Characterisation of low background CaWO$_4$ crystals for CRESST-III

Neutron Background Studies for the CRESST Dark Matter Experiment

The new detection concept applied for the direct WIMP search experiment CRESST II, which enables a clear discrimination between electron recoils and nuclear recoils, will leave neutrons as the main background. This background will soon limit the sensitivity of the experiment and therefore become an important issue for the next phase of CRESST. We have performed a study based on Monte Carlo simu...

III-nitride photonic crystals

DANG and the Background Characterisation of HFIR for PROSPECT

This work is a detailed report on the composition, operation, and findings of DANG, constructed to characterize the reactor-related radiation flux at ORNL’s HFIR in preparation for the future short baseline neutrino experiment, PROSPECT. The PROSPECT experiment aims to provide a precise measurement of the antineutrino flux and energy spectrum by taking multiple measurements 7-12 m from the core...

GluedCaWO4 Detectors for the CRESST-II Experiment

The Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers Phase II (CRESST-II) at the L.N.G.S in Italy is searching for Dark Matter using low-temperature calorimeters. These detectors allow to discriminate di erent particles by simultaneous measurement of phonons and scintillation light. The sensors used consist of superconducting tungsten thinlm thermometers, which measure the thermal ...

Characterisation of cDNA clones for rat muscle carbonic anhydrase III.

cDNA clones for rat muscle carbonic anhydrase III have been isolated from a lambda gt-11 library and sequenced. Comparison with human CAIII cDNA showed about 90% homology to rat. The rat clones were used to estimate mRNA from liver and muscle on Northern blots and showed that the sexual dimorphism of CAIII in rat liver relates to a difference in mRNA levels.