Gadolinium-Based Hybrid Ultra-Low-Background Material for Protecting the Darkside20k Dark Matter Det...
Gadolinium-Based Hybrid Ultra-Low-Background Material for Protecting the Darkside20k Dark Matter Detector from Background Neutrons
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New York: Springer US
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English
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A laboratory technique was developed for obtaining an ultra-low-background hybrid material based on organic glass — polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
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Gd nuclei are used as an efficient absorber of thermal neutrons in the hybrid material. A uniform distribution of gadolinium in the PMMAmatrix is achieved by introducing the gadolinium in the...
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Gadolinium-Based Hybrid Ultra-Low-Background Material for Protecting the Darkside20k Dark Matter Detector from Background Neutrons
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2555984666
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2555984666
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0361-7610
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1573-8515
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10.1007/s10717-021-00354-4
