Production of 83Rb for the KATRIN experiment

M Rasulbaev; K Maier; R Vianden; T Thümmler; B Ostrick; Ch Weinheimer

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.04.020

Production of 83Rb for the KATRIN experiment

Appl Radiat Isot. 2008 Dec;66(12):1838-43. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.04.020. Epub 2008 May 8.

Authors

M Rasulbaev¹, K Maier, R Vianden, T Thümmler, B Ostrick, Ch Weinheimer

Affiliation

¹ Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

PMID: 18555691
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.04.020

Abstract

For the neutrino mass determination experiment KATRIN, the long-term stability of the spectrometer voltage is of crucial importance. Therefore, it is planned to control the voltage continuously in a smaller spectrometer, which monitors the position of the conversion electron line emitted in the 32 keV transition in the decay of (83m)Kr. Due to the short half-life of (83m)Kr (t(1/2)=1.83h), it has to be supplied by a long-lived (83m)Kr((83)Rb) generator (t(1/2)=86d). Here, a hitherto unexploited method for the efficient production of (83)Rb and its suitability for its application in the KATRIN monitor spectrometer is described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Reproducibility of Results
Rubidium / analysis*
Rubidium / chemistry*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spectrum Analysis / instrumentation*
Spectrum Analysis / methods*

Substances

Rubidium