Quenching factor measurements of neon nuclei in neon gas

Balogh, L.; Beaufort, C.; Brossard, A.; Caron, J. -F.; Chapellier, M.; Coquillat, J. -M.; Corcoran, E.  C.; Crawford, S.; Dastgheibi Fard, A.; Deng, Y.; Dering, K.; Durnford, D.; Garrah, C.; Gerbier, G.; Giomataris, I.; Giroux, G.; Gorel, P.; Gros, M.; Gros, P.; Guillaudin, O.; Hoppe, E.  W.; Katsioulas, I.; Kelly, F.; Knights, P.; Kwon, L.; Langrock, S.; Lautridou, P.; Martin, R.  D.; Manthos, I.; Matthews, J.; Mols, J. -P.; Muraz, J. -F.; Neep, T.; Nikolopoulos, K.; O’Brien, P.; Piro, M. -C.; Samuleev, P.; Santos, D.; Savvidis, G.; Savvidis, I.; Vazquez de Sola Fernandez, F.; Vidal, M.; Ward, R.; Zampaolo, M.; An, P.; Awe, C.; Barbeau, P.; Hedges, S.; Li, L.; Runge, J.

doi:10.1103/physrevd.105.052004

Quenching factor measurements of neon nuclei in neon gas

Journal Article · Tue Mar 08 04:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Review. D.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.105.052004· OSTI ID:1907439

Balogh, L. ^[1]; Beaufort, C.; Brossard, A.; Caron, J. -F.; Chapellier, M.; Coquillat, J. -M.; Corcoran, E. C.; Crawford, S.; Dastgheibi Fard, A.; Deng, Y.; Dering, K.; Durnford, D.; Garrah, C.; Gerbier, G.; Giomataris, I.; Giroux, G.; Gorel, P.; Gros, M.; Gros, P.; Guillaudin, O. more »

UNC Chapel Hill

The NEWS-G collaboration uses spherical proportional counters (SPCs) to search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). Here, in this paper, we report the first measurements of the nuclear quenching factor in neon gas at 2 bar using an SPC deployed in a neutron beam at the TUNL facility. The energy-dependence of the nuclear quenching factor is modeled using a simple power law: $$αE^{β}_{nr}$$; we determine its parameters by simultaneously fitting the data collected with the detector over a range of energies. We measured the following parameters in Ne : CH₄ at 2 bar: α= 0.2801±0.0050 (fit) ±0.0045 (sys) and β=0.0867±0.020 (fit) ±0.006 (sys). Our measurements do not agree with expected values from SRIM or Lindhard theory. We demonstrated the feasibility of performing quenching factor measurements at sub-keV energies in gases using SPCs and a neutron beam.

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Research Organization:: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Contributing Organization:: NEWS-G Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-97ER41033

OSTI ID:: 1907439

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 105; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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