Background components of Ge detectors in Ogoya underground laboratory

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Hamajima, Y ^a   Komura, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cosmic ray; Gamma ray measurement; Plastic scintillator; Ultra low background; Underground laboratory

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; PHOSPHORS;

ANTICOINCIDENCE SYSTEMS; GERMINAIUM DETECTORS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

GERMANIUM; WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SHIELD; REDUCTION; SCINTILLATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 2942579128     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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