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The long-term stability of the counting and spectrometric characteristics of a fused silica proportional counter has been investigated to assess its applicability to search for an admixture of sterile neutrinos. The results of continuous measurements of the K-peak position in the spectrum of deposited energies from decay of 37Ar traces in a counter filled with CO2 are presented. It is shown that the gas amplification remained stable within 0.1% during 1 month of continuous measurements at an initial isotope activity of approximately 100 Bq. This estimate of the stability of a fused silica counter is 5 times better than the values published earlier.
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We are grateful to T. Chuvil’skaya, V. Yantz, and S. Zadorozhnyi for the opportunity and assistance in conducting the measurements. We also thank I. Tkachev, V. Pantuev, and A. Nozik for the fruitful discussion and constructive criticism of the experimental results. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 17-02-00361-a).
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Abdurashitov, D.N., Chernov, V.G. The Long-Term Stability of a Fused-Silica Proportional Counter. Instrum Exp Tech 62, 5–9 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441218060143
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