Status of the UCSB-LBL /sup 76/Ge double beta decay experiment

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6161249

Witherell, M S

This paper describes an experiment to look for neutrinoless double beta decay in /sup 76/Ge which is now under construction. Eight large high-purity germanium detectors are surrounded by an active shield of sodium iodide. The problem of reducing background sources is discussed in some detail.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
• OSTI ID: 6161249
• Report Number(s): CONF-820989-; TRN: 86-003600
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 96; Conference: Workshop on science underground, Los Alamos, NM, USA, 27 Sep 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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