LEAD MOLYBDATE AS A LOW-TEMPERATURE SCINTILLATOR IN THE EXPERIMENTAL SEARCH FOR THE NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA-DECAY OF MO-100

Authors
ZDESENKO YG KROPIVYANSKII BN KUTS VN NIKOLAIKO AS GABRIELYAN VT AKIMOV SV
Citation
Yg. Zdesenko et al., LEAD MOLYBDATE AS A LOW-TEMPERATURE SCINTILLATOR IN THE EXPERIMENTAL SEARCH FOR THE NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA-DECAY OF MO-100, Instruments and experimental techniques, 39(3), 1996, pp. 362-366
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Instruments and experimental techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00204412
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
362 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-4412(1996)39:3<362:LMAALS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
It is found that lead molybdate (PbMoO4) single crystals can be used a s scintillators if cooled to liquid-nitrogen temperatures. Luminescent and spectrometric characteristics of these crystals are reported. The possibilities of using PbMoO4 scintillators in the search for 2 beta 0v-decay of Mo-100 are analyzed. The presence of radioactive Rb-210 Wi th the specific activity of 0.07-0.19 Bq/g was revealed in a number of samples by measuring the radioactive background in the crystals.