19–23 Jun 2023
Hofburg Palace & Online
Europe/Vienna timezone

Summary of Radioxenon Detections with the SPALAX-New Generation System

P2.4-459
22 Jun 2023, 11:00
1h
Wintergarten

Wintergarten

Board: 32
E-poster T2.4 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion Lightning talks: P2.4

Speaker

Sylvain Topin (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA))

Description

The SPALAX-NG was qualified in 2021 for deployment at International Monitoring System stations. The SPALAX-NG has been operated for several years by CEA/DAM. The SPALAX-NG is a major evolution compared to first generation SPALAX with detection limits of 0.2 mBq/m3 in eight hours for all the relevant radioisotope of xenon, high resolution beta-gamma detection, modularity. This presentation provides the feedback on the use of the system in an operational context and the study of several relevant detections observed during the qualification periods.

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In depth analysis of 6 months of radioxenon data obtained with a SPALAX-NG at Ottawa (Canada)

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Primary author

Sylvain Topin (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA))

Co-authors

Mr Florian Philippe (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Mr Gabriel Couchaux (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Mr Guilhem Douysset (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Ms Mireille Morin (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Mr Pascal Achim (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Mr Philippe Gross (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)) Ms Sylvia Generoso (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA))

Presentation materials