Characterization of the Xenon-10 Dark Matter Detector with regard to electric field and light response

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dc.contributor.advisorOberlack, Uween_US
dc.creatorGomez, Roman G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T21:07:06Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T21:07:06Zen_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.description.abstractElectrostatic and Monte Carlo Simulations of the Xenon-10 Dark Matter Detector were carried out. Electrostatic simulations led to optimization of the charge sensitive region through proper determination of resistor chain values for the field shaping wires and through maximization of the charge sensitive region by reducing areas of charge loss. These simulations also led to identification of problem regions which would otherwise hindered detector calibration and data analysis. Monte Carlo simulations of the light response for both primary and secondary scintillation light were instrumental in position reconstruction in the gas phase of the detector and in the identification of events occurring inside the problem regions found in the electrostatic simulations. Data comparison with Activated Xenon (131Xe) with its gamma ray feature at 164 keV and isotropic event distribution showed good agreement with simulated data.en_US
dc.format.extent79 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2007 GOMEZen_US
dc.identifier.citationGomez, Roman G.. "Characterization of the Xenon-10 Dark Matter Detector with regard to electric field and light response." (2007) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/20507">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/20507</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/20507en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.subjectParticle physicsen_US
dc.subjectElementary particlesen_US
dc.subjectHigh energy physicsen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of the Xenon-10 Dark Matter Detector with regard to electric field and light responseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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