TY - JOUR
T1 - Scintillation and ionization yields produced by α-particles in high-density gaseous xenon
AU - Kusano, H.
AU - Ishikawa, T.
AU - Lopes, J. A M
AU - Miyajima, M.
AU - Shibamura, E.
AU - Hasebe, Nobuyuki
PY - 2012/8/11
Y1 - 2012/8/11
N2 - The average numbers of scintillation photons and liberated electrons produced by 5.49-MeV α-particles were measured in high-density gaseous xenon. The density range is 0.12-1.32 g/cm 3 for scintillation measurements at zero electric field, and 0.12-1.03 g/cm 3 for the scintillation and ionization measurements under various electric fields. The density dependence of scintillation yield at zero electric field was observed. The Ws-value, which is defined as the average energy expended per photon, increases with density and becomes almost constant in the density range above 1.0 g/cm 3. Anti-correlations between average numbers of scintillation photons and liberated electrons were found to vary with density. It was also found that the total number of scintillation photons and liberated electrons decreases with increasing density. Several possible reasons for the variation in scintillation and ionization yields with density are discussed.
AB - The average numbers of scintillation photons and liberated electrons produced by 5.49-MeV α-particles were measured in high-density gaseous xenon. The density range is 0.12-1.32 g/cm 3 for scintillation measurements at zero electric field, and 0.12-1.03 g/cm 3 for the scintillation and ionization measurements under various electric fields. The density dependence of scintillation yield at zero electric field was observed. The Ws-value, which is defined as the average energy expended per photon, increases with density and becomes almost constant in the density range above 1.0 g/cm 3. Anti-correlations between average numbers of scintillation photons and liberated electrons were found to vary with density. It was also found that the total number of scintillation photons and liberated electrons decreases with increasing density. Several possible reasons for the variation in scintillation and ionization yields with density are discussed.
KW - High-density xenon
KW - Ionization yield
KW - Quenching
KW - Scintillation yield
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2012.04.074
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2012.04.074
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861213349
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 683
SP - 40
EP - 45
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
ER -