XENON100 Detector Upgrade: Gamma Backgrounds
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Research and development of the XENON100 Detector Upgrade is motivated by the search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). The purpose of this upgrade is to lower the overall background significantly and to double the fiducial volume while increasing the fiducial to total volume ratio in order to increase the efficiency of the detector. Monte Carlo simulations using Geant4 were used to simulate gamma ray radiation in detector construction materials. Various fiducial volume cuts were applied in order to minimize overall background levels.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009