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TeO $_2$测辐射热计中α和β/γ相互作用的鉴别

Discrimination of alpha and beta/gamma interactions in a TeO$_2$ bolometer

J. W. Beeman, F. Bellini, L. Cardani, N. Casali, I. Dafinei, S. Di Domizio, F. Ferroni, F. Orio, G. Pessina, S. Pirro, C. Tomei, M. Vignati

摘要:

TeO $_2$晶体在许多方面都被证明是寻找无中微子双β衰变的极好的测辐射热计。然而,如果单独使用,它们不会表现出任何允许区分α能量沉积物与β/γ能量沉积物的特征。这一事实限制了他们拒绝天然放射性背景的能力,并最终影响了搜索的灵敏度。在本文中,我们显示的TeO $_2$晶体的结果,在符合其测热热信号,也记录的发光光逃逸的晶体。结果表明,我们能够测量β/γ粒子产生的光,这可以解释为由于切伦科夫发射。没有从α粒子中检测到光,允许拒绝这种背景源。

英文摘要:

TeO$_2$ crystals have proven to be superb bolometers for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay in many respects. However, if used alone, they do not exhibit any feature that allows to discriminate an alpha energy deposit from a beta/gamma one. This fact limits their ability to reject the background due to natural radioactivity and eventually affects the sensitivity of the search. In this paper we show the results of a TeO$_2$ crystal where, in coincidence with its bolometric heat signal, also the luminescence light escaping the crystal is recorded. The results show that we are able to measure the light produced by beta/gamma particles, which can be explained as due to Cerenkov emission. No light is detected from alpha particles, allowing the rejection of this background source.

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