Measurement of Light Yield Response of Gd-compatible Water-based Liquid Scintillator with the Brookhaven 1-ton testbed

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Main Authors: Gwon, S., Askins, M., Asner, D. M., Baldoni, A., Cowen, D. F., Prerez, R. Diaz, Diwan, M. V., Gokhale, S., Hans, S., Kumar, P., Lawley, G., Linden, S., Gann, G. D. Orebi, Park, J., Reyes, C., Rosero, R., Siyeon, K., Smiley, M., Wang, J. J., Wilking, M., Yang, G., Yeh, M.
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author Gwon, S.
Askins, M.
Asner, D. M.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Hans, S.
Kumar, P.
Lawley, G.
Linden, S.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Yeh, M.
author_facet Gwon, S.
Askins, M.
Asner, D. M.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Hans, S.
Kumar, P.
Lawley, G.
Linden, S.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Yeh, M.
contents The Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) enables hybrid detection by combining scintillation and Cherenkov signals, providing superior event reconstruction capabilities compared to conventional neutrino detectors. We measured the light yield of Gd-compatible WbLS at varying concentrations from 0.35\% to 1\% by mass, using cosmic-ray muons in a 1-ton scale detector at BNL. The light yield is measured as (69.16 $\pm$ 6.92) ph / MeV at 0.35\% concentration, which increased to (87.32 $\pm$ 8.73) ph / MeV at 1\%. These results establish a quantitative basis for optimizing future WbLS-based detectors in neutrino physics.
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spellingShingle Measurement of Light Yield Response of Gd-compatible Water-based Liquid Scintillator with the Brookhaven 1-ton testbed
Gwon, S.
Askins, M.
Asner, D. M.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Hans, S.
Kumar, P.
Lawley, G.
Linden, S.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Yeh, M.
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
The Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) enables hybrid detection by combining scintillation and Cherenkov signals, providing superior event reconstruction capabilities compared to conventional neutrino detectors. We measured the light yield of Gd-compatible WbLS at varying concentrations from 0.35\% to 1\% by mass, using cosmic-ray muons in a 1-ton scale detector at BNL. The light yield is measured as (69.16 $\pm$ 6.92) ph / MeV at 0.35\% concentration, which increased to (87.32 $\pm$ 8.73) ph / MeV at 1\%. These results establish a quantitative basis for optimizing future WbLS-based detectors in neutrino physics.
title Measurement of Light Yield Response of Gd-compatible Water-based Liquid Scintillator with the Brookhaven 1-ton testbed
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15968