A xenon gas purity monitor for EXO

A. Dobi; C. Hall; S. Herrin; A. Odian; C. Y. Prescott; P. C. Rowson; N. Ackerman; B. Aharmin; M. Auger; P. S. Barbeau; K. Barry; C. Benitez-Medina; M. Breidenbach; S. Cook; I. Counts; T. Daniels; R. Devoe; M. J. Dolinski; K. Donato; W. Fairbank; J. Farine; G. Giroux; R. Gornea; K. Graham; G. Gratta; M. Green; C. Hagemann; K. Hall; D. Hallman; C. Hargrove; A. Karelin; L. J. Kaufman; A. Kuchenkov; K. Kumar; J. Lacey; D. S. Leonard; F. Leport; D. MacKay; R. MacLellan; B. Mong; M. Montero Díez; A. R. Müller; R. Neilson; E. Niner; K. Osullivan; A. Piepke; A. Pocar; K. Pushkin; E. Rollin; D. Sinclair; S. Slutsky; V. Stekhanov; K. Twelker; N. Voskanian; J. L. Vuilleumier; U. Wichoski; J. Wodin; L. Yang; Y. R. Yen

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A xenon gas purity monitor for EXO

A. Dobi, C. Hall, S. Herrin, A. Odian, C. Y. Prescott, P. C. Rowson, N. Ackerman, B. Aharmin, M. Auger, P. S. Barbeau, K. Barry, C. Benitez-Medina, M. Breidenbach, S. Cook, I. Counts, T. Daniels, R. Devoe, M. J. Dolinski, K. Donato, W. FairbankJ. Farine, G. Giroux, R. Gornea, K. Graham, G. Gratta, M. Green, C. Hagemann, K. Hall, D. Hallman, C. Hargrove, A. Karelin, L. J. Kaufman, A. Kuchenkov, K. Kumar, J. Lacey, D. S. Leonard, F. Leport, D. MacKay, R. MacLellan, B. Mong, M. Montero Díez, A. R. Müller, R. Neilson, E. Niner, K. Osullivan, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, K. Pushkin, E. Rollin, D. Sinclair, S. Slutsky, V. Stekhanov, K. Twelker, N. Voskanian, J. L. Vuilleumier, U. Wichoski, J. Wodin, L. Yang, Y. R. Yen

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We discuss the design, operation, and calibration of two versions of a xenon gas purity monitor (GPM) developed for the EXO double beta decay program. The devices are sensitive to concentrations of oxygen well below 1 ppb at an ambient gas pressure of one atmosphere or more. The theory of operation of the GPM is discussed along with the interactions of oxygen and other impurities with the GPMs tungsten filament. Lab tests and experiences in commissioning the EXO-200 double beta decay experiment are described. These devices can also be used on other noble gases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-228
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	659
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.09.017
State	Published - Dec 11 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Argon
Electronegative ion
Purification
Space charge
Tungsten oxide
Xenon

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Dobi, A., Hall, C., Herrin, S., Odian, A., Prescott, C. Y., Rowson, P. C., Ackerman, N., Aharmin, B., Auger, M., Barbeau, P. S., Barry, K., Benitez-Medina, C., Breidenbach, M., Cook, S., Counts, I., Daniels, T., Devoe, R., Dolinski, M. J., Donato, K., ... Yen, Y. R. (2011). A xenon gas purity monitor for EXO. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 659(1), 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.09.017

Dobi, A, Hall, C, Herrin, S, Odian, A, Prescott, CY, Rowson, PC, Ackerman, N, Aharmin, B, Auger, M, Barbeau, PS, Barry, K, Benitez-Medina, C, Breidenbach, M, Cook, S, Counts, I, Daniels, T, Devoe, R, Dolinski, MJ, Donato, K, Fairbank, W, Farine, J, Giroux, G, Gornea, R, Graham, K, Gratta, G, Green, M, Hagemann, C, Hall, K, Hallman, D, Hargrove, C, Karelin, A, Kaufman, LJ, Kuchenkov, A, Kumar, K, Lacey, J, Leonard, DS, Leport, F, MacKay, D, MacLellan, R, Mong, B, Montero Díez, M, Müller, AR, Neilson, R, Niner, E, Osullivan, K, Piepke, A, Pocar, A, Pushkin, K, Rollin, E, Sinclair, D, Slutsky, S, Stekhanov, V, Twelker, K, Voskanian, N, Vuilleumier, JL, Wichoski, U, Wodin, J, Yang, L & Yen, YR 2011, 'A xenon gas purity monitor for EXO', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 659, no. 1, pp. 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.09.017

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