Development of a high sensitivity radon detector for purified gases
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For underground particle physics experiments, noble gas radon from U-chain decay series could be a source of serious background events. We have developed a high sensitivity detector for radon using electrostatic collection and PIN photodiode. Recently, we have developed a new type of radon detector. We report basic performance of the new 80L radon detector.
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