Measurement of the quenching and channeling effects in a CsI crystal used for a WIMP search

  • J. H. Lee
  • , G. B. Kim
  • , I. S. Seong
  • , B. H. Kim
  • , J. H. Kim
  • , J. Li
  • , J. W. Park
  • , J. K. Lee
  • , K. W. Kim
  • , H. Bhang
  • , S. C. Kim
  • , Seonho Choi
  • , J. H. Choi
  • , H. W. Joo
  • , S. J. Lee
  • , S. L. Olsen
  • , S. S. Myung
  • , S. K. Kim
  • , Y. D. Kim
  • , W. G. Kang
  • J. H. So, H. J. Kim, H. S. Lee, I. S. Hahn, D. S. Leonard, J. Li, Y. J. Li, Q. Yue, X. R. Li

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Abstract

We have studied channeling effects in a cesium iodide (CsI) crystal that is similar in composition to the ones being used in a search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) dark matter candidates, and measured its energy-dependent quenching factor, the relative scintillation yield for electron and nuclear recoils. The experimental results are reproduced with a GEANT4 simulation that includes a model of the scintillation efficiency as a function of electronic stopping power. We present the measured and simulated quenching factors and the estimated effects of channeling.

Keywords

  • Channeling effect CsI(Tl)
  • GEANT4
  • MARLOWE
  • Modified Birks' formula
  • Quenching factor

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