Ultra-low background and environmental measurements at Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC)

Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Aug:126:127-129. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.046. Epub 2017 Mar 4.

Abstract

To support the construction of experiments at the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) in Spain, an Ultra-Low Background Service (ULBS) and a Copper Electroforming Service (CES) were created. The measurement technique employed at the ULBS is gamma spectroscopy with high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. A new anti-radon system is being implemented. The main goal of CES is to obtain high-purity copper pieces. A new electroforming set-up inside LSC underground clean room is planned. Radon and environmental measurements at the LSC are presented. The ULBS and CES are reviewed.

Keywords: Ambient dose measurement; Electroforming; Gamma-spectroscopy; Low background counting.