Lifetimes of 214Po and 212Po measured with Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso National Laboratory

Borexino collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.02.025

Lifetimes of ²¹⁴Po and ²¹²Po measured with Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso National Laboratory

Borexino collaboration

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Abstract

The decays of ²¹⁴Po into ²¹⁰Pb and of ²¹²Po into ²⁰⁸Pb tagged by the previous decays from ²¹⁴Bi and ²¹²Bi have been studied inserting quartz vials inside the Counting Test Facility (CTF) at the underground laboratory in Gran Sasso (LNGS). We find that the mean lifetime of ²¹⁴Po is (236.00±0.42(stat)±0.15(syst)) μs and that of ²¹²Po is (425.1±0.9(stat)±1.2(syst)) ns. Our results are compatible with previous measurements, have a much better signal to background ratio, and reduce the overall uncertainties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	444-446
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Volume	138
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.02.025
State	Published - Dec 1 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Pollution
Waste Management and Disposal
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Environmental Chemistry

Keywords

Alfa-decay lifetime
Bi-Po coincidence
Natural radioactivity
Po-212
Po-214

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abstract = "The decays of 214Po into 210Pb and of 212Po into 208Pb tagged by the previous decays from 214Bi and 212Bi have been studied inserting quartz vials inside the Counting Test Facility (CTF) at the underground laboratory in Gran Sasso (LNGS). We find that the mean lifetime of 214Po is (236.00±0.42(stat)±0.15(syst)) μs and that of 212Po is (425.1±0.9(stat)±1.2(syst)) ns. Our results are compatible with previous measurements, have a much better signal to background ratio, and reduce the overall uncertainties.",

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