Title :
MEGA: a low-background radiation detector
Author :
Kazkaz, Kareem ; Aalseth, Craig E. ; Hossbach, Todd W. ; Gehman, Victor M. ; Kephart, Jeremy D. ; Miley, Harry S.
Author_Institution :
CENPA, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Multiple-Element Gamma Assay (MEGA) is a low-background detector designed to support environmental monitoring and national security applications. MEGA also demonstrates technology needed for Majorana, a next generation neutrino mass experiment. It will employ active and passive shielding to reduce backgrounds. It will also exploit multi-coincidence signatures to identify specific radioactive isotopes. MEGA is expected to begin operation in late 2003 at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, NM.
Keywords :
radiation detection; radiation monitoring; radioactive waste; MEGA; Majorana; Multiple-Element Gamma Assay; environmental monitoring; low-background radiation detector; multi-coincidence signatures; national security applications; next generation neutrino mass experiment; shielding; Isotopes; Laboratories; Mesons; Monitoring; Physics; Pollution measurement; Radiation detectors; Radioactive materials; Spectroscopy; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352004
