Abstract
Bolometers have proven to be good instruments to search for rare processes because of their excellent energy resolution and their extremely low intrinsic background.In this kind of detectors, the capability of discriminating alpha particles from electrons represents an important aspect for the background reduction.One possibility for obtaining such a discrimination is provided by the detection of the Čerenkov light which, at the low energies of the natural radioactivity, is only emitted by electrons.In this paper, the results of the analysis of the light emitted by a TeO2 crystal at room temperature when transversed by a cosmic ray are reported.Light is promptly emitted after the particle crossing and a clear evidence of its directionality is also found.These results represent a strong indication that Čerenkov light is the main, if not even the only, component of the light signal in a TeO2 crystal. They open the possibility to make large improvements in the performance of experiments based on this kind of materials.
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