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/sup 76/Ge double beta decay experiment at Homestake

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6184089
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 are presented taken with this 135 cm/sup 3/ prototype, installed in the Homestake Gold Mine. A large (1440 cm/sup 3/) detector and data acquisition system are under construction and are also described. 11 references, 4 tables, 2 figures.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); South Carolina Univ., Columbia (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
6184089
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-12758; CONF-8408132-7; ON: DE85005286
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English