Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator

M. Busch; N. Abgrall; S. I. Alvis; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; C. J. Barton; F. E. Bertrand; T. Bode; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y. D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; C. R. Haufe; L. Hehn; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; A. M. Lopez; R. D. Martin; R. Massarczyk; S. J. Meijer; S. Mertens; J. Myslik; C. O'Shaughnessy; G. Othman; A. W.P. Poon; D. C. Radford; J. Rager; A. L. Reine; K. Rielage; R. G.H. Robertson; N. W. Rouf; B. Shanks; M. Shirchenko; A. M. Suriano; D. Tedeschi; J. E. Trimble; R. L. Varner; S. Vasilyev; K. Vetter; K. Vorren; B. R. White; J. F. Wilkerson; C. Wiseman; W. Xu; E. Yakushev; C. H. Yu; V. Yumatov; I. Zhitnikov; B. X. Zhu

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Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator

M. Busch, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash, C. J. Barton, F. E. Bertrand, T. Bode, A. W. Bradley, V. Brudanin, M. Buuck, T. S. Caldwell, Y. D. Chan, C. D. Christofferson, P. H. Chu, C. Cuesta, J. A. Detwiler, C. Dunagan, Yu EfremenkoH. Ejiri, S. R. Elliott, T. Gilliss, G. K. Giovanetti, M. P. Green, J. Gruszko, I. S. Guinn, V. E. Guiseppe, C. R. Haufe, L. Hehn, R. Henning, E. W. Hoppe, M. A. Howe, K. J. Keeter, M. F. Kidd, S. I. Konovalov, R. T. Kouzes, A. M. Lopez, R. D. Martin, R. Massarczyk, S. J. Meijer, S. Mertens, J. Myslik, C. O'Shaughnessy, G. Othman, A. W.P. Poon, D. C. Radford, J. Rager, A. L. Reine, K. Rielage, R. G.H. Robertson, N. W. Rouf, B. Shanks, M. Shirchenko, A. M. Suriano, D. Tedeschi, J. E. Trimble, R. L. Varner, S. Vasilyev, K. Vetter, K. Vorren, B. R. White, J. F. Wilkerson, C. Wiseman, W. Xu, E. Yakushev, C. H. Yu, V. Yumatov, I. Zhitnikov, B. X. Zhu

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Abstract

The Majorana Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus ⁷⁶Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the aim of implementing background reduction techniques suitable for a tonne scale ⁷⁶Ge-based search (the LEGEND collaboration). In the Demonstrator, germanium detectors operate in an ultra-pure vacuum cryostat at 80 K. One special challenge of an ultra-pure environment is to develop reliable cables, connectors, and electronics that do not significantly contribute to the radioactive background of the experiment. This paper highlights the experimental requirements and how these requirements were met for the Majorana Demonstrator, including plans to upgrade the wiring for higher reliability in the summer of 2018. Also described are requirements for LEGEND R&D efforts underway to meet these additional requirements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Low Radioactivity Techniques 2017, LRT 2017
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques
Editors	Douglas S. Leonard
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735416130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019005
State	Published - Jan 3 2018
Event	6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques, LRT 2017 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: May 23 2017 → May 27 2017

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1921
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques, LRT 2017
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	05/23/17 → 05/27/17

Funding

The author would like to thank the superCDMS collaboration for the suggestion of using fuzz buttons in a low background low temperature environment. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, the Particle Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics Programs of the National Science Foundation, and the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

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Busch, M., Abgrall, N., Alvis, S. I., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Barton, C. J., Bertrand, F. E., Bode, T., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y. D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., ... Zhu, B. X. (2018). Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator. In D. S. Leonard (Ed.), Low Radioactivity Techniques 2017, LRT 2017: Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques Article 070002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1921). American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019005

Busch, M. ; Abgrall, N. ; Alvis, S. I. et al. / Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator. Low Radioactivity Techniques 2017, LRT 2017: Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques. editor / Douglas S. Leonard. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2018. (AIP Conference Proceedings).

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Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator. / Busch, M.; Abgrall, N.; Alvis, S. I. et al.
Low Radioactivity Techniques 2017, LRT 2017: Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques. ed. / Douglas S. Leonard. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2018. 070002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1921).

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Busch M, Abgrall N, Alvis SI, Arnquist IJ, Avignone FT, Barabash AS et al. Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator. In Leonard DS, editor, Low Radioactivity Techniques 2017, LRT 2017: Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2018. 070002. (AIP Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1063/1.5019005

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