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. 2022 Jul 8;82(7):599. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10345-6

Table 3.

Measured activities of radioactive isotopes in the neutron veto, purification, and calibration subsystems. Measured values are given with ±1σ uncertainties, and upper limits are set at 95% C.L. The facility, sample mass, and lifetime are provided for each measurement (as applicable)

Sample Component Manufacturer Facility Mass [kg] Livetime [d] Units 238U 235U 226Ra 228Ra (232Th) 228Th 40K 60Co 137Cs
Neutron Veto
  41 R5912 PMT Body Hamamatsu GeMPI 0.2 6.9 mBq/kg 70(30) <6.4 52(4) 37(4) 30(3) 360(40) <1.8 <1.3
  42 R5912 PMT low radioactivity Glass Hamamatsu GeCris 0.4 3.9 mBq/kg 700(200) 40(10) 700(30) 740(50) 670(45) 1000(100) <3.0 <9.7
  43 Polyethylene PMT Holders Plastotecnica emiliana GeMPI 0.1 13.8 mBq/kg <19 <2.2 2.1(8) <2.2 <2.1 <22 <0.6
  44 SS Support Structure Galli and Morelli GeMPI 0.5 27.5 mBq/kg <25 <0.55 0.8(2) 1.1(4) 2.3(4) <4.9 4.1(4) <0.2
  45 ePTFE Reflectors Applitecno Service ICP-MS mBq/kg 0.3(1) 0.12(4)
  46 Gadolinium Sulfate NYC GeMPI 1.0 20.7 mBq/kg <14 <0.5 0.9(2) 0.4(2) 1.2(2) <4.1 <0.06
  47 Gadolinium Sulfate Treibacher GeMPI 1.0 6.6 mBq/kg <43 <3.6 3.4(7) 23(2) 190(10) 9(4) <0.8
Purifying Getter Materials
  48 LXe Filter 2a BASF Corrado 0.3 23.8 mBq/kg 3200(700) 145(10) 70(20) 86(9) 920(90) <6 <7
  49 LXe Filter 2b BASF Corrado 0.4 10.4 mBq/kg 2900(760) 150(10) 70(20) 84(16) 720(90) <6 <6
  50 LXe Filter 2c BASF Corrado 0.1 7.2 mBq/kg 3600(1300) 1050(40) 460(60) 560(50) 1500(200) <11 <8
Calibration
  51 Polyurethane Belt BRECOFlex GeMPI 0.6 9.5 mBq/kg 46(19) <2.5 13(1) 5(1) 4(1) 93(17) 1.9(6) <0.7
  52 Source Box Giove 7.3 13.8 mBq/kg <26.4 <1.7 <0.9 1.0(6) 1.7(4) <1.2 6.2(4) <0.2
  53 Source Box Clamp McMaster Corrado 0.9 24.5 mBq/kg <395 <44 46(4) <15.5 15(5) <32 12(2) <2
  54 SS316 Tube Swagelok GSOr 2.9 7.1 mBq/kg <33 <2.8 5.3(7) 6.2(9) 14(1) <7.5 2.5(3) <0.8
  55 SS304 Beam Pipe Weizmann GeMPI 3.1 16.7 mBq/kg <63 <1.8 1.7(5) 6(1) 6(1) <10 6.8(7) <0.5
  56 SS304 Support Pipe Weizmann GeMPI 0.5 27.6 mBq/kg 36(18) <0.9 0.6(3) 1.9(8) 6.8(8) <15 6.5(8) <0.9
  57 SS316 Clamps McMaster GeMPI 2.2 5.6 mBq/kg 150(60) <8.8 102(5) 19(2) 18(2) 7(3) 12(1)
  58 SS304 Bellow MDC GeMPI 3.5 13.7 mBq/kg <47 <1.3 2.0(4) 5.3(9) 9.8(9) <3.6 7.1(7) <0.5
  59 SS304 Flanges MDC GeMPI 12.0 20.6 mBq/kg 24(12) 1.0(4) 0.4(1) 1.6(4) 5.0(4) 1.6(6) 11.2(8) <0.2
  60 SS304 U-Tube CG GeMPI 0.6 16.2 mBq/kg <150 <5.8 <1.9 <6.6 4(1) 15(8) 45(4) <1.5