Design and construction of a low-background, internal-source proportional counter

被引：35

作者：

Aalseth, Craig E. ^{[1
]}

Day, Anthony R. ^{[1
]}

Hoppe, Eric W. ^{[1
]}

Hossbach, Todd W. ^{[1
]}

Hyronimus, Brian J. ^{[1
]}

Keillor, Martin E. ^{[1
]}

Litke, Kevin E. ^{[1
]}

Mintzer, Esther E. ^{[1
]}

Seifert, Allen ^{[1
]}

Warren, Glen A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2009年 / 282卷 / 01期

关键词：

Radiopurity; Gas proportional counter; Electroformed copper; Low-background;

D O I：

10.1007/s10967-009-0258-5

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

High-purity copper has emerged as a preferred construction material for ultra-low-background HPGe spectrometers and offers excellent bulk radiopurity along with good electrical, thermal, and vacuum properties. Recently, these materials and techniques have been applied to the construction of low-background internal-source gas proportional counters. This work describes the design, construction, and testing of an ultra-low-background internal-source gas proportional counter built primarily of high purity electroformed copper. Energy resolution of similar to 10% FWHM at 59.5 keV has been achieved, a low-energy threshold of similar to 3 keV has been reached, and gas gain stability over a 4-week period has been demonstrated. Progress toward low-background operation is described.

引用

页码：233 / 237

页数：5

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