Study of the Veto Performance and Impact of Backgrounds on the DarkSide-20k Dark Matter Search with Focus on Characterising and Understanding the Performance of the Silicon Photomultiplier Sub-system

Samuel Hill

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

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Original languageEnglish
QualificationPh.D.
Awarding Institution
  • Royal Holloway, University of London
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Monroe, Jocelyn, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date1 Mar 2024
Publication statusUnpublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Royal Holloway
  • physics
  • particle astro physics
  • Dark matter
  • Dark matter detectors
  • DarkSide-20k
  • DS20k
  • SiPM
  • Silicon Photomultipliers
  • DarkSide-20k Veto
  • DarkSide-20k Backgrounds
  • WIMPS
  • Argon
  • Direct detection

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