Radioassay facilities at the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

Paul R. Scovell; Matthew Thiesse; Sid Ahmed Maouloud; Chamkaur Ghag; James Dobson

doi:10.3389/fphy.2023.1310146

Radioassay facilities at the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

Paul R. Scovell^*, Matthew Thiesse, Sid Ahmed Maouloud, Chamkaur Ghag, James Dobson

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Abstract

For future low-background particle physics experiments, it will be essential to assay candidate detector materials using an array of assay techniques. To minimise the risk of sample contamination whilst moving between assay techniques, it is also sensible to minimise the distance between assay stations, particularly for non-destructive techniques where the sample may end up being installed into an experiment. The Boulby UnderGround Screening (BUGS) Facility comprises an array of germanium detectors, two XIA UltraLo-1800 surface-alpha counters, two radon emanation detectors and an Agilent ICP-MS system. This article describes each of these systems.

Original language	English
Article number	1310146
Journal	Frontiers in Physics
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1310146
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

gamma spectrometry
mass spectrometry
radioassay
radon emanation
surface alpha counting

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