Improvement of simulation accuracy for the XMASS experiment.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19740128
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	ABE Ko The University of Tokyo, 宇宙線研究所, 助教 (30401285)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2008
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,660,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywords	暗黒物質 / 液体キセノン / 宇宙線 / 宇宙物理 / 素粒子実験
Research Abstract	Basic parameters of vacuum ultra violet inside the liquid xenon, such as reflectivity, absorption length and scattering length were measured. By inputting these parameters to the simulation of XMASS detector, accuracy of the simulation was improved.