Growth of ultra-high purity NaI(Tl) crystals for dark matter searches
B. Suerfu, M. Wada, Winston Peloso, Michael Souza, Frank Calaprice, Joshua Tower, Guido Ciampi
Abstract
Using the vertical Bridgman technique, the authors demonstrate that ultra-high purity NaI(Tl) crystals can be grown free from contamination. Such crystals can be employed to search for potential dark matter signals with higher sensitivity
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Dark matterSensitivity (control systems)PhysicsDark currentAnalytical Chemistry (journal)OpticsMaterials scienceAstrophysicsChemistryEnvironmental chemistryDetectorElectronic engineeringEngineeringDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaRandom lasers and scattering mediaQuantum Information and Cryptography