Light Output and Pulse Shape Properties of Cryogenic Nai Scintillation Crystals for Dark Matter Searches
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Results of tests on NaI scintillation crystals operated at cryogenic temperatures are described. Crystals grown using both the Bridgeman-Stockbarger and Czochralski techniques were tested. Light output and scintillation pulse shape properties are assessed as functions of temperature using gamma and 252 Cf neutron sources and the results are interpreted with a view to optimising detector performance.
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