/sup 76/Ge double beta decay experiment at Homestake

Conference · Fri Jan 25 04:00:00 EST 1985 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5655964

Brodzinski, R L; Brown, D P; Evans, Jr, J C; Hensley, W K; Reeves, J H; Wogman, N A; Miley, H S

An ultralow background intrinsic Ge detector has been developed over several generations of experiments. The radioactive background from construction materials has been reduced by more than two orders of magnitude. The sources of background in a standard commercial cryostat have been identified and eliminated. Data taken with this 135 cm/sup 3/ prototype installed in the Homestake Gold Mine are presented. A large (1440 cm/sup 3/) detector and data acquisition system now under construction are also described.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5655964
• Report Number(s): CONF-8408132-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 126:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA-MINUS DECAY
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DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
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LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINOS
NOISE
NUCLEI
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SENSITIVITY
SOLAR NEUTRINOS
SOLAR PARTICLES
SOLAR RADIATION
STABLE ISOTOPES
STELLAR RADIATION
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