Prospects of Scintillating Crystal Detector in Low-Energy Low-Background Experiments

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential of scintillating crystal detectors, specifically CsI(Tl), for low-energy, low-background experiments in particle physics and astrophysics, discussing their advantages, applications, and a conceptual design.

Contribution

It introduces a conceptual design for a scintillating crystal detector and summarizes its potential physics applications in low-background experiments.

Findings

CsI(Tl) crystals are promising for low-energy experiments.

The paper outlines various physics topics suitable for this detector.

A generic detector design is proposed.

Abstract

Scintillating crystal detector offers potential advantages in low-energy (keV-MeV range) low-background experiments for particle physics and astrophysics. The merits are discussed using CsI(Tl) crystal as illustrations. The various physics topics which can be pursued with this detector technology are summarized. A conceptual design for a generic detector is presented.