An array of low-background 3He proportional counters for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

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

Volumn 579, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1054-1080

  Amsbaugh, J F ^a   Anaya, J M ^b   Banar, J ^b   Bowles, T J ^b   Browne, M C ^a   Bullard, T V ^a   Burritt, T H ^a   Cox Mobrand, G A ^a   Dai, X ^c   Deng, H ^d   Di Marco, M ^e   Doe, P J ^a   Dragowsky, M R ^b   Duba, C A ^a   Duncan, F A ^e   Earle, E D ^e   Elliott, S R ^a,b   Esch, E I ^b   Fergani, H ^c   Formaggio, J A ^a   Fowler, M M ^b   Franklin, J E ^a   Geissbuhler P ^a   Germani, J V ^a,b   Goldschmidt, A ^b   Guillian, E ^e   Hallin, A L ^e   Harper, G ^a   Harvey, P J ^e   Hazama, R ^a   Heeger, K M ^a   Heise, J ^b,e   Hime, A ^b   Howe, M A ^a   Huang, M ^f   Kormos, L L ^e   Kraus, C ^e   Krauss, C B ^e   Law, J ^g   Lawson, I T ^g,h   Lesko, K T ⁱ   Loach, J C ^c,i   Majerus, S ^c   Manor, J ^a   McGee, S ^a   Miknaitis, K K S ^a   Miller, G G ^b   Morissette, B ^h   Myers, A ^a   Oblath, N S ^a   O'Keeffe, H M ^c   Ollerhead, R W ^b,g   Peeters, S J M ^c   Poon, A W P ⁱ   Prior, G ⁱ   Reitzner, S D ^g   Rielage, K ^a,b   Robertson, R G H ^a   Skensved, P ^e   Smith, A R ⁱ   Smith, M W E ^a,b   Steiger, T D ^a   Stonehill, L C ^a,b   Thornewell, P M ^a,b,c   Tolich, N ⁱ   VanDevender, B A ^a   Van Wechel, T D ^a   Wall, B L ^a   Wan Chan Tseung, H ^a,c   Wendland, J ^j   West, N ^c   Wilhelmy, J B ^b   Wilkerson, J F ^a   Wouters, J M ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^h SNOLAB   (Canada)

ⁱ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

3He proportional counter; Chemical vapor deposition; Low radioactivity materials; Neutral current; Neutron detection; Radon daughter mitigation; Solar neutrinos

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HELIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HE PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; LOW RADIOACTIVITY MATERIALS; NEUTRAL CURRENTS; RADON DAUGHTER MITIGATION; SOLAR NEUTRINOS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 34547827992     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.321     Document Type: Article

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