Measurements of low energy nuclear recoil quenching factors for Na and I
recoils in the NaI(Tl) scintillator
Measurements of low energy nuclear recoil quenching factors for Na and I
recoils in the NaI(Tl) scintillator
Elastic scattering off nuclei in target detectors, involving interactions with dark matter and coherent elastic neutrino nuclear recoil (CE$\nu$NS), results in the deposition of low energy within the nuclei, dissipating rapidly through a combination of heat and ionization. The primary energy loss mechanism for nuclear recoil is heat, leading to …