Systematic study of trace radioactive impurities in candidate construction materials for EXO-200
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/ Authors
D. S. Leonard, P. Grinberg, P. Weber, E. Baussan, Z. Djurcic, G. Keefer, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, J. -L. Vuilleumier, J. -M. Vuilleumier
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D. Akimov, A. Bellerive, M. Bowcock, M. Breidenbach, A. Burenkov, R. Conley, W. Craddock, M. Danilov, R. DeVoe, M. Dixit, A. Dolgolenko, I. Ekchtout, W. Fairbank, J. Farine, P. Fierlinger, B. Flatt, G. Gratta, M. Green, C. Hall, K. Hall, D. Hallman, C. Hargrove, R. Herbst, J. Hodgson
/ Abstract
The Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) will search for double beta decays of 136Xe. We report the results of a systematic study of trace concentrations of radioactive impurities in a wide range of raw materials and finished parts considered for use in the construction of EXO-200, the first stage of the EXO experimental program. Analysis techniques employed, and described here, include direct gamma counting, alpha counting, neutron activation analysis, and high-sensitivity mass spectrometry.