s . in s - de t ] 3 A ug 2 00 6 Gamma Ray Spectroscopy with Scintillation Light in Liquid Xenon
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Scintillation light from gamma ray irradiations in liquid xenon is detected by two Hamamatsu R9288 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) immersed in the liquid. UV light reflector material, PTFE, is used to optimize the light collection efficiency. The detector gives a high light yield of 6 photoelectron per keV (pe/keV), which allows efficient detection of the 122 keV γ-ray line from 57 Co, with a good measured energy resolution at (8.8 ± 0.6)% (σ). The best achievable energy resolution from liquid xenon scintillation light is estimated to be around 6-8% (σ) for γ-ray with energy between 662 keV and 122 keV.
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