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Journal Article · · Applied Radiation and Isotopes
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  1. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD (United States)
  2. University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD (United States)
  6. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States); Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC (United States)
  7. University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (United States)
  8. Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC (United States); Duke University, Durham, NC (United States)
  9. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States); Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  10. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States); Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC (United States); University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (United States)
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The Black Hills State University Underground Campus (BHUC) houses a low background counting facility on the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. As of the date of this paper, there are currently four ultra-low background, high-purity germanium detectors installed in the BHUC and it is anticipated four more detectors will be installed within a year. In total, the BHUC will be able to accommodate up to twelve detectors with space inside a class 1000 cleanroom, an automated liquid nitrogen fill system, on-site personnel assistance and other required utilities.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); South Dakota Board of Regents; South Dakota Science and Technology Authority; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0014223
OSTI ID:
1379915
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1550546
OSTI ID: 22729317
Journal Information:
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Vol. 126; ISSN 0969-8043
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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