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Using pixel detectors in investigations of EC/EC decay

NázevTitle
Using pixel detectors in investigations of EC/EC decayUsing pixel detectors in investigations of EC/EC decay
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
NI Rukhadze, VB Brudanin, P. Čermák, J. Čermák, J. Madathiparambil Jose, V. Král, F. Mamedov, SV Rozov, E. Rukhadze, AV Salamatin, YA Shitov, I. Štekl, EA Yakushev
DOIDOI
10.3103/S1062873813040229
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences:Physics. 2013, 77(4), 375-378. ISSN 1062-8738.
RokYear
2013
JazykLanguage
eng
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84877773970
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/13:00214824!RIV14-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Příspěvek k rozšíření velké výzkumné infrastruktury evropského významuContribution of the Czech Republic to the extension of the large research infrastructure of European importance

AbstraktAbstract

A new multi-detector spectrometer based on Timepix silicon pixel detectors is developed to investigate the 2νEC/EC decay of 106Cd. The detectors have high efficiency for recording two low-energy KX radiation quanta emitted during 2νEC/EC decay. The ability of pixel detector to identify α, β, and γ particles and precisely localize them allows us to suppress background radiation efficiently. Test measurements for an assembly of two pixel detectors in an underground laboratory were performed. They showed the possibility of using them in the search for the 2νEC/EC decay of 106Cd.

A new multi-detector spectrometer based on Timepix silicon pixel detectors is developed to investigate the 2νEC/EC decay of 106Cd. The detectors have high efficiency for recording two low-energy KX radiation quanta emitted during 2νEC/EC decay. The ability of pixel detector to identify α, β, and γ particles and precisely localize them allows us to suppress background radiation efficiently. Test measurements for an assembly of two pixel detectors in an underground laboratory were performed. They showed the possibility of using them in the search for the 2νEC/EC decay of 106Cd.