Article: Ultra-low background measurements in a large volume underground detector: Borexino Collaboration

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TitleUltra-low background measurements in a large volume underground detector: Borexino Collaboration
AuthorsAlimonti, G8
Anghloher, G9
Arpesella, C7
Balata, M7
Bellini, G8
Benziger, J10
Bonetti, S8
Cadonati, L7
Calaprice, FP
Cecchet, G5
Chen, M
Darnton, N
De Bari, A5
Deutsch, M1
Elisei, F
Von Feilitzsch, F9
Galbiati, C8
Gatti, F2
Giammarchi, MG8
Giugni, D8
Goldbrunner, T9
Golubchikov, A4
Goretti, A8
Hagner, T9
Hartmann, FX8
Von Hentig, R9
Heusser, G3
Ianni, A8
Jochum, J9
Johnson, M10
Laubenstein, M7
Lombardi, P8
Magni, S8
Malvezzi, S8
Manno, I8
Manuzio, G2
Masetti, F
Mazzucato, U
Meroni, E8
Neff, M9
Nostro, A2
Oberauer, L9
Perotti, A5
Preda, A8
Raghavan, RS6
Ranucci, G8
Resconi, E8
Ruscitti, M2
Scardaoni, R8
Schönert, S9
Smirnov, O4
Tartaglia, R7
Testera, G2
Ullucci, P8
Vogelaar, RB
Vitale, S2
Wojcik, M3
Zaimidoroga, O4
KeywordsLow Background Experiments
Low Radioactivity
Solar Neutrino
Issue Date1998
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/astropartphys
CitationAstroparticle Physics, 1998, v. 8 n. 3, p. 141-157 [How to Cite?]
AbstractA large volume (4.8 m3) liquid scintillator detector has been running in Hall C of the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory since February 1995. This detector is called the "Counting Test Facility" (CTF). The main goal of the detector facility is the measurement of ultralow background levels in scintillators and the development of processes able to purify them at this level. The detector has been designed to have exceptional sensitivity using a variety of methods to identify backgrounds. With the CTF, records were achieved in the domain of low background large volume detectors. Limits of 3.5 ± 1.3 × 10-16 g/g and 4.4+1.5 -1.2 × 10-16 g/g for the 238U and 232Th daughters, respectively, and 1.85 ± 0.13 ± 0.01 × 10-18 for the isotopic abundance of 14C relative to 12C were obtained. These results are very encouraging and point towards the feasibility of low energy, real time scintillation detectors for solar neutrinos, such as Borexino. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
ISSN0927-6505
2011 Impact Factor: 3.216
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.115
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dc.contributor.authorAlimonti, G
dc.contributor.authorAnghloher, G
dc.contributor.authorArpesella, C
dc.contributor.authorBalata, M
dc.contributor.authorBellini, G
dc.contributor.authorBenziger, J
dc.contributor.authorBonetti, S
dc.contributor.authorCadonati, L
dc.contributor.authorCalaprice, FP
dc.contributor.authorCecchet, G
dc.contributor.authorChen, M
dc.contributor.authorDarnton, N
dc.contributor.authorDe Bari, A
dc.contributor.authorDeutsch, M
dc.contributor.authorElisei, F
dc.contributor.authorVon Feilitzsch, F
dc.contributor.authorGalbiati, C
dc.contributor.authorGatti, F
dc.contributor.authorGiammarchi, MG
dc.contributor.authorGiugni, D
dc.contributor.authorGoldbrunner, T
dc.contributor.authorGolubchikov, A
dc.contributor.authorGoretti, A
dc.contributor.authorHagner, T
dc.contributor.authorHartmann, FX
dc.contributor.authorVon Hentig, R
dc.contributor.authorHeusser, G
dc.contributor.authorIanni, A
dc.contributor.authorJochum, J
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, M
dc.contributor.authorLaubenstein, M
dc.contributor.authorLombardi, P
dc.contributor.authorMagni, S
dc.contributor.authorMalvezzi, S
dc.contributor.authorManno, I
dc.contributor.authorManuzio, G
dc.contributor.authorMasetti, F
dc.contributor.authorMazzucato, U
dc.contributor.authorMeroni, E
dc.contributor.authorNeff, M
dc.contributor.authorNostro, A
dc.contributor.authorOberauer, L
dc.contributor.authorPerotti, A
dc.contributor.authorPreda, A
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, RS
dc.contributor.authorRanucci, G
dc.contributor.authorResconi, E
dc.contributor.authorRuscitti, M
dc.contributor.authorScardaoni, R
dc.contributor.authorSchönert, S
dc.contributor.authorSmirnov, O
dc.contributor.authorTartaglia, R
dc.contributor.authorTestera, G
dc.contributor.authorUllucci, P
dc.contributor.authorVogelaar, RB
dc.contributor.authorVitale, S
dc.contributor.authorWojcik, M
dc.contributor.authorZaimidoroga, O
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-17T10:18:32Z
dc.date.available2010-09-17T10:18:32Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractA large volume (4.8 m3) liquid scintillator detector has been running in Hall C of the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory since February 1995. This detector is called the "Counting Test Facility" (CTF). The main goal of the detector facility is the measurement of ultralow background levels in scintillators and the development of processes able to purify them at this level. The detector has been designed to have exceptional sensitivity using a variety of methods to identify backgrounds. With the CTF, records were achieved in the domain of low background large volume detectors. Limits of 3.5 ± 1.3 × 10-16 g/g and 4.4+1.5 -1.2 × 10-16 g/g for the 238U and 232Th daughters, respectively, and 1.85 ± 0.13 ± 0.01 × 10-18 for the isotopic abundance of 14C relative to 12C were obtained. These results are very encouraging and point towards the feasibility of low energy, real time scintillation detectors for solar neutrinos, such as Borexino. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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dc.identifier.citationAstroparticle Physics, 1998, v. 8 n. 3, p. 141-157 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage157
dc.identifier.issn0927-6505
2011 Impact Factor: 3.216
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.115
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0031991777
dc.identifier.spage141
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/91391
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/astropartphys
dc.relation.ispartofAstroparticle Physics
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectLow Background Experiments
dc.subjectLow Radioactivity
dc.subjectSolar Neutrino
dc.titleUltra-low background measurements in a large volume underground detector: Borexino Collaboration
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. Università degli Studi di Genova
  3. Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik
  4. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
  5. Università degli Studi di Pavia
  6. Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
  7. Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
  8. Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati
  9. Technische Universität München
  10. Princeton University