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Stewart, D. Y., Harrison, P. F., Morgan, B. (Ben) and Ramachers, Y. (2006) Radiation shielding for underground low-background experiments. In: 9th Conference on Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Rio Grande, PR, MAY 30-JUN 03, 2006. Published in: Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, 870 pp. 568-571. ISBN 978-0-7354-0368-0. doi:10.1063/1.2402703 ISSN 0094-243X.
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Abstract
The design task of creating an efficient radiation shield for the new COBRA double-beta decay experiment led to a comprehensive study of commercially available shielding materials. The aim was to find the most efficient combination of materials under the constraints of an extreme low-background experiment operating in a typical underground laboratory. All existing shield configurations for this type of experiment have been found to perform sub-optimally in comparison to the class of multilayered configurations proposed in this study. The method used here to create a specific shield configuration should yield a close to optimal result when applied to any experiment utilising a radiation shield. In particular, the survey of single material response to a given radiation source turns out to give a guideline for the construction of efficient multilayer shields. Note that these proceedings are a short version of a recently submitted, more detailed discussion [1].
Item Type: | Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics | ||||
Series Name: | AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics | ||||
Publisher: | AMER INST PHYSICS | ||||
ISBN: | 978-0-7354-0368-0 | ||||
ISSN: | 0094-243X | ||||
Editor: | Liss, TM | ||||
Official Date: | 2006 | ||||
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Volume: | 870 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 568-571 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1063/1.2402703 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Title of Event: | 9th Conference on Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics | ||||
Location of Event: | Rio Grande, PR | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | MAY 30-JUN 03, 2006 |
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