%0 Journal Article
%T Microscopic Model for the Scintillation-Light Generation and Light-Quenching in CaWO$_4$ single crystals
%A S. Roth
%A F. v. Feilitzsch
%A J. -C. Lanfranchi
%A W. Potzel
%A S. Sch£¿nert
%A A. Ulrich
%J Physics
%D 2015
%I arXiv
%X Scintillators are employed for particle detection and identification using light-pulse shapes and light quenching factors. We developed a comprehensive model describing the light generation and quenching in CaWO$_4$ single crystals used for direct dark matter search. All observed particle-dependent light-emission characteristics can be explained quantitatively, light-quenching factors and light-pulse shapes are calculated on a microscopic basis. This model can be extended to other scintillators such as inorganic crystal scintillators, liquid noble gases or organic liquid scintillators.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.04617v1