Lowering the low-energy threshold of xenon detectors
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Sorenson, P; Angle, J; Aprile, E; Arneodo, F; Baudis, L; Bernstein, A; Bolozdynya, A; Brusov, P; Ferella, A D; Fernandes, L M P; Fiorucci, S; Gaitskell, R J; Giboni, K L; Gomez, R; Hasty, R; Kastens, L; Kwong, J; Lopes, J A M; Madden, N; Monzani, M E; Ni, K; Oberlack, U; Orboeck, J; Plante, G; Santorelli, R; dos Santos, J M F; Shagin, P; Shutt, T; Schulte, S; Winant, C; Yamashita, M Sorenson, P; Angle, J; Aprile, E; Arneodo, F; Baudis, L; Bernstein, A; Bolozdynya, A; Brusov, P; Ferella, A D; Fernandes, L M P; Fiorucci, S; Gaitskell, R J; Giboni, K L; Gomez, R; Hasty, R; Kastens, L; Kwong, J; Lopes, J A M; Madden, N; Monzani, M E; Ni, K; Oberlack, U; Orboeck, J; Plante, G; Santorelli, R; dos Santos, J M F; Shagin, P; Shutt, T; Schulte, S; Winant, C; Yamashita, M (2010). Lowering the low-energy threshold of xenon detectors. Proceedings of Science:online. Postprint available at: http://www.zora.uzh.ch
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