Published 2009
| Version v1
Miscellaneous
The GERDA Muon Veto Cherenkov Detector
Creators
- 1. Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics, University of Tubingen (Germany)
Description
The GERDA experiment is designed to examine 0νββ of 76Ge with a lifetime of 1026 years. To reach the goal of 10-3 background events/(keV*kg*year), several background reduction techniques will be used. Cosmic muons can produce background in form of particles and radioactivity. To reject them a muon veto system, using the water tank surrounding the GERDA cryostat as an active Cherenkov veto, is built up. The design, simulations and the construction of this veto are described in the poster. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Workshop on low energy neutrino physics
- Imprint Pagination
- 1201 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1195
- Report number
- INIS-FR--11-0256
Conference
- Title
- 5. international workshop on low energy neutrino physics
- Acronym
- Conference Neutrino Champagne LowNu 2009
- Dates
- 19-21 Oct 2009
- Place
- Reims (France)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 42050127
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BACKGROUND RADIATION; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; GERMANIUM 76; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; MUON DETECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DECAY; DETECTION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GERMANIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; STABLE ISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 1 ref. Imprint:Also available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS-NKM website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/membercontacts/mcontacts.html