The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: Performance study using an end-to-end simulation tool
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present results from a GEANT4-based Monte Carlo tool for end-to-end simulations of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment.
ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase detector which measures both the scintillation light and the ionisation charge generated in liquid xenon by
interacting particles and radiation. The software models the instrument response to radioactive backgrounds and calibration sources,
including the generation, ray-tracing and detection of the primary and secondary scintillations in liquid and gaseous xenon, and subsequent
processing by data acquisition electronics. A flexible user interface allows easy modification of detector parameters at run time.
Realistic datasets can be produced to help with data analysis, an example of which is the position reconstruction algorithm developed
from simulated data. We present a range of simulation results confirming the original design sensitivity of a few times 108 pb to the
WIMP-nucleon cross-section.
ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase detector which measures both the scintillation light and the ionisation charge generated in liquid xenon by
interacting particles and radiation. The software models the instrument response to radioactive backgrounds and calibration sources,
including the generation, ray-tracing and detection of the primary and secondary scintillations in liquid and gaseous xenon, and subsequent
processing by data acquisition electronics. A flexible user interface allows easy modification of detector parameters at run time.
Realistic datasets can be produced to help with data analysis, an example of which is the position reconstruction algorithm developed
from simulated data. We present a range of simulation results confirming the original design sensitivity of a few times 108 pb to the
WIMP-nucleon cross-section.
Date Issued
2006-09-01
Date Acceptance
2006-05-28
Citation
Astroparticle Physics, 2006, 26 (2), pp.140-153
ISSN
1873-2852
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
140
End Page
153
Journal / Book Title
Astroparticle Physics
Volume
26
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2006, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
ZEPLIN-III
GEANT4
liquid xenon
radiation detectors
dark matter
WIMPs
LIQUID XENON
MONTE-CARLO
ARGON
TRANSPORT
Publication Status
Published