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arxiv: 2209.00461 · v2 · pith:UCVBVGIZnew · submitted 2022-08-22 · ⚛️ physics.ins-det · astro-ph.IM

Secular Equilibrium Assessment in a CaWO₄ Target Crystal from the Dark Matter Experiment CRESST using Bayesian Likelihood Normalisation

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CRESST is a leading direct detection sub-$\mathrm{GeVc}^{-2}$ dark matter experiment. During its second phase, cryogenic bolometers were used to detect nuclear recoils off the $\mathrm{CaWO}_4$ target crystal nuclei. The previously established electromagnetic background model relies on secular equilibrium (SE) assumptions. In this work, a validation of SE is attempted by comparing two likelihood-based normalisation results using a recently developed spectral template normalisation method based on Bayesian likelihood. We find deviations from SE; further investigations are necessary to determine their origin.

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