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Long term measurement of the $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn concentration in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory
Ist Teil von
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, 2022-10, Vol.82 (10), p.1-10
Ort / Verlag
SpringerOpen
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Abstract We report the results of 6 years (2013–2018) of measurements of $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn air concentration, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and temperature in the halls A, B and C of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC). We have calculated all the Pearson correlation coefficients among these parameters and we have found a positive correlation between the $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn concentration and the relative humidity. Both correlated variables show a seasonal periodicity. The joint analysis of laboratory data and 4 years (2015–2018) of the meteorological variables outside the laboratory shows the correlation between the $$^{222}$$ 222 Rn concentration and the outside temperature. The collected information stresses the relevance of designing good Rn-mitigation strategies in current and future experiments at LSC; in particular, we have checked for two years (2017–2018) the good performance of the mitigation procedure of the ANAIS-112 experiment. Finally, we have monitored (2019–2021) for 2 years of live time, the radon-free air provided by the radon abatement system installed in the laboratory.