Observation of primary scintillations in the visible range in liquid argon doped with methane

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Observation of primary scintillations in the visible range in liquid argon doped with methane. / Bondar, A.; Borisova, E.; Buzulutskov, A. et al.

In: Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 15, No. 6, C06053, 01.06.2020.

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title = "Observation of primary scintillations in the visible range in liquid argon doped with methane",

abstract = "Neutron veto detector based on liquid scintillator containing hydrogen atoms is an integral part of any underground experiment for dark matter search. So far, a flammable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons was used as a liquid scintillator in such detectors. A safe alternative might be a liquid scintillator based on liquid argon doped with methane. In this work, we have studied the primary scintillations in pure liquid argon and its mixtures with methane, the CH4 content varying from 100 ppm to 5%. The primary scintillations have for the first time been observed in liquid argon doped with methane, in the visible and near infrared range, and their relative light yields have been measured as a function of the CH4 content.",

keywords = "axions, Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, double-phase), etc.), fast neutrons), gas and liquid scintillators), ionization, Neutron detectors (cold, Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, Scintillators, thermal, Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase), Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators), Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.), Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons)",

author = "A. Bondar and E. Borisova and A. Buzulutskov and E. Frolov and V. Nosov and V. Oleynikov and A. Sokolov",

year = "2020",

month = jun,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/C06053",

language = "English",

volume = "15",

journal = "Journal of Instrumentation",

issn = "1748-0221",

publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd.",

number = "6",

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AU - Bondar, A.

AU - Borisova, E.

AU - Buzulutskov, A.

AU - Frolov, E.

AU - Nosov, V.

AU - Oleynikov, V.

AU - Sokolov, A.

PY - 2020/6/1

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N2 - Neutron veto detector based on liquid scintillator containing hydrogen atoms is an integral part of any underground experiment for dark matter search. So far, a flammable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons was used as a liquid scintillator in such detectors. A safe alternative might be a liquid scintillator based on liquid argon doped with methane. In this work, we have studied the primary scintillations in pure liquid argon and its mixtures with methane, the CH4 content varying from 100 ppm to 5%. The primary scintillations have for the first time been observed in liquid argon doped with methane, in the visible and near infrared range, and their relative light yields have been measured as a function of the CH4 content.

AB - Neutron veto detector based on liquid scintillator containing hydrogen atoms is an integral part of any underground experiment for dark matter search. So far, a flammable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons was used as a liquid scintillator in such detectors. A safe alternative might be a liquid scintillator based on liquid argon doped with methane. In this work, we have studied the primary scintillations in pure liquid argon and its mixtures with methane, the CH4 content varying from 100 ppm to 5%. The primary scintillations have for the first time been observed in liquid argon doped with methane, in the visible and near infrared range, and their relative light yields have been measured as a function of the CH4 content.

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KW - Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs

KW - double-phase)

KW - etc.)

KW - fast neutrons)

KW - gas and liquid scintillators)

KW - ionization

KW - Neutron detectors (cold

KW - Noble liquid detectors (scintillation

KW - scintillation and light emission processes (solid

KW - Scintillators

KW - thermal

KW - Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)

KW - Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators)

KW - Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.)

KW - Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons)

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