Published November 1, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Study of neutron-induced background and its effect on the search of 0νββ decay in 124Sn

Creators

  • 1. India-based Neutrino Observatory, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005 (India)
  • 2. Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005 (India)
  • 3. Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 (India)
  • 4. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 (India)

Description

Neutron-induced background has been studied in various components of the TIN.TIN detector, which is under development for the search of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in 124Sn. Fast neutron flux ∼106 n cm-2s-1 covering a broad energy range  ∼0.1 to ( ∼18 MeV) was generated using 9Be(p,n)9B reaction. In addition, reactions with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons were also studied using 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction. Among the different cryogenic support structures studied, Teflon is found to be preferable compared to Torlon as there is no high energy gamma background Eγ > 1 MeV) . Contribution of neutron-induced reactions in nat, 124Sn from other Sn isotopes (A = 112–122) in the energy region of interest, namely, around the Qββ of 124Sn (E ∼ 2.293 MeV), is also investigated

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/11/P11002

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/9/11/P11002;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. P11002
ISSN
1748-0221

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46063884
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BERYLLIUM 7; BERYLLIUM 9; BORON 9; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; FAST NEUTRONS; INDIUM 122; LITHIUM 7; MEV RANGE 10-100; TEFLON; TIN 124
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BARYONS; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BORON ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; HADRONS; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MEV RANGE; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TIN ISOTOPES