Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO

C. Arpesella; H. O. Back; M. Balata; T. Beau; G. Bellini; Jay Burton Benziger; S. Bonetti; A. Brigatti; C. Buck; B. Caccianiga; L. Cadonati; Frank Calaprice; G. Cecchet; M. Chen; O. Dadoun; D. D'Angelo; A. de Bari; A. de Bellefon; E. de Haas; H. de Kerret; A. Derbin; M. Deutsch; A. di Credico; F. Elisei; A. Etenko; F. von Feilitzsch; R. Fernholz; R. Ford; D. Franco; B. Freudiger; Cristiano Galbiati; F. Gatti; S. Gazzana; M. G. Giammarchi; D. Giugni; M. Göger-Neff; T. Goldbrunner; A. Golubchikov; A. Goretti; C. Grieb; C. Hagner; T. Hagner; W. Hampel; E. Harding; F. X. Hartmann; R. von Hentig; G. Heusser; M. Hult; A. Ianni; A. M. Ianni; J. Kiko; T. Kirsten; M. Köhler; G. Korga; G. Korschinek; Y. Kozlov; D. Kryn; P. la Marche; M. Laubenstein; C. Lendvai; F. Loeser; P. Lombardi; K. McCarty; I. Machulin; S. Malvezzi; J. Maneira; I. Manno; G. Manuzio; A. Martemianov; F. Masetti; U. Mazzucato; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; M. E. Monzani; P. Musico; H. Neder; L. Niedermeier; S. Nisi; L. Oberauer; M. Obolensky; F. Ortica; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; L. Perasso; A. Pocar; R. S. Raghavan; G. Ranucci; W. Rau; A. Razeto; E. Resconi; T. Riedel; A. Sabelnikov; C. Salvo; R. Scardaoni; S. Schönert; K. H. Schuhbeck; T. Shutt; H. Simgen; A. Sonnenschein; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; M. Skorokhvatov; S. Sukhotin; V. Tarasenkov; R. Tartaglia; G. Testera; P. R. Trincherini; V. Vyrodov; R. B. Vogelaar; D. Vignaud; S. Vitale; M. Wójcik; O. Zaimidoroga; G. Zuzel

doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00179-7

Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO

C. Arpesella
, H. O. Back
, M. Balata
, T. Beau
, G. Bellini
, Jay Burton Benziger
, S. Bonetti
, A. Brigatti
, C. Buck
, B. Caccianiga
, L. Cadonati
, Frank Calaprice
, G. Cecchet
, M. Chen
, O. Dadoun
, D. D'Angelo
, A. de Bari
, A. de Bellefon
, E. de Haas
, H. de Kerret

A. Derbin, M. Deutsch, A. di Credico, F. Elisei, A. Etenko, F. von Feilitzsch, R. Fernholz, R. Ford, D. Franco, B. Freudiger, Cristiano Galbiati, F. Gatti, S. Gazzana, M. G. Giammarchi, D. Giugni, M. Göger-Neff, T. Goldbrunner, A. Golubchikov, A. Goretti, C. Grieb, C. Hagner, T. Hagner, W. Hampel, E. Harding, F. X. Hartmann, R. von Hentig, G. Heusser, M. Hult, A. Ianni, A. M. Ianni, J. Kiko, T. Kirsten, M. Köhler, G. Korga, G. Korschinek, Y. Kozlov, D. Kryn, P. la Marche, M. Laubenstein, C. Lendvai, F. Loeser, P. Lombardi, K. McCarty, I. Machulin, S. Malvezzi, J. Maneira, I. Manno, G. Manuzio, A. Martemianov, F. Masetti, U. Mazzucato, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. E. Monzani, P. Musico, H. Neder, L. Niedermeier, S. Nisi, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, A. Pocar, R. S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, W. Rau, A. Razeto, E. Resconi, T. Riedel, A. Sabelnikov, C. Salvo, R. Scardaoni, S. Schönert, K. H. Schuhbeck, T. Shutt, H. Simgen, A. Sonnenschein, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, M. Skorokhvatov, S. Sukhotin, V. Tarasenkov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, P. R. Trincherini, V. Vyrodov, R. B. Vogelaar, D. Vignaud, S. Vitale, M. Wójcik, O. Zaimidoroga, G. Zuzel

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The techniques researched, developed and applied towards the measurement of radioisotope concentrations at ultra-low levels in the real-time solar neutrino experiment BOREXINO at Gran Sasso are presented and illustrated with specific results of widespread interest. We report the use of low-level germanium gamma spectrometry, low-level miniaturized gas proportional counters and low background scintillation detectors developed in solar neutrino research. Each now sets records in its field. We additionally describe our techniques of radiochemical ultra-pure, few atom manipulations and extractions. Forefront measurements also result from the powerful combination of neutron activation and low-level counting. Finally, with our techniques and commercially available mass spectrometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy, new low-level detection limits for isotopes of interest are obtained.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-25
Number of pages	25
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00179-7
State	Published - 2002

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Arpesella, C., Back, H. O., Balata, M., Beau, T., Bellini, G., Benziger, J. B., Bonetti, S., Brigatti, A., Buck, C., Caccianiga, B., Cadonati, L., Calaprice, F., Cecchet, G., Chen, M., Dadoun, O., D'Angelo, D., de Bari, A., de Bellefon, A., de Haas, E., ... Zuzel, G. (2002). Measurements of extremely low radioactivity levels in BOREXINO. Astroparticle Physics, 18(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00179-7

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AU - Back, H. O.

AU - Balata, M.

AU - Beau, T.

AU - Bellini, G.

AU - Benziger, Jay Burton

AU - Bonetti, S.

AU - Brigatti, A.

AU - Buck, C.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Calaprice, Frank

AU - Cecchet, G.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Dadoun, O.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - de Bari, A.

AU - de Bellefon, A.

AU - de Haas, E.

AU - de Kerret, H.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Deutsch, M.

AU - di Credico, A.

AU - Elisei, F.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Fernholz, R.

AU - Ford, R.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Freudiger, B.

AU - Galbiati, Cristiano

AU - Gatti, F.

AU - Gazzana, S.

AU - Giammarchi, M. G.

AU - Giugni, D.

AU - Göger-Neff, M.

AU - Goldbrunner, T.

AU - Golubchikov, A.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Grieb, C.

AU - Hagner, C.

AU - Hagner, T.

AU - Hampel, W.

AU - Harding, E.

AU - Hartmann, F. X.

AU - von Hentig, R.

AU - Heusser, G.

AU - Hult, M.

AU - Ianni, A.

AU - Ianni, A. M.

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AU - Perasso, L.

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AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Rau, W.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Riedel, T.

AU - Sabelnikov, A.

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AU - Scardaoni, R.

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AU - Tarasenkov, V.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Trincherini, P. R.

AU - Vyrodov, V.

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N1 - Funding Information: We sincerely thank the funding agencies: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare [INFN] (Italy); National Science Foundation [NSF] (USA); Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie [BMBF], Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG] (Germany). We acknowledge the very generous support given to our work by the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso [LNGS] (Italy).

PY - 2002

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