The low temperature performance of CsI(Na) crystals for WIPMs direct searchesI 后印本

摘要: Previous studies showed that CsI(Na) crystals have signi cantly di erent wave- forms between alpha and gamma scintillations. In this work, the light yield and PSD capability of CsI(Na) scintillators as a function of the temperature down to 80 K has been studied. As temperature drops, the fast component rises and the slow component decreases. By cooling the CsI(Na) crystals, the light yield of high ionization events are enhanced signi cantly, while the light yield of background gamma events are suppressed. At 110 K, CsI(Na) crystal achieves the optimal balance between low threshold and good background re- jection performance. The di erent responses of CsI(Na) to gamma and alpha at di erent temperatures are explained with self-trapped and activator lumines- cence centers.