A very low background HPGe detector operating deep underground at 4800 m water equivalent

Lino Miramonti

doi:10.1016/s0969-8043(02)00063-5

A very low background HPGe detector operating deep underground at 4800 m water equivalent

Appl Radiat Isot. 2002 Aug;57(2):209-12. doi: 10.1016/s0969-8043(02)00063-5.

Author

Lino Miramonti¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physics, Univeristy of Milan INFN, Milano, Italy. lino.miramonti@mi.infn.it

PMID: 12150280
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8043(02)00063-5

Abstract

A very low background HPGe detector has been installed in the Fréjus underground laboratory in order to investigate radioactive contaminations. The main features and capabilities of the detector are described here.