2006/10/31 by S. Fiorucci, A. Benoı̂t, A. Benoit +45 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Biology #Computer science #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Identification (biology) #Interpretation (philosophy) #Particle physics #Physics #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.003
published as Astropart.Phys.28:143-153,2007
arxiv created 2007/05/10 · openalex publication_date 2007/05/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
This paper presents our interpretation and understanding of the different backgrounds in the EDELWEISS-I data sets. We analyze in detail the several populations observed, which include gammas, alphas, neutrons, thermal sensor events and surface events, and try to combine all data sets to provide a coherent picture of the nature and localisation of the background sources. In light of this interpretation, we draw conclusions regarding the background suppression scheme for the EDELWEISS-II phase.