Abstract

The γ-ray background in the indoor environment has been measured up to 3 MeV to evaluate the feasibility of studying low cross-section (nanobarn to picobarn range) astrophysical reactions at the Facility for Research in Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (FRENA), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. An n-type coaxial HPGe detector with 20% relative efficiency has been placed at different locations in the accelerator and beam halls for the measurement. The measured activity has been compared with that at two laboratories (with standard brick walls) with and without passive and active radiation shieldings. As the halls at FRENA are well shielded by concrete, the contribution of the shielding in indoor γ-ray background has been delineated by simulation using a 4π-geometry model.

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