A new detector system for double beta decays

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(88)90308-7

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volume 271, Issue 3, September 1988, Pages 475-482

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Abstract

We have designed and constructed a new detector system for searching for double beta decays. It consists of a stack of lithium-drifted, surface barrier silicon detectors interleaved with thin source foils. The segmentation greatly reduces backgrounds. The system is free from radioactive backgrounds above 2.5 MeV. The apparatus is also a versatile low background counting facility with high sensitivity.

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A new detector system for double beta decays

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