Anisotropic response measurements of ZnWO4 scintillators to neutrons for developing a direction-sensitive dark matter detector
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Abstract The scintillation yields of ZnWO$_4$ crystals change depending on the incident direction of particles. This property can be used as a direction-sensitive dark matter detector, so we investigated the ZnWO$_4$ light yields ratio of neutron-induced nuclear recoils to gamma-ray-induced electron recoils (quenching factor). Two surfaces almost perpendicular to the crystal axis of ZnWO$_4$ were irradiated with a quasi-monochromatic neutron beam of 0.885 MeV, and the quenching factors of both surfaces for the oxygen-nucleus recoil in the ZnWO$_4$ crystal were measured. The obtained quenching factors of the two surfaces were $0.235 \pm 0.026$ and $0.199 \pm 0.020$, respectively, confirming 15.3% anisotropy.
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