The ZnWO4 is an anisotropic crystal scintillator; for its peculiar characteristics, it is a very promising detector to exploit the so-called directionality approach in the investigation of those Dark Matter (DM) candidates inducing nuclear recoils. Recently, in the framework of the ADAMO project, an R&D to develop high quality and ultra-radiopure ZnWO4 crystal scintillators has been carried out. In the present paper the measurements to study the anisotropic response of a ZnWO4 to α particles and to nuclear recoils induced by neutron scattering are reported. Monochromatic neutrons have been produced by a neutron generator at ENEA-CASACCIA. The quenching factor values for nuclear recoils along different crystallographic axes have been determined for three different nuclear recoils energies. These results open the possibility to realize a pioneer experiment to investigate the above mentioned DM candidates by means of the directionality.

Developments and improvements of radiopure ZnWO4 anisotropic scintillators

Cherubini N.;Piccinelli E.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

The ZnWO4 is an anisotropic crystal scintillator; for its peculiar characteristics, it is a very promising detector to exploit the so-called directionality approach in the investigation of those Dark Matter (DM) candidates inducing nuclear recoils. Recently, in the framework of the ADAMO project, an R&D to develop high quality and ultra-radiopure ZnWO4 crystal scintillators has been carried out. In the present paper the measurements to study the anisotropic response of a ZnWO4 to α particles and to nuclear recoils induced by neutron scattering are reported. Monochromatic neutrons have been produced by a neutron generator at ENEA-CASACCIA. The quenching factor values for nuclear recoils along different crystallographic axes have been determined for three different nuclear recoils energies. These results open the possibility to realize a pioneer experiment to investigate the above mentioned DM candidates by means of the directionality.
2020
Dark Matter detectors (WIMP axions etc.)
Scintillators
scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators)
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