Ultra-traces of 226Ra in nylon used in the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment

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

Volumn 498, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 240-255

  Zuzel, G ^a   Wojcik M ^a   Buck, C ^b   Rau, W ^b   Heusser, G ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

BOREXINO experiment; Proportional counters; Radium; Radon emanation; Solar neutrinos

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NYLON POLYMERS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIUM; RADON; SCREENING;

SOLAR NEUTRINOS;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0037432047     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01981-2     Document Type: Article

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