Characterization of SABRE crystal NaI-33 with direct underground counting

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dc.contributor.authorAntonello, M.
dc.contributor.authorArnquist, I.J.
dc.contributor.authorBarberio, E.
dc.contributor.authorBaroncelli, T.
dc.contributor.authorBenziger, J.
dc.contributor.authorBignell, L.J.
dc.contributor.authorBolognino, I.
dc.contributor.authorCalaprice, F.
dc.contributor.authorCopello, S.
dc.contributor.authorDafinei, I.
dc.contributor.authorD’Angelo, D.
dc.contributor.authorD’Imperio, G.
dc.contributor.authorD’Incecco, M.
dc.contributor.authorDi Carlo, G.
dc.contributor.authorDiemoz, M.
dc.contributor.authorDi Giacinto, A.
dc.contributor.authorDi Ludovico, A.
dc.contributor.authorDix, W.
dc.contributor.authorDuffy, A.R.
dc.contributor.authorHoppe, E.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionPublished online: 09 April 2021
dc.description.abstractUltra-pure NaI(Tl) crystals are the key element for a model-independent verification of the long standing DAMA result and a powerful means to search for the annual modulation signature of dark matter interactions. The SABRE collaboration has been developing cutting-edge techniques for the reduction of intrinsic backgrounds over several years. In this paper we report the first characterization of a 3.4 kg crystal, named NaI-33, performed in an underground passive shielding setup at LNGS. NaI-33 has a record low ³⁹K contamination of 4.3 ± 0.2 ppb as determined by mass spectrometry. We measured a light yield of 11.1 ± 0.2 photoelectrons/keV and an energy resolution of 13.2% (FWHM/E) at 59.5 keV. We evaluated the activities of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Th inside the crystal to be 5.9±0.6 μBq/kg and 1.6±0.3 μBq/kg, respectively, which would indicate a contamination from ²³⁸U and ²³²Th at part-per-trillion level. We measured an activity of 0.51 ± 0.02 mBq/kg due to ²¹⁰Pb out of equilibrium and a α quenching factor of 0.63 ± 0.01 at 5304 keV. We illustrate the analyses techniques developed to reject electronic noise in the lower part of the energy spectrum. A cut-based strategy and a multivariate approach indicated a rate, attributed to the intrinsic radioactivity of the crystal, of ∼1 count/day/kg/keV in the [5–20] keV region.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityM. Antonello ... I. Bolognino ... A. G. Williams ... et al.
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2021; 81(4):299-1-299-11
dc.identifier.doi10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09098-5
dc.identifier.issn1434-6044
dc.identifier.issn1434-6052
dc.identifier.orcidBolognino, I. [0000-0002-1511-2553]
dc.identifier.orcidWilliams, A.G. [0000-0002-1472-1592]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/130398
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
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dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE16010080
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170101675
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100705
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE200100008
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100196
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09098-5
dc.titleCharacterization of SABRE crystal NaI-33 with direct underground counting
dc.typeJournal article
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