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. 2020 Aug 26;20(17):4827. doi: 10.3390/s20174827

Table 5.

Typical monitoring parameters for the gas composition in KATRIN: comparison of the specification requirements and the values achieved during first KATRIN neutrino mass data taking. Precision and trueness are given relative to their value, ΔX/X.

KATRIN Requirements (1) Achieved during KNM1 (2)
Parameter Value Precision Trueness Value Precision Trueness
Concentrations, cx for T2 0.95193 4.7 × 10−4 9.7 × 10−3
for DT 0.01109 1.5 × 10−2 9.2 × 10−2
for HT 0.03562 6.4 × 10−3 1.3 × 10−1
Tritium purity, εT >0.95 1 × 10−3 3 × 10−2 0.97576 2.8 × 10−4 1.6 × 10−3
Ratio of impurities HT/DT, κ --- --- 10 × 10−2 3.212 2.5 × 10−2 3.3 × 10−2

(1) Originally defined in reference [13], amended in reference [15]. (2) From the “snapshot” sub-run data acquired on 26 April 2019 (see Figure 7).