Low Background Counting at LBNL

Smith, A. R.; Thomas, K. J.; Norman, E. B.; Chan, Y. D.; Lesko, K. T.; Hurley, D. L.

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101

Title: 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 » and projects.« less

Authors:

Smith, A. R. ^[1]; Thomas, K. J. ^[2]; Norman, E. B. ^[2]; Chan, Y. D. ^[1]; Lesko, K. T. ^[1]; Hurley, D. L. ^[1]

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:: Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1208026

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Journal Article: 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

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                    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. 
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                    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

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                    Smith, A. R., Thomas, K. J., Norman, E. B., Chan, Y. D., Lesko, K. T., and Hurley, D. L. 2015.  
        "Low Background Counting at LBNL".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.101.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1208026.

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@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},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1208026},
  journal      = {Physics Procedia},

  issn         = {1875-3892},

  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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