Calibration of a liquid xenon detector withKr<mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/>83m

2009/05/31 by L. Kastens, L. W. Kastens, S. B. Cahn +2 · 72 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Atomic physics #Calibration #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Detector #Nuclear physics #Optics #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #Scintillation #Xenon #astro-ph.IM #hep-ex #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.80.045809

published in Physical Review C 80(4) (American Institute of Physics) · Minor edits to match published version

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Abstract

We report the preparation of a ⁸³Kr^m source and its use in calibrating a liquid xenon detector. ⁸³Kr^m atoms were produced through the decay of ⁸³Rb and introduced into liquid xenon. Decaying ⁸³Kr^m nuclei were detected through liquid xenon scintillation. Conversion electrons with energies of 9.4 and 32.1 keV from the decay of ⁸³Kr^m were observed. This calibration source will allow the characterization of the response of noble liquid detectors at low energies. ⁸³Kr^m may also be useful for measuring fluid flow dynamics, both to understand purification in noble liquid-based particle detectors, as well as for studies of classical and quantum turbulence in superfluid helium.

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