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Measurement of scintillation response of CsI[Na] to low-energy nuclear recoils by COHERENT
We present results of several measurements of CsI[Na] scintillation response
to 3-60 keV energy nuclear recoils performed by the COHERENT collaboration
using tagged neutron elastic scattering experiments and an endpoint technique.
Earlier results, used to estimate the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus
scattering (CEvNS) event rate for the first observation of this process
achieved by COHERENT at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), have been
reassessed. We discuss corrections for the identified systematic effects and
update the respective uncertainty values. The impact of updated results on
future precision tests of CEvNS is estimated. We scrutinize potential
systematic effects that could affect each measurement. In particular we confirm
the response of the H11934-200 Hamamatsu photomultiplier tube (PMT) used for
the measurements presented in this study to be linear in the relevant signal
scale region.Comment: The version accepted by JINST. The changes made as a result of the
peer review process: 1. Section 8 "Global CsI[Na] QF data fit" is expanded.
The main fit result and its uncertainty is NOT CHANGED. An alternative fit is
now shown in Figure 14, Figure 15 is added to further validate the
assumptions in the main fit. 2. The Appendix B is restructured for clarit
Measurement of scintillation response of CsI[Na] to low-energy nuclear recoils by COHERENT
We present results of several measurements of CsI[Na] scintillation response to 3-60 keV energy nuclear recoils performed by the COHERENT collaboration using tagged neutron elastic scattering experiments and an endpoint technique. Earlier results, used to estimate the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) event rate for the first observation of this process achieved by COHERENT at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), have been reassessed. We discuss corrections for the identified systematic effects and update the respective uncertainty values. The impact of updated results on future precision tests of CEvNS is estimated. We scrutinize potential systematic effects that could affect each measurement. In particular we confirm the response of the H11934-200 Hamamatsu photomultiplier tube (PMT) used for the measurements presented in this study to be linear in the relevant signal scale region.Y