The Micromegas detector of the CAST experiment
arXiv:physics/0702190 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/6/170
Abstract
A low background Micromegas detector has been operating in the CAST experiment at CERN for the search of solar axions during the first phase of the experiment (2002-2004). The detector, made out of low radioactivity materials, operated efficiently and achieved a very low level of background rejection (5 x 10^-5 counts/keV/cm^2/s) without shielding.
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