A new detector system for double beta decays

We have designed and constructed a new detector system for searching for double beta decays. It consists of a stack of lithium-drifted, surface barrier silicon detectors interleaved with thin source foils. The segmentation greatly reduces backgrounds. The system is free from radioactive backgrounds...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 271; no. 3; pp. 475 - 482
Main Authors Alston-Garnjost, M., Dougherty, B.L., Kenney, R.W., Krivicich, J.M., Smith, A.R., Tripp, R.D., Walton, J.T., Nicholson, H.W., Dieterle, B.D., Leavitt, C.P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.09.1988
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Summary:We have designed and constructed a new detector system for searching for double beta decays. It consists of a stack of lithium-drifted, surface barrier silicon detectors interleaved with thin source foils. The segmentation greatly reduces backgrounds. The system is free from radioactive backgrounds above 2.5 MeV. The apparatus is also a versatile low background counting facility with high sensitivity.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/0168-9002(88)90308-7