A liquid xenon ionization chamber in an all-fluoropolymer vessel

A novel technique has been developed to build vessels for liquid xenon ionization detectors entirely out of ultra-clean fluoropolymer. We describe the advantages in terms of low radioactivity contamination, provide some details of the construction techniques, and show the energy resolution achieved...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2006-11
Main Authors: Collaboration, EXO, LePort, F, Pocar, A, Bartoszek, L, DeVoe, R, Fierlinger, P, Flatt, B, Gratta, G, Green, M, Koffas, T, M Montero Diez, Neilson, R, O'Sullivan, K, Waldman, S, Wodin, J, Woisard, D, Baussan, E, Breidenbach, M, Conley, R, Fairbank, W, Farine, J, Hall, C, Hall, K, Hallman, D, Hargrove, C, Hodgson, J, Jeng, S, Leonard, D S, Mackay, D, Martin, Y, Odian, A, Ounalli, L, Piepke, A, Prescott, C Y, Rowson, P C, Skarpaas, K, Schenker, D, Sinclair, D, Stekhanov, V, Strickland, V, Virtue, C, J -L Vuilleumier, J -M Vuilleumier, Wamba, K, Weber, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clean energy
Energy resolution
Fluoropolymers
Ionization chambers
Ionization counters
Vessels
Xenon
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Summary:A novel technique has been developed to build vessels for liquid xenon ionization detectors entirely out of ultra-clean fluoropolymer. We describe the advantages in terms of low radioactivity contamination, provide some details of the construction techniques, and show the energy resolution achieved with a prototype all-fluoropolymer ionization detector.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0611183