Differentiate between two materials comprising a detector

[Gidi Yoffe]

Dear all,

Here's a question:

Assume I have a detector that's 1 ppb material A, and 1 - ppb material B.

I wish to be able to distinguish between the deposited energies for each material (without having to manually split the detector). Is this a possibility?

Thanks in advance,

Gidi

[Daniel Kaplan]

Gidi, if there’s no other way, why not take the difference between energy deposition in two runs, one with a given impurity and one without?

Dan Kaplan
IIT and Muons, Inc.

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[Gidi Yoffe]

Dear Daniel,

Thanks for touching base.

It is definitely an option insofar as it is reasonable to assume that it is a linear function of concentration (i.e., that the deposited energy would split evenly if the detector is made of 50% A and 50% B). 

Given the different properties of the two materials, I am unsure if it is a good assumption. 

Perhaps one could interpolate between different nominal concentrations of material A (e.g., ppm, ppb, etc) and extrapolate therefrom?

The purpose of the simulation is to estimate the amount of energy deposited into organic matter embedded in ice as a function of depth.

Thanks again,

Gidi