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Pulse shape discrimination performance of inverted coaxial Ge detectors

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We report on the characterization of two inverted coaxial Ge detectors in the context of being employed in future 76Ge neutrinoless double beta (0๐œˆ๐›ฝ๐›ฝ) decay experiments. It is an advantage that such detectors can be produced with bigger Ge mass as compared to the planar Broad Energy Ge (BEGe) or p-type Point Contact (PPC) detectors that are currently used in the Gerda and Majorana Demonstrator 0๐œˆ๐›ฝ๐›ฝ decay experiments respectively. This will result in a lower background for the search of 0๐œˆ๐›ฝ๐›ฝ decay due to a reduction of detector surface to volume ratio, cables, electronics and holders which are dominating nearby radioactive sources. The measured resolution near the 76Ge Q-value at 2039 keV is 2.3 keV FWHM and their pulse-shape discrimination of background events are similar to BEGe and PPC detectors. It is concluded that this type of Ge-detector is suitable for usage in 76Ge 0๐œˆ๐›ฝ๐›ฝ decay experiments.
2018-11-12
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
JRC107307
0168-9002 (online),   
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC107307,   
10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.056 (online),   
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