A THERMAL HIGH-RESOLUTION ALPHA-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER

被引:6
作者
ALESSANDRELLO, A
BROFFERIO, C
CAMIN, DV
CREMONESI, O
FIORINI, E
GERVASIO, G
GIULIANI, A
PAVAN, M
PESSINA, G
PREVITALI, E
ZANOTTI, L
机构
[1] LAB NAZL GRAN SASSO,LAQUILA,ITALY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
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10.1016/0168-9002(92)90799-A
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A thermal detector consisting of a 73 g TeO2 crystal has been constructed and is operating at approximately 15 mK in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory. It allows the performing of alpha and gamma-ray spectroscopy with a resolution comparable to that of solid state detectors, and the determination of internal radioactive contaminations of 10(-3) Bq kg-1 or less.
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页码:388 / 392
页数:5
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