Measurement of the background in the NEMO 3 double beta decay experiment
arXiv:0903.2277 · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.04.011
Abstract
In the double beta decay experiment NEMO~3 a precise knowledge of the background in the signal region is of outstanding importance. This article presents the methods used in NEMO~3 to evaluate the backgrounds resulting from most if not all possible origins. It also illustrates the power of the combined tracking-calorimetry technique used in the experiment.
32 pages, 23 figures, submitted to NIM A