Low Background Gamma-Ray Spectrometry in the 'Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane'

Journal Article · Wed Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722060· OSTI ID:21055026

Hubert, Ph; Hubert, F ^[1]

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1. Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, BP 120, Le Haut Vigneau, 33175 Gradignan Cedex (France)

Most of the underground experiments in physics and many studies in geology, biology or environmental sciences face a common requirement with the necessity of using experimental devices with ultra-low background radioactivity. Many developments involving many different techniques have been used in order to be able to measure extremely low levels of radioactivity in materials. This report will focus on low background gamma-ray spectrometry and will describe the work which has been carried out over the last fifteen years in the 'Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane' (LSM)

• OSTI ID: 21055026
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 897, Issue 1; Conference: LRT 2006: Topical workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Aussois (France), 1-4 Oct 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2722060; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND RADIATION
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
RADIOACTIVITY
SELF-POWERED GAMMA DETECTORS
UNDERGROUND