Low Background Counting at LBNL
Abstract
The Low Background Facility (LBF) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California provides low background gamma spectroscopy services to a wide array of experiments and projects. The analysis of samples takes place within two unique facilities; locally within a carefully-constructed, low background cave and remotely at an underground location that historically has operated underground in Oroville, CA, but has recently been relocated to the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. These facilities provide a variety of gamma spectroscopy services to low background experiments primarily in the form of passive material screening for primordial radioisotopes (U, Th, K) or common cosmogenic/anthropogenic products, as well as active screening via Neutron Activation Analysis for specific applications. The LBF also provides hosting services for general R&D testing in low background environments on the surface or underground for background testing of detector systems or similar prototyping. A general overview of the facilities, services, and sensitivities is presented. Recent activities and upgrades will also be presented, such as the completion of a 3π anticoincidence shield at the surface station and environmental monitoring of Fukushima fallout. The LBF is open to any users for counting services or collaboration on a wide variety of experimentsmore »
- Authors:
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1208026
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics Procedia
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 61; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1875-3892
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Smith, A. R., Thomas, K. J., Norman, E. B., Chan, Y. D., Lesko, K. T., and Hurley, D. L. Low Background Counting at LBNL. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101.
Smith, A. R., Thomas, K. J., Norman, E. B., Chan, Y. D., Lesko, K. T., & Hurley, D. L. Low Background Counting at LBNL. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101
Smith, A. R., Thomas, K. J., Norman, E. B., Chan, Y. D., Lesko, K. T., and Hurley, D. L. Tue .
"Low Background Counting at LBNL". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1208026.
@article{osti_1208026,
title = {Low Background Counting at LBNL},
author = {Smith, A. R. and Thomas, K. J. and Norman, E. B. and Chan, Y. D. and Lesko, K. T. and Hurley, D. L.},
abstractNote = {The Low Background Facility (LBF) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California provides low background gamma spectroscopy services to a wide array of experiments and projects. The analysis of samples takes place within two unique facilities; locally within a carefully-constructed, low background cave and remotely at an underground location that historically has operated underground in Oroville, CA, but has recently been relocated to the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. These facilities provide a variety of gamma spectroscopy services to low background experiments primarily in the form of passive material screening for primordial radioisotopes (U, Th, K) or common cosmogenic/anthropogenic products, as well as active screening via Neutron Activation Analysis for specific applications. The LBF also provides hosting services for general R&D testing in low background environments on the surface or underground for background testing of detector systems or similar prototyping. A general overview of the facilities, services, and sensitivities is presented. Recent activities and upgrades will also be presented, such as the completion of a 3π anticoincidence shield at the surface station and environmental monitoring of Fukushima fallout. The LBF is open to any users for counting services or collaboration on a wide variety of experiments and projects.},
doi = {10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101},
journal = {Physics Procedia},
number = C,
volume = 61,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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