Radioactive contamination of CaWO4, ZnWO4, CdWO4, and Gd2SiO5:Ce crystal scintillators

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Danevich, FA [1 ]
Georgadze, AS [1 ]
Kobychev, VV [1 ]
Kropivyansky, BN [1 ]
Nagorny, SS [1 ]
Nikolaiko, AS [1 ]
Poda, DV [1 ]
Tretyak, VI [1 ]
Zdesenko, SY [1 ]
Zdesenko, YG [1 ]
Bizzeti, PG [1 ]
Fazzini, TF [1 ]
Maurenzig, PR [1 ]
Solsky, IM [1 ]
Brudanin, VB [1 ]
Avignone, FT [1 ]
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[1] Ukrainian Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Res, UA-03680 Kiev, Ukraine
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scintillation detectors; radioactive contamination;
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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Radioactive contaminations of CaWO4, ZnWO4, CdWO4, and Gd2SiO5:Ce crystal scintillators were measured in the Solotvina Underground Laboratory. The Monte Carlo simulation of contributing radioactive sources, the time-amplitude and pulse-shape analyses of the experimental data were applied. CaWO4 and GSO scintillators are considerably polluted by uranium and thorium, while the total a activity in ZnWO4 and CdWO4 scintillators does not exceed the level of a few mBq/kg. Particular radioactivity was observed in CaWO4 (alpha active W-180), CdWO4 (P active Cd-113, 2v2 beta decay of Cd-116, W-180), and GSO (alpha active Gd-152) detectors. The radioactive contamination of the studied scintillation crystals is compared with that of commonly used detectors.
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