Abstract
We have studied the energy resolution, α / β ratio, temperature dependence of the scintillation properties, and the radioactive contamination of CaMoO4 crystal scintillators. We have also examined the use of pulse-shape discrimination to distinguish γ rays and α particles. A high sensitivity experiment to search for the 0 ν 2 β decay of 100Mo using CaMoO4 scintillators is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-345 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 584 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 11 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- CaMoO crystals
- Double beta decay
- Pulse-shape discrimination
- Radiopurity
- Scintillation detector