Experiments at Modane Underground Laboratory or the Swan Song of Radiocarbon Ss-Counting by Gas Proportional Counter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michel Fontugne (0000-0001-6056-4850), Christine Hatté (0000-0002-7086-2672), Michel Jaudon |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 607-613 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rdc.2021.86 |
| OpenAlex | W3206778018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In 1991, a 14 C ß-counting installation with four proportional CO 2 gas counters was tested at the Modane underground laboratory, 1700 m below the summit of Pointe du Fréjus, reducing the muon flux to 4 muons per square meter and per day. With cosmic radiation attenuated by a factor of 2.10 6 , the background level of the counters was reduced by 65 to 85% while its variability was reduced by a factor of 30–80 depending on the type of counter. The dating limit of these counters extends to well beyond 60,000 years
Background radiation · Cosmic ray · Counting efficiency · Decay chain · Detector · Geiger counter · Muon · Nuclear physics · Optics · Physics · Proportional counter · Radiocarbon dating · Radiochemistry · Radionuclide · Scintillation counter · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Chemistry · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Environmental Science · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Radiation
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |