Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils

J. Argyriades; R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. Baker; A. S. Barabash; A. Basharina-Freshville; M. Bongrand; C. Bourgeois; D. Breton; M. Brire; G. Broudin-Bay; V. B. Brudanin; A. J. Caffrey; S. Carcel; S. Cebrin; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; Th Dafni; J. Daz; D. Durand; V. G. Egorov; J. J. Evans; R. Flack; K. I. Fushima; I. G. Irastorza; X. Garrido; H. Gmez; B. Guillon; A. Holin; J. Hommet; K. Holy; J. J. Horkey; P. Hubert; C. Hugon; F. J. Iguaz; N. Ishihara; C. M. Jackson; S. Jenzer; S. Jullian; M. Kauer; O. I. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; V. Kovalenko; T. Lamhamdi; K. Lang; Y. Lemire; G. Lutter; G. Luzn; F. Mamedov; Ch Marquet; F. Mauger; F. Monrabal; A. Nachab; I. Nasteva; I. B. Nemchenok; C. H. Nguyen; M. Nomachi; F. Nova; H. Ohsumi; R. B. Pahlka; F. Perrot; F. Piquemal; P. P. Povinec; B. Richards; J. S. Ricol; C. L. Riddle; A. Rodrguez; R. Saakyan; X. Sarazin; J. K. Sedgbeer; L. Serra; Yu A. Shitov; L. Simard; F. Imkovic; S. Sldner-Rembold; I. Tekl; C. S. Sutton; Y. Tamagawa; G. Szklarz; J. Thomas; R. Thompson; V. Timkin; V. Tretyak; Vl I. Tretyak; V. I. Umatov; L. Vla; I. A. Vanyushin; R. Vasiliev; V. A. Vasiliev; V. Vorobel; D. Waters; N. Yahlali; A. Ukauskas

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.037

Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils

J. Argyriades
, R. Arnold
, C. Augier
, J. Baker
, A. S. Barabash
, A. Basharina-Freshville
, M. Bongrand
, C. Bourgeois
, D. Breton
, M. Brire
, G. Broudin-Bay
, V. B. Brudanin
, A. J. Caffrey
, S. Carcel
, S. Cebrin
, A. Chapon
, E. Chauveau
, Th Dafni
, J. Daz
, D. Durand

V. G. Egorov, J. J. Evans, R. Flack, K. I. Fushima, I. G. Irastorza, X. Garrido, H. Gmez, B. Guillon, A. Holin, J. Hommet, K. Holy, J. J. Horkey, P. Hubert, C. Hugon, F. J. Iguaz, N. Ishihara, C. M. Jackson, S. Jenzer, S. Jullian, M. Kauer, O. I. Kochetov, S. I. Konovalov, V. Kovalenko, T. Lamhamdi, K. Lang, Y. Lemire, G. Lutter, G. Luzn, F. Mamedov, Ch Marquet, F. Mauger, F. Monrabal, A. Nachab, I. Nasteva, I. B. Nemchenok, C. H. Nguyen, M. Nomachi, F. Nova, H. Ohsumi, R. B. Pahlka, F. Perrot, F. Piquemal, P. P. Povinec, B. Richards, J. S. Ricol, C. L. Riddle, A. Rodrguez, R. Saakyan, X. Sarazin, J. K. Sedgbeer, L. Serra, Yu A. Shitov, L. Simard, F. Imkovic, S. Sldner-Rembold, I. Tekl, C. S. Sutton, Y. Tamagawa, G. Szklarz, J. Thomas, R. Thompson, V. Timkin, V. Tretyak, Vl I. Tretyak, V. I. Umatov, L. Vla, I. A. Vanyushin, R. Vasiliev, V. A. Vasiliev, V. Vorobel, D. Waters, N. Yahlali, A. Ukauskas

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The development of BiPo detectors is dedicated to the measurement of extremely high radiopurity in ²⁰⁸Tl and ²¹⁴Bi for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils. A modular prototype, called BiPo-1, with 0.8 m² of sensitive surface area, has been running in the Modane Underground Laboratory since February, 2008. The goal of BiPo-1 is to measure the different components of the background and in particular the surface radiopurity of the plastic scintillators that make up the detector. The first phase of data collection has been dedicated to the measurement of the radiopurity in ²⁰⁸Tl. After more than one year of background measurement, a surface activity of the scintillators of A(Tl208)=1.5μBq/m2 is reported here. Given this level of background, a larger BiPo detector having 12 m² of active surface area, is able to qualify the radiopurity of the SuperNEMO selenium double beta decay foils with the required sensitivity of A(Tl208)<2μBq/kg (90% C.L.) with a six month measurement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-128
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	622
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.037
State	Published - Oct 1 2010

Keywords

BiPo
Double beta decay
Majorana neutrino
NEMO-3
Radiopurity
SuperNEMO

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Argyriades, J., Arnold, R., Augier, C., Baker, J., Barabash, A. S., Basharina-Freshville, A., Bongrand, M., Bourgeois, C., Breton, D., Brire, M., Broudin-Bay, G., Brudanin, V. B., Caffrey, A. J., Carcel, S., Cebrin, S., Chapon, A., Chauveau, E., Dafni, T., Daz, J., ... Ukauskas, A. (2010). Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 622(1), 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.037

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Argyriades, J, Arnold, R, Augier, C, Baker, J, Barabash, AS, Basharina-Freshville, A, Bongrand, M, Bourgeois, C, Breton, D, Brire, M, Broudin-Bay, G, Brudanin, VB, Caffrey, AJ, Carcel, S, Cebrin, S, Chapon, A, Chauveau, E, Dafni, T, Daz, J, Durand, D, Egorov, VG, Evans, JJ, Flack, R, Fushima, KI, Irastorza, IG, Garrido, X, Gmez, H, Guillon, B, Holin, A, Hommet, J, Holy, K, Horkey, JJ, Hubert, P, Hugon, C, Iguaz, FJ, Ishihara, N, Jackson, CM, Jenzer, S, Jullian, S, Kauer, M, Kochetov, OI, Konovalov, SI, Kovalenko, V, Lamhamdi, T, Lang, K, Lemire, Y, Lutter, G, Luzn, G, Mamedov, F, Marquet, C, Mauger, F, Monrabal, F, Nachab, A, Nasteva, I, Nemchenok, IB, Nguyen, CH, Nomachi, M, Nova, F, Ohsumi, H, Pahlka, RB, Perrot, F, Piquemal, F, Povinec, PP, Richards, B, Ricol, JS, Riddle, CL, Rodrguez, A, Saakyan, R, Sarazin, X, Sedgbeer, JK, Serra, L, Shitov, YA, Simard, L, Imkovic, F, Sldner-Rembold, S, Tekl, I, Sutton, CS, Tamagawa, Y, Szklarz, G, Thomas, J, Thompson, R, Timkin, V, Tretyak, V, Tretyak, VI, Umatov, VI, Vla, L, Vanyushin, IA, Vasiliev, R, Vasiliev, VA, Vorobel, V, Waters, D, Yahlali, N & Ukauskas, A 2010, 'Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 622, no. 1, pp. 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.037

Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils. / Argyriades, J.; Arnold, R.; Augier, C. et al.
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AU - Baker, J.

AU - Barabash, A. S.

AU - Basharina-Freshville, A.

AU - Bongrand, M.

AU - Bourgeois, C.

AU - Breton, D.

AU - Brire, M.

AU - Broudin-Bay, G.

AU - Brudanin, V. B.

AU - Caffrey, A. J.

AU - Carcel, S.

AU - Cebrin, S.

AU - Chapon, A.

AU - Chauveau, E.

AU - Dafni, Th

AU - Daz, J.

AU - Durand, D.

AU - Egorov, V. G.

AU - Evans, J. J.

AU - Flack, R.

AU - Fushima, K. I.

AU - Irastorza, I. G.

AU - Garrido, X.

AU - Gmez, H.

AU - Guillon, B.

AU - Holin, A.

AU - Hommet, J.

AU - Holy, K.

AU - Horkey, J. J.

AU - Hubert, P.

AU - Hugon, C.

AU - Iguaz, F. J.

AU - Ishihara, N.

AU - Jackson, C. M.

AU - Jenzer, S.

AU - Jullian, S.

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AU - Timkin, V.

AU - Tretyak, V.

AU - Tretyak, Vl I.

AU - Umatov, V. I.

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AU - Vanyushin, I. A.

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AU - Vasiliev, V. A.

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Argyriades J, Arnold R, Augier C, Baker J, Barabash AS, Basharina-Freshville A et al. Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2010 Oct 1;622(1):120-128. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.037

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