Large scale Gd-beta-diketonate based organic liquid scintillator production for antineutrino detection
- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Instrumentation
- Vol. 7 (6), P06008
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/06/p06008
Abstract
Over the course of several decades, organic liquid scintillators have formed the basis for successful neutrino detectors. Gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillators provide efficient background suppression for electron antineutrino detection at nuclear reactor plants. In the Double Chooz reactor antineutrino experiment, a newly developed beta-diketonate gadolinium-loaded scintillator is utilized for the first time. Its large scale production and characterization are described. A new, light yield matched metal-free companion scintillator is presented. Both organic liquids comprise the target and "Gamma Catcher" of the Double Chooz detectors.Keywords
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