Orateur
Prof.
Daniel McKinsey
(Yale University)
Description
Knowledge of the energy scales for nuclear recoil-induced signals is crucial for determining the sensitivity of any WIMP detector. I will present a number of experiments recently performed at Yale University to measure the nuclear recoil scintillation and ionization yields in liquid xenon, as well as the nuclear recoil scintillation yields in liquid argon and liquid neon. I will also describe recent successful development work on the doping of metastable krypton atoms into all three of these liquids, so as to calibrate the electronic recoil energy scale as a function of position.
Author
Prof.
Daniel McKinsey
(Yale University)
