Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment

S. Cebrián; J. Pérez; I. Bandac; L. Labarga; V. Álvarez; A. I. Barrado; A. Bettini; F. I.G.M. Borges; M. Camargo; S. Cárcel; A. Cervera; C. A.N. Conde; E. Conde; T. Dafni; J. Díaz; R. Esteve; L. M.P. Fernandes; M. Fernández; P. Ferrario; E. D.C. Freitas; L. M.P. Fernandes; V. M. Gehman; A. Goldschmidt; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; D. González-Díaz; R. M. Gutiérrez; J. Hauptman; J. A.Hernando Morata; D. C. Herrera; I. G. Irastorza; A. Laing; I. Liubarsky; N. López-March; D. Lorca; M. Losada; G. Luzón; A. Marí; J. Martín-Albo; A. Martínez; G. Martínez-Lema; T. Miller; F. Monrabal; M. Monserrate; C. M.B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; L. M. Moutinho; J. Muñoz Vidal; M. Nebot-Guinot; D. Nygren; C. A.B. Oliveira; A. Ortiz De Solórzano; J. L.Pérez Aparicio; M. Querol; J. Renner; L. Ripoll; J. Rodríguez; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. Dos Santos; L. Serra; D. Shuman; A. Simón; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent; Z. Tsamalaidze; J. F.C.A. Veloso; J. A. Villar; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

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Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment

S. Cebrián, J. Pérez, I. Bandac, L. Labarga, V. Álvarez, A. I. Barrado, A. Bettini, F. I.G.M. Borges, M. Camargo, S. Cárcel, A. Cervera, C. A.N. Conde, E. Conde, T. Dafni, J. Díaz, R. Esteve, L. M.P. Fernandes, M. Fernández, P. Ferrario, E. D.C. FreitasL. M.P. Fernandes, V. M. Gehman, A. Goldschmidt, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, D. González-Díaz, R. M. Gutiérrez, J. Hauptman, J. A.Hernando Morata, D. C. Herrera, I. G. Irastorza, A. Laing, I. Liubarsky, N. López-March, D. Lorca, M. Losada, G. Luzón, A. Marí, J. Martín-Albo, A. Martínez, G. Martínez-Lema, T. Miller, F. Monrabal, M. Monserrate, C. M.B. Monteiro, F. J. Mora, L. M. Moutinho, J. Muñoz Vidal, M. Nebot-Guinot, D. Nygren, C. A.B. Oliveira, A. Ortiz De Solórzano, J. L.Pérez Aparicio, M. Querol, J. Renner, L. Ripoll, J. Rodríguez, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. Dos Santos, L. Serra, D. Shuman, A. Simón, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, J. F. Toledo, J. Torrent, Z. Tsamalaidze, J. F.C.A. Veloso, J. A. Villar, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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The "Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC" (NEXT), intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with Xe enriched in ¹³⁶Xe at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Spain, requires ultra-low background conditions demanding an exhaustive control of material radiopurity and environmental radon levels. An extensive material screening process is underway for several years based mainly on gamma-ray spectroscopy using ultra-low background germanium detectors in Canfranc but also on mass spectrometry techniques like GDMS and ICPMS. Components from shielding, pressure vessel, electroluminescence and high voltage elements and energy and tracking readout planes have been analyzed, helping in the final design of the experiment and in the construction of the background model. The latest measurements carried out will be presented and the implication on NEXT of their results will be discussed. The commissioning of the NEW detector, as a first step towards NEXT, has started in Canfranc; in-situ measurements of airborne radon levels were taken there to optimize the system for radon mitigation and will be shown too.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, LRT 2015
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques
Editors	John L. Orrell
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735413191
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927990
State	Published - Aug 17 2015
Event	5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques, LRT 2015 - Seattle, United States Duration: Mar 18 2015 → Mar 20 2015

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1672
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques, LRT 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	3/18/15 → 3/20/15

Keywords

Double beta decay
Gamma detectors (HPGe)
Material radiopurity
Time-Projection Chamber (TPC)

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General Physics and Astronomy

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Cebrián, S., Pérez, J., Bandac, I., Labarga, L., Álvarez, V., Barrado, A. I., Bettini, A., Borges, F. I. G. M., Camargo, M., Cárcel, S., Cervera, A., Conde, C. A. N., Conde, E., Dafni, T., Díaz, J., Esteve, R., Fernandes, L. M. P., Fernández, M., Ferrario, P., ... Yahlali, N. (2015). Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment. In J. L. Orrell (Ed.), Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, LRT 2015: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques Article 060002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1672). American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927990

Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment. / Cebrián, S.; Pérez, J.; Bandac, I. et al.
Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, LRT 2015: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques. ed. / John L. Orrell. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2015. 060002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1672).

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Cebrián, S, Pérez, J, Bandac, I, Labarga, L, Álvarez, V, Barrado, AI, Bettini, A, Borges, FIGM, Camargo, M, Cárcel, S, Cervera, A, Conde, CAN, Conde, E, Dafni, T, Díaz, J, Esteve, R, Fernandes, LMP, Fernández, M, Ferrario, P, Freitas, EDC, Fernandes, LMP, Gehman, VM, Goldschmidt, A, Gómez-Cadenas, JJ, González-Díaz, D, Gutiérrez, RM, Hauptman, J, Morata, JAH, Herrera, DC, Irastorza, IG, Laing, A, Liubarsky, I, López-March, N, Lorca, D, Losada, M, Luzón, G, Marí, A, Martín-Albo, J, Martínez, A, Martínez-Lema, G, Miller, T, Monrabal, F, Monserrate, M, Monteiro, CMB, Mora, FJ, Moutinho, LM, Vidal, JM, Nebot-Guinot, M, Nygren, D, Oliveira, CAB, De Solórzano, AO, Aparicio, JLP, Querol, M, Renner, J, Ripoll, L, Rodríguez, J, Santos, FP, Dos Santos, JMF, Serra, L, Shuman, D, Simón, A, Sofka, C, Sorel, M, Toledo, JF, Torrent, J, Tsamalaidze, Z, Veloso, JFCA, Villar, JA, Webb, RC, White, JT & Yahlali, N 2015, Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment. in JL Orrell (ed.), Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, LRT 2015: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques., 060002, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1672, American Institute of Physics Inc., 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques, LRT 2015, Seattle, United States, 3/18/15. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927990

Cebrián S, Pérez J, Bandac I, Labarga L, Álvarez V, Barrado AI et al. Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment. In Orrell JL, editor, Low Radioactivity Techniques 2015, LRT 2015: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2015. 060002. (AIP Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1063/1.4927990

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