Status report on long-time decay measurements of 137Cs radioisotope

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Auteurs principaux: Fenyvesi, Edit, Kiss, Gábor Gyula, Molnár, Dénes, Lévai, Péter, Barnaföldi, Gergely Gábor
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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