Radioactivity measurements for the ERMES project at the STELLA facility

STELLA (SubTErranean Low Level Assay) is the ultra low background facility of the Gran Sasso National Laboratories (L.N.G.S.) in Italy. It is mainly devoted to material screening and rare events physics due to its very low radioactive background. Nevertheless, also environmental samples are measured...

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Published in:EPJ Web of conferences 2012-01, Vol.24, p.2002
Main Authors: Laubenstein, M., Plastino, W., Aprili, P., Balata, M., Bella, F., Gallese, B., Ioannucci, L., Nisi, S.
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Language:English
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Summary:STELLA (SubTErranean Low Level Assay) is the ultra low background facility of the Gran Sasso National Laboratories (L.N.G.S.) in Italy. It is mainly devoted to material screening and rare events physics due to its very low radioactive background. Nevertheless, also environmental samples are measured within the collaboration with the ERMES (Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring for Earth Sciences) project. After a short description of the facility some on-going applications within the ERMES project will be briefly presented. The usefulness of doing environmental radioactivity measurements in a deep underground laboratory will be shortly discussed.
ISSN:2100-014X
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/20122402002