Research Article

The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment

Table 1

A summary of the shield components.

Shield component Material Thickness

Inner copper shield 4 layers, 1.25 cm thick UGEFCu 5 cm
Outer copper shield OFHC copper, commercial 5 cm
Lead shield  cm3 bricks 45 cm
Radon exclusion box Al sheets 0.32–0.635 cm
Veto panels Scintillating acrylic 2 layers, 2.54 cm each
Poly shield HDPE 30 cm, inner layer borated