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Title: Sample chambers with mother-daughter mode

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/785302· OSTI ID:785302

A set of eight stand-alone sample chambers with a common interface were constructed at LBNL for improved detection of alpha and fission decay chains over currently used designs. The stainless steel chambers (see Figure 1 for a schematic and Figure 2 for a photograph of a completed chamber) were constructed to allow for low background detection of a daughter event by removal of the sample following the detection of a parent event. This mother-daughter mode of operation has been utilized successfully with our Merry-go-Round (MG) detection system [Gregorich 1994].

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director, Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
785302
Report Number(s):
LBNL-48011; R&D Project: 4622; TRN: AH200131%%166
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 12 Jul 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English