Scovell, PR;
Thiesse, M;
Ahmed Maouloud, S;
Ghag, C;
Dobson, J;
(2023)
Radioassay facilities at the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory.
Frontiers in Physics
, 11
, Article 1310146. 10.3389/fphy.2023.1310146.
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Abstract
For future low-background particle physics experiments, it will be essential to assay candidate detector materials using an array of assay techniques. To minimise the risk of sample contamination whilst moving between assay techniques, it is also sensible to minimise the distance between assay stations, particularly for non-destructive techniques where the sample may end up being installed into an experiment. The Boulby UnderGround Screening (BUGS) Facility comprises an array of germanium detectors, two XIA UltraLo-1800 surface-alpha counters, two radon emanation detectors and an Agilent ICP-MS system. This article describes each of these systems.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Radioassay facilities at the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.3389/fphy.2023.1310146 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1310146 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | © 2023 Scovell, Thiesse, Ahmed Maouloud, Ghag and Dobson. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: | gamma spectrometry, surface alpha counting, radon emanation, mass spectrometry, radioassay |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10185195 |
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