Alpha Emitter Intrinsic Concentration in Copper required for Nuclear Spectrometry Application

Authors

  • A. Camacho Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Viale Universitá 2, I-35020 Legnaro (Pd), Italy; Universidad Simón Bolívar, Laboratorio Física Nuclear, Apartado 8900, 1080 A. Caracas, Venezuela
  • G. Jaworski Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Viale Universitá 2, I-35020 Legnaro (Pd), Italy
  • G. Keppel Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Viale Universitá 2, I-35020 Legnaro (Pd), Italy
  • L. Sajo-Bohus Universidad Simón Bolívar, Laboratorio Física Nuclear, Apartado 8900, 1080 A. Caracas, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15415/jnp.2017.51020

Keywords:

alpha emitter, copper, nuclear spectrometer, self radiation

Abstract

Low-level radioactivity content in copper are employed for bolometric thermal radiation sensors and astro-nuclear spectrometers. The required lowest achievable alpha emitters concentration, for treated and untreated surfaces, are measured by Double Sided Silicon Strip Detectors in a high vacuum chamber and provide information on its intrinsic NORM content. Results shows that copper alpha emitters content can be achieved in the range below 0.01 (counts. keV-¹·kg-¹·y-¹) adequate for specific nuclear spectrometry applications.

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Published

2017-08-07

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Camacho, A. .; Jaworski, G. .; Keppel, G. .; Sajo-Bohus, L. . Alpha Emitter Intrinsic Concentration in Copper Required for Nuclear Spectrometry Application. J. Nucl. Phy. Mat. Sci. Rad. A. 2017, 5, 213-222.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

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