Proposed low-energy absolute calibration of nuclear recoils in a dual-phase noble element TPC using D-D neutron scattering kinematics

J. R. Verbus; C. A. Rhyne; D. C. Malling; M. Genecov; S. Ghosh; A. G. Moskowitz; S. Chan; J. J. Chapman; L. de Viveiros; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; D. Q. Huang; M. Pangilinan; W. C. Taylor; R. J. Gaitskell

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Proposed low-energy absolute calibration of nuclear recoils in a dual-phase noble element TPC using D-D neutron scattering kinematics

J. R. Verbus, C. A. Rhyne, D. C. Malling, M. Genecov, S. Ghosh, A. G. Moskowitz, S. Chan, J. J. Chapman, L. de Viveiros, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, D. Q. Huang, M. Pangilinan, W. C. Taylor, R. J. Gaitskell

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We propose a new technique for the calibration of nuclear recoils in large noble element dual-phase time projection chambers used to search for WIMP dark matter in the local galactic halo. This technique provides an insitu measurement of the low-energy nuclear recoil response of the target media using the measured scattering angle between multiple neutron interactions within the detector volume. The low-energy reach and reduced systematics of this calibration have particular significance for the low-mass WIMP sensitivity of several leading dark matter experiments. Multiple strategies for improving this calibration technique are discussed, including the creation of a new type of quasi-monoenergetic neutron source with a minimum possible peak energy of 272 keV. We report results from a time-of-flight-based measurement of the neutron energy spectrum produced by an Adelphi Technology, Inc. DD108 neutron generator, confirming its suitability for the proposed nuclear recoil calibration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	68-81
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	851
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.01.053
State	Published - Apr 11 2017

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Verbus, J. R., Rhyne, C. A., Malling, D. C., Genecov, M., Ghosh, S., Moskowitz, A. G., Chan, S., Chapman, J. J., de Viveiros, L., Faham, C. H., Fiorucci, S., Huang, D. Q., Pangilinan, M., Taylor, W. C., & Gaitskell, R. J. (2017). Proposed low-energy absolute calibration of nuclear recoils in a dual-phase noble element TPC using D-D neutron scattering kinematics. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 851, 68-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.01.053

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Proposed low-energy absolute calibration of nuclear recoils in a dual-phase noble element TPC using D-D neutron scattering kinematics. / Verbus, J. R.; Rhyne, C. A.; Malling, D. C. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 851, 11.04.2017, p. 68-81.

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Verbus JR, Rhyne CA, Malling DC, Genecov M, Ghosh S, Moskowitz AG et al. Proposed low-energy absolute calibration of nuclear recoils in a dual-phase noble element TPC using D-D neutron scattering kinematics. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2017 Apr 11;851:68-81. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2017.01.053

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