학술논문
Systematic study of trace radioactive impurities in candidate construction materials for EXO-200
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Working Paper
Author
Leonard, D. S.; Grinberg, P.; Weber, P.; Baussan, E.; Djurcic, Z.; Keefer, G.; Piepke, A.; Pocar, A.; Vuilleumier, J. -L.; Vuilleumier, J. -M.; Akimov, D.; Bellerive, A.; Bowcock, M.; Breidenbach, M.; Burenkov, A.; Conley, R.; Craddock, W.; Danilov, M.; DeVoe, R.; Dixit, M.; Dolgolenko, A.; Ekchtout, I.; Fairbank Jr., W.; Farine, J.; Fierlinger, P.; Flatt, B.; Gratta, G.; Green, M.; Hall, C.; Hall, K.; Hallman, D.; Hargrove, C.; Herbst, R.; Hodgson, J.; Jeng, S.; Kolkowitz, S.; Kovalenko, A.; Kovalenko, D.; LePort, F.; Mackay, D.; Moe, M.; Díez, M. Montero; Neilson, R.; Odian, A.; O'Sullivan, K.; Ounalli, L.; Prescott, C. Y.; Rowson, P. C.; Schenker, D.; Sinclair, D.; Skarpaas, K.; Smirnov, G.; Stekhanov, V.; Strickland, V.; Virtue, C.; Wamba, K.; Wodin, J.
Source
Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A591:490-509,2008
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Abstract
The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) will search for double beta decays of 136Xe. We report the results of a systematic study of trace concentrations of radioactive impurities in a wide range of raw materials and finished parts considered for use in the construction of EXO-200, the first stage of the EXO experimental program. Analysis techniques employed, and described here, include direct gamma counting, alpha counting, neutron activation analysis, and high-sensitivity mass spectrometry.
Comment: 32 pages, 6 figures. Expanded introduction, added missing table entry. Accepted for publication in Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A
Comment: 32 pages, 6 figures. Expanded introduction, added missing table entry. Accepted for publication in Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A