Development of decay energy spectroscopy for radio impurity analysis
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| author | Chung, J. S. Gileva, O. Ha, C. Jeon, J. A Kim, H. B. Kim, H. L. Kim, Y. H. Kim, H. J. Kim, M. B Kwon, D. H. Leonard, D. S. Lee, D. Y. Lee, Y. C. Lim, H. S. Woo, K. R. Yang, J. Y. |
| author_facet | Chung, J. S. Gileva, O. Ha, C. Jeon, J. A Kim, H. B. Kim, H. L. Kim, Y. H. Kim, H. J. Kim, M. B Kwon, D. H. Leonard, D. S. Lee, D. Y. Lee, Y. C. Lim, H. S. Woo, K. R. Yang, J. Y. |
| contents | We present the development of a decay energy spectroscopy (DES) method for the analysis of radioactive impurities using magnetic microcalorimeters (MMCs). The DES system was designed to analyze radionuclides, such as Ra-226, Th-228, and their daughter nuclides, in materials like copper, commonly used in rare-event search experiments. We tested the DES system with a gold foil absorber measuring 20x20x0.05 mm^3, large enough to accommodate a significant drop of source solution. Using this large absorber and an MMC sensor, we conducted a long-term measurement over ten days of live time, requiring 11 ADR cooling cycles. The combined spectrum achieved an energy resolution of 45 keV FWHM, sufficient to identify most alpha and DES peaks of interest. Specific decay events from radionuclide contaminants in the absorber were identified. This experiment confirms the capability of the DES system to measure alpha decay chains of Ra-226 and Th-228, offering a promising method for radio-impurity evaluation in ultra-low background experiments. |
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| spellingShingle | Development of decay energy spectroscopy for radio impurity analysis Chung, J. S. Gileva, O. Ha, C. Jeon, J. A Kim, H. B. Kim, H. L. Kim, Y. H. Kim, H. J. Kim, M. B Kwon, D. H. Leonard, D. S. Lee, D. Y. Lee, Y. C. Lim, H. S. Woo, K. R. Yang, J. Y. Instrumentation and Detectors Nuclear Experiment We present the development of a decay energy spectroscopy (DES) method for the analysis of radioactive impurities using magnetic microcalorimeters (MMCs). The DES system was designed to analyze radionuclides, such as Ra-226, Th-228, and their daughter nuclides, in materials like copper, commonly used in rare-event search experiments. We tested the DES system with a gold foil absorber measuring 20x20x0.05 mm^3, large enough to accommodate a significant drop of source solution. Using this large absorber and an MMC sensor, we conducted a long-term measurement over ten days of live time, requiring 11 ADR cooling cycles. The combined spectrum achieved an energy resolution of 45 keV FWHM, sufficient to identify most alpha and DES peaks of interest. Specific decay events from radionuclide contaminants in the absorber were identified. This experiment confirms the capability of the DES system to measure alpha decay chains of Ra-226 and Th-228, offering a promising method for radio-impurity evaluation in ultra-low background experiments. |
| title | Development of decay energy spectroscopy for radio impurity analysis |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors Nuclear Experiment |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03845 |