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Title: Modeling pulse characteristics in Xenon with NEST

Abstract

In this paper, a comprehensive model for describing the characteristics of pulsed signals, generated by particle interactions in xenon detectors, is presented. An emphasis is laid on two-phase time projection chambers, but the models presented are also applicable to single phase detectors. In order to simulate the pulse shape due to primary scintillation light, the effects of the ratio of singlet and triplet dimer state populations, as well as their corresponding decay times, and the recombination time are incorporated into the model. In a two phase time projection chamber, when simulating the pulse caused by electroluminescence light, the ionization electron mean free path in gas, the drift velocity, singlet and triplet decay times, diffusion constants, and the electron trapping time, have been implemented. Finally, this modeling has been incorporated into a complete software package, which realistically simulates the expected pulse shapes for these types of detectors.

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 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
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  1. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
OSTI Identifier:
1454528
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0000979; FG02-91ER40674
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; scintillators; scintillation and light emission processes; solid, gas and liquid scintillators; simulation methods and programs; noble liquid detectors; scintillation; ionization; double-phase; Dark Matter detectors; WIMPs; axions

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Mock, J., Barry, N., Kazkaz, K., Stolp, D., Szydagis, M., Tripathi, M., Uvarov, S., Woods, M., and Walsh, N. Modeling pulse characteristics in Xenon with NEST. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/T04002.
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Mock, J., Barry, N., Kazkaz, K., Stolp, D., Szydagis, M., Tripathi, M., Uvarov, S., Woods, M., & Walsh, N. Modeling pulse characteristics in Xenon with NEST. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/T04002
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Mock, J., Barry, N., Kazkaz, K., Stolp, D., Szydagis, M., Tripathi, M., Uvarov, S., Woods, M., and Walsh, N. Thu . "Modeling pulse characteristics in Xenon with NEST". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/T04002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1454528.
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@article{osti_1454528,
title = {Modeling pulse characteristics in Xenon with NEST},
author = {Mock, J. and Barry, N. and Kazkaz, K. and Stolp, D. and Szydagis, M. and Tripathi, M. and Uvarov, S. and Woods, M. and Walsh, N.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, a comprehensive model for describing the characteristics of pulsed signals, generated by particle interactions in xenon detectors, is presented. An emphasis is laid on two-phase time projection chambers, but the models presented are also applicable to single phase detectors. In order to simulate the pulse shape due to primary scintillation light, the effects of the ratio of singlet and triplet dimer state populations, as well as their corresponding decay times, and the recombination time are incorporated into the model. In a two phase time projection chamber, when simulating the pulse caused by electroluminescence light, the ionization electron mean free path in gas, the drift velocity, singlet and triplet decay times, diffusion constants, and the electron trapping time, have been implemented. Finally, this modeling has been incorporated into a complete software package, which realistically simulates the expected pulse shapes for these types of detectors.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/9/04/T04002},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 4,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}
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