Removal of radon progeny from delicate surfaces
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| author | Chernyak, D. Piepke, A. |
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| contents | $^{210}Po$ $α$-decay driven neutron background is a concern for many rare event search experiments. It is a difficult to control background because its radiogenic component depends on the air exposure history of parts. In this study, we demonstrate that about half of the radon progeny $^{210}Po$ can be removed from copper and silicon surfaces relatively easily by wiping a copper sample with acetone wetted tissue and a silicon detector with acetone soaked cotton balls. For a copper sample we demonstrate that long-lived $^{210}Pb$ is removed with similar effectiveness. For copper, allocated the longest counting time, additional wiping was found to be largely ineffective. For silicon, the removal effectiveness has large uncertainties. Additional cleaning showed a small but statistically significant effect. Capitalizing on this trivial cleaning step will allow experiments to relax their requirements on the allowable air exposure time during construction, leading to cost and time savings. |
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| spellingShingle | Removal of radon progeny from delicate surfaces Chernyak, D. Piepke, A. Instrumentation and Detectors $^{210}Po$ $α$-decay driven neutron background is a concern for many rare event search experiments. It is a difficult to control background because its radiogenic component depends on the air exposure history of parts. In this study, we demonstrate that about half of the radon progeny $^{210}Po$ can be removed from copper and silicon surfaces relatively easily by wiping a copper sample with acetone wetted tissue and a silicon detector with acetone soaked cotton balls. For a copper sample we demonstrate that long-lived $^{210}Pb$ is removed with similar effectiveness. For copper, allocated the longest counting time, additional wiping was found to be largely ineffective. For silicon, the removal effectiveness has large uncertainties. Additional cleaning showed a small but statistically significant effect. Capitalizing on this trivial cleaning step will allow experiments to relax their requirements on the allowable air exposure time during construction, leading to cost and time savings. |
| title | Removal of radon progeny from delicate surfaces |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.04479 |