Coordinator: Hardy Simgen
Gamma ray detection facilities and procedures (40 min) | |
Anatoly Smolnikov | Description of the low background Germanium gamma spectrometers at Baksan |
Mark Heisel | A new low-level Germanium gamma spectrometer at MPIK Heidelberg |
Mikael Hult | Description of the Underground Facility HADES |
Mikael Hult | Monte Carlo simulations for counting efficiency determinations |
Other techniques (40 min) | |
Hardy Simgen | Radon emanation detection technique and Argon purification tests |
Grzegorz Zuzel | Copper surface purification tests |
Valery Kuzminov | Alpha activity measurements with the low background pulse ionization chamber |
Evgueni Yakushev | Status of the radon detector development and construction in JINR |
Recent results (40 min) | |
Sergei Vasiliev | Activity measurement on Cu-P pellets for GERDA at Baksan |
Mikael Hult | Activity measurement on Cu-P pellets for GERDA at HADES |
Claudia Tomei | LNGS material screening measurements |
Hardy Simgen | Overview on material screening measurements for GERDA |
Discussion (20 min) | |
TG11 members | Mutual program of material screening and the distribution of samples among the groups |