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A New Low Background Laboratory in the Pyhäsalmi Mine : Towards 14C free liquid scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments
V. KazalovAndrey SidorenkovK. LooMaciej SlupeckiA. VirkajärviKari EnqvistWladyslaw Henryk TrzaskaSultim LubsandorzhievJ. HissaJari JoutsenvaaraBayarjon Paul LubsandorzhievP. KuusiniemiS. KrokhalevaL. B. BezrukovJohanna Kutunivasubject
Low energyta114research equipmentcosmic radiationNuclear engineeringtutkimuslaitteetneutriinotEnvironmental scienceneutrinosNeutrinoScintillatorWater equivalentkosminen säteilydescription
A new low background laboratory in Pyhäsalmi mine in the Central Finland has been put into operation in the beginning of 2017. The laboratory operates at the depth of 1436 m (~4100 meters of water equivalent). In this paper, we present description of the laboratory’s existing facility and background conditions. In the laboratory, a series of measurements has been started where the 14C concentration is determined from several liquid scintillator samples. A dedicated setup has been designed and constructed with the aim of measuring the 14C/12C ratio smaller than 10-18 . peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 |