon journal, January 2001

Fermi-shuttle type multiple electron scattering in atomic collisions journal, May 2005

Simultaneous Measurement of Ionization and Scintillation from Nuclear Recoils in Liquid Xenon for a Dark Matter Experiment journal, August 2006

The cryogenic system for the Panda-X dark matter search experiment journal, January 2013

X-Radiolysis Ion Yields and Electron Ranges in Liquid Xenon, Krypton, and Argon: Effect of Electric Field Strength journal, March 1973

Observation of anticorrelation between scintillation and ionization for MeV gamma rays in liquid xenon journal, July 2007

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Design and performance of the XENON10 dark matter experiment journal, April 2011

Interplay between scintillation and ionization in liquid xenon Dark Matter searches journal, October 2011

On the Theory of Recombination journal, December 1940

Free-ion yield and electron-ion recombination rate in liquid xenon journal, November 1995

SRIM – The stopping and range of ions in matter (2010) journal, June 2010

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Charge Transport in Solid and Liquid Ar, Kr, and Xe journal, February 1968

XMASS detector journal, July 2013

Initial Recombination of Ions journal, October 1938

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Detectability of certain dark-matter candidates journal, June 1985

The average energies, W, required to form an ion pair in liquefied rare gases journal, January 1974

Performance of a liquid xenon ionization chamber irradiated with electrons and gamma-rays journal, April 1991

Reply to ‘Comments on “Liquid xenon ionization and scintillation studies for a totally active-vector electromagnetic calorimeter”’ journal, July 1995

Stopping powers of rare gases for 40-200 keV rare-gas ions journal, December 1981

On a modification of jaffé's theory of column-ionization journal, October 1952

Charge collection efficiency in ionization chambers operating in the recombination and saturation regimes journal, June 2009

Scintillation efficiency for low energy nuclear recoils in liquid xenon dark matter detectors journal, February 2015

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment journal, March 2013

Liquid xenon ionization and scintillation studies for a totally active-vector electromagnetic calorimeter journal, December 1992

Absolute Scintillation Yields in Liquid Argon and Xenon for Various Particles journal, March 2002

Nuclear recoil energy scale in liquid xenon with application to the direct detection of dark matter journal, March 2011

Scintillation efficiency and ionization yield of liquid xenon for monoenergetic nuclear recoils down to 4 keV
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Properties of liquid xenon scintillation for dark matter searches
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Recombination of electron-ion pairs in liquid argon and liquid xenon
journal, July 1987

Total ionization in gases by high-energy particles: An appraisal of our understanding
journal, April 1961

A coherent understanding of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid xenon
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Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics
journal, April 2013

NEST: a comprehensive model for scintillation yield in liquid xenon
journal, October 2011

Average energy expended per ion pair in liquid xenon
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LET dependence of scintillation yields in liquid xenon
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Fermi-shuttle type multiple electron scattering in atomic collisions
journal, May 2005

Simultaneous Measurement of Ionization and Scintillation from Nuclear Recoils in Liquid Xenon for a Dark Matter Experiment
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The cryogenic system for the Panda-X dark matter search experiment
journal, January 2013

X-Radiolysis Ion Yields and Electron Ranges in Liquid Xenon, Krypton, and Argon: Effect of Electric Field Strength
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Observation of anticorrelation between scintillation and ionization for MeV gamma rays in liquid xenon
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The XENON100 dark matter experiment
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Design and performance of the XENON10 dark matter experiment
journal, April 2011

Interplay between scintillation and ionization in liquid xenon Dark Matter searches
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On the Theory of Recombination
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Free-ion yield and electron-ion recombination rate in liquid xenon
journal, November 1995

SRIM – The stopping and range of ions in matter (2010)
journal, June 2010

Comments on “liquid xenon ionization and scintillation studies for a totally active-vector electromagnetic calorimeter”
journal, January 1995

Charge Transport in Solid and Liquid Ar, Kr, and Xe
journal, February 1968

XMASS detector
journal, July 2013

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Detectability of certain dark-matter candidates
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The average energies, W, required to form an ion pair in liquefied rare gases
journal, January 1974

Performance of a liquid xenon ionization chamber irradiated with electrons and gamma-rays
journal, April 1991

Reply to ‘Comments on “Liquid xenon ionization and scintillation studies for a totally active-vector electromagnetic calorimeter”’
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journal, December 1981

On a modification of jaffé's theory of column-ionization
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journal, February 2015

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