TY - JOUR
T1 - Simultaneous measurement of phonons and scintillation light for active background rejection in the CRESST experiment
AU - Bravin, M.
AU - Bruckmayer, M.
AU - Frank, T.
AU - Giordano, S.
AU - Loidl, M.
AU - Meier, O.
AU - Meunier, P.
AU - Pergolesi, D.
AU - Pröbst, F.
AU - Seidel, W.
AU - Sisti, M.
AU - Di Stefano, P.
AU - Stodolsky, L.
AU - Uchaikin, S.
AU - Zerle, L.
PY - 2000/4/7
Y1 - 2000/4/7
N2 - We report on simultaneous detection of phonons and scintillation light using a cryogenic calorimeter composed of a scintillating CaWO4 crystal and a separate light detector, both instrumented with a tungsten superconducting phase transition thermometer operating at about 12 mK. Clear discrimination between electron and nuclear recoils was demonstrated by irradiating the detector with electrons, photons and neutrons. The shape of the nuclear recoil energy spectrum induced by the neutrons could be well reproduced by simulations.
AB - We report on simultaneous detection of phonons and scintillation light using a cryogenic calorimeter composed of a scintillating CaWO4 crystal and a separate light detector, both instrumented with a tungsten superconducting phase transition thermometer operating at about 12 mK. Clear discrimination between electron and nuclear recoils was demonstrated by irradiating the detector with electrons, photons and neutrons. The shape of the nuclear recoil energy spectrum induced by the neutrons could be well reproduced by simulations.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01371-6
DO - 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01371-6
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0033751188
VL - 444
SP - 323
EP - 326
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
IS - 1
T2 - 8th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD-8)
Y2 - 15 August 1999 through 20 August 1999
ER -