Status report on long-time decay measurements of 137Cs radioisotope
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| author | Fenyvesi, Edit Kiss, Gábor Gyula Molnár, Dénes Lévai, Péter Barnaföldi, Gergely Gábor |
| author_facet | Fenyvesi, Edit Kiss, Gábor Gyula Molnár, Dénes Lévai, Péter Barnaföldi, Gergely Gábor |
| contents | The constancy of nuclear decay rates can be investigated via long-duration precision measurements. It is still an open question whether any (annual) modulation can be observed. Long-lasting nuclear decay rate measurements have been the subject of considerable research effort. A decay rate measurement with a 137Cs source is currently being conducted 30 meters below the ground at the Jánossy Underground Research Laboratory (JURLab, Csillebérc, Hungary) utilizing a High-purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The laboratory is the low-radiation-background part of the Vesztergombi High Energy Laboratory (VLAB) on the KFKI campus, Csillebérc, Hungary. From October 2022 to April 2024, data of 18 months' worth have been collected, providing a new opportunity to look for variations in decay rates. The experimental setup, data processing method, and the first results of this measurement are presented here. |
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| spellingShingle | Status report on long-time decay measurements of 137Cs radioisotope Fenyvesi, Edit Kiss, Gábor Gyula Molnár, Dénes Lévai, Péter Barnaföldi, Gergely Gábor Nuclear Experiment The constancy of nuclear decay rates can be investigated via long-duration precision measurements. It is still an open question whether any (annual) modulation can be observed. Long-lasting nuclear decay rate measurements have been the subject of considerable research effort. A decay rate measurement with a 137Cs source is currently being conducted 30 meters below the ground at the Jánossy Underground Research Laboratory (JURLab, Csillebérc, Hungary) utilizing a High-purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The laboratory is the low-radiation-background part of the Vesztergombi High Energy Laboratory (VLAB) on the KFKI campus, Csillebérc, Hungary. From October 2022 to April 2024, data of 18 months' worth have been collected, providing a new opportunity to look for variations in decay rates. The experimental setup, data processing method, and the first results of this measurement are presented here. |
| title | Status report on long-time decay measurements of 137Cs radioisotope |
| topic | Nuclear Experiment |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.00182 |