Low background counting at the LBNL low background facility

Journal Article · Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4818067· OSTI ID:22218184

Thomas, K. J.; Norman, E. B. ^[1]; Smith, A. R.; Chan, Y. D.; Hurley, D. L. ^[2]; Wang, B. S. ^[3]

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1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CA 94720 (United States)
2. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CA 94720 (United States)
3. Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)

The Low Background Facility (LBF) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in Berkeley, California provides low background gamma spectroscopy services to end-users in two unique facilities: locally within a carefully-constructed, low background laboratory space; and a satellite underground station (600 m.w.e) in Oroville, CA. 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 and anthropogenic products, as well as active screening via neutron activation analysis for specific applications. A general overview of the facilities, services, and capabilities will be discussed. Recent activities will also be presented, including the recent installation of a 3π muon veto at the surface facility, cosmogenic activation studies of TeO{sub 2} for CUORE, and environmental monitoring of Fukushima fallout.

• OSTI ID: 22218184
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1549, Issue 1; Conference: LRT 2013: 4. international workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Assergi (Italy), 10-12 Apr 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
MONITORING
MUONS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIOISOTOPES
SCREENING
TELLURIUM OXIDES
UNDERGROUND