Imperial College London
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ProfessorNigelSmith

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7527n.j.t.smith CV

 
 
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1106Blackett LaboratorySouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

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@article{Kudryavtsev:2002:10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00167-0,
author = {Kudryavtsev, VA and Spooner, NJC and Lightfoot, PK and Roberts, JW and Lehner, MJ and Gamble, T and Carson, MJ and Lawson, TB and Luscher, R and McMillan, JE and Morgan, B and Paling, SM and Robinson, M and Tovey, DR and Smith, NJT and Smith, PF and Alner, GJ and Hart, SP and Lewin, JD and Preece, RM and Sumner, TJ and Jones, WG and Quenby, JJ and Ahmed, B and Bewick, A and Davidge, D and Dawson, JV and Howard, AS and Ivaniouchenkov, I and Joshi, MK and Lebedenko, V and Liubarsky, I and Barton, JC and Gerbier, G and Mallet, J and Mosca, L and Tao, C},
doi = {10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00167-0},
journal = {Astroparticle Physics},
pages = {401--408},
title = {Study and suppression of anomalous fast events in inorganic scintillators for dark matter searches},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00167-0},
volume = {17},
year = {2002}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The status of dark matter searches with inorganic scintillator detectors at Boulby mine is reviewed and the results of tests with a CsI(Tl) crystal are presented. The objectives of the latter experiment were to study anomalous fast events previously observed and to identify ways to remove this background. Clear indications were found that these events were due to surface contamination of crystals by alphas, probably from radon decay. A new array of unencapsulated NaI(Tl) crystals immersed either in liquid paraffin or pure nitrogen atmosphere is under construction at Boulby. Such an approach allows complete control of the surface of the crystals and the ability to remove any surface contamination. First data from the unencapsulated NaI(Tl) do not show the presence of anomalous fast events.
AU  - Kudryavtsev,VA
AU  - Spooner,NJC
AU  - Lightfoot,PK
AU  - Roberts,JW
AU  - Lehner,MJ
AU  - Gamble,T
AU  - Carson,MJ
AU  - Lawson,TB
AU  - Luscher,R
AU  - McMillan,JE
AU  - Morgan,B
AU  - Paling,SM
AU  - Robinson,M
AU  - Tovey,DR
AU  - Smith,NJT
AU  - Smith,PF
AU  - Alner,GJ
AU  - Hart,SP
AU  - Lewin,JD
AU  - Preece,RM
AU  - Sumner,TJ
AU  - Jones,WG
AU  - Quenby,JJ
AU  - Ahmed,B
AU  - Bewick,A
AU  - Davidge,D
AU  - Dawson,JV
AU  - Howard,AS
AU  - Ivaniouchenkov,I
AU  - Joshi,MK
AU  - Lebedenko,V
AU  - Liubarsky,I
AU  - Barton,JC
AU  - Gerbier,G
AU  - Mallet,J
AU  - Mosca,L
AU  - Tao,C
DO  - 10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00167-0
EP  - 408
PY  - 2002///
SN  - 0927-6505
SP  - 401
TI  - Study and suppression of anomalous fast events in inorganic scintillators for dark matter searches
T2  - Astroparticle Physics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00167-0
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/63580
VL  - 17
ER  -
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