Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande

Y. Takeuchi; K. Okumura; T. Kajita; S. Tasaka; M. Nemoto; Y. Fukuda; H. Okazawa; T. Hayakawa; K. Ishihara; H. Ishino; Y. Itow; J. Kameda; S. Kasuga; K. Kobayashi; Y. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; A. Okada; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; H. Takeuchi; Y. Totsuka; S. Yamada; M. Earl; A. Habig; E. Kearns; M. D. Messier; K. Scholberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; M. Goldhaber; T. Barszczak; D. Casper; W. Gajewski; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; L. R. Price; M. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; W. E. Keig; R. W. Ellsworth; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; V. J. Stenger; D. Takemori; T. Ishii; J. Kanzaki; T. Kobayashi; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; A. Sakai; M. Sakuda; C. Sasaki; S. Echigo; M. Kohama; A. T. Suzuki; T. J. Haines; E. Blaufuss; B. K. Kim; R. Sanford; R. Svoboda; M. L. Chen; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; J. Hill; C. K. Jung; K. Martens; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; E. Sharkey; B. Viren; C. Yanagisawa; W. Doki; M. Kirisawa; S. Inaba; K. Miyano; C. Saji; M. Takahashi; M. Takahata; K. Higuchi; Y. Nagashima; M. Takita; T. Yamaguchi; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; M. Etoh; A. Hasegawa; T. Hasegawa; S. Hatakeyama; K. Inoue

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00311-1

Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande

Y. Takeuchi^*, K. Okumura, T. Kajita, S. Tasaka, M. Nemoto, Y. Fukuda, H. Okazawa, T. Hayakawa, K. Ishihara, H. Ishino, Y. Itow, J. Kameda, S. Kasuga, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Koshio, M. Miura, M. Nakahata, S. Nakayama, Y. ObayashiA. Okada, N. Sakurai, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, H. Takeuchi, Y. Totsuka, S. Yamada, M. Earl, A. Habig, E. Kearns, M. D. Messier, K. Scholberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, M. Goldhaber, T. Barszczak, D. Casper, W. Gajewski, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, L. R. Price, M. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, W. E. Keig, R. W. Ellsworth, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, V. J. Stenger, D. Takemori, T. Ishii, J. Kanzaki, T. Kobayashi, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, A. Sakai, M. Sakuda, C. Sasaki, S. Echigo, M. Kohama, A. T. Suzuki, T. J. Haines, E. Blaufuss, B. K. Kim, R. Sanford, R. Svoboda, M. L. Chen, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, J. Hill, C. K. Jung, K. Martens, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, E. Sharkey, B. Viren, C. Yanagisawa, W. Doki, M. Kirisawa, S. Inaba, K. Miyano, C. Saji, M. Takahashi, M. Takahata, K. Higuchi, Y. Nagashima, M. Takita, T. Yamaguchi, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, M. Etoh, A. Hasegawa, T. Hasegawa, S. Hatakeyama, K. Inoue

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Abstract

Radioactivity from radon is a major background for observing solar neutrinos at Super-Kamiokande. In this paper, we describe the measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande, the method of radon reduction, and the radon monitoring system. The measurement shows that the current low-energy event rate between 5.0 MeV and 6.5 MeV implies a radon concentration in the Super-Kamiokande water of less than 1.4 mBq/m³.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	418-424
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	452
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00311-1
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Neutrino
Radon
Rn
Super-Kamiokande

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Takeuchi, Y., Okumura, K., Kajita, T., Tasaka, S., Nemoto, M., Fukuda, Y., Okazawa, H., Hayakawa, T., Ishihara, K., Ishino, H., Itow, Y., Kameda, J., Kasuga, S., Kobayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., ... Inoue, K. (1999). Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 452(3-4), 418-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00311-1

Takeuchi, Y, Okumura, K, Kajita, T, Tasaka, S, Nemoto, M, Fukuda, Y, Okazawa, H, Hayakawa, T, Ishihara, K, Ishino, H, Itow, Y, Kameda, J, Kasuga, S, Kobayashi, K, Kobayashi, Y, Koshio, Y, Miura, M, Nakahata, M, Nakayama, S, Obayashi, Y, Okada, A, Sakurai, N, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, H, Totsuka, Y, Yamada, S, Earl, M, Habig, A, Kearns, E, Messier, MD, Scholberg, K, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Walter, CW, Goldhaber, M, Barszczak, T, Casper, D, Gajewski, W, Kropp, WR, Mine, S, Price, LR, Smy, M, Sobel, HW, Vagins, MR, Ganezer, KS, Keig, WE, Ellsworth, RW, Kibayashi, A, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Stenger, VJ, Takemori, D, Ishii, T, Kanzaki, J, Kobayashi, T, Nakamura, K, Nishikawa, K, Oyama, Y, Sakai, A, Sakuda, M, Sasaki, C, Echigo, S, Kohama, M, Suzuki, AT, Haines, TJ, Blaufuss, E, Kim, BK, Sanford, R, Svoboda, R, Chen, ML, Goodman, JA, Sullivan, GW, Hill, J, Jung, CK, Martens, K, Mauger, C, McGrew, C, Sharkey, E, Viren, B, Yanagisawa, C, Doki, W, Kirisawa, M, Inaba, S, Miyano, K, Saji, C, Takahashi, M, Takahata, M, Higuchi, K, Nagashima, Y, Takita, M, Yamaguchi, T, Yoshida, M, Kim, SB, Etoh, M, Hasegawa, A, Hasegawa, T, Hatakeyama, S & Inoue, K 1999, 'Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 452, no. 3-4, pp. 418-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00311-1

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