Design, construction, and operation of a 30-ton Water-based Liquid scintillator detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Autori principali: Andrade, S., Baldoni, A., Cowen, D. F., Prerez, R. Diaz, Diwan, M. V., Gokhale, S., Gwon, S., Hans, S., Hackspacher, P., Jerome, J., Lawley, G., Gann, G. D. Orebi, Kumar, P., Park, J., Reyes, C., Rosero, R., Seberg, N., Siyeon, K., Smiley, M., Svoboda, R., Speece-Moyer, N., Vagins, M., Walsh, B., Wang, J. J., Wilking, M., Yang, G., Wooley, D., Yeh, M.
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author Andrade, S.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Gwon, S.
Hans, S.
Hackspacher, P.
Jerome, J.
Lawley, G.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Kumar, P.
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Seberg, N.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Svoboda, R.
Speece-Moyer, N.
Vagins, M.
Walsh, B.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Wooley, D.
Yeh, M.
author_facet Andrade, S.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Gwon, S.
Hans, S.
Hackspacher, P.
Jerome, J.
Lawley, G.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Kumar, P.
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Seberg, N.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Svoboda, R.
Speece-Moyer, N.
Vagins, M.
Walsh, B.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Wooley, D.
Yeh, M.
contents Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) was proposed over a decade ago as a novel detector medium that might allow the separation and tuning of the relative ratio of the Cherenkov and Scintillation signals. A detector deploying this technology could combine GeV-scale and MeV-scale neutrino detection at scale. Furthermore, the metal-loading capability of such a material enables neutron tagging and allows the effective particle containment to be tuned. WbLS is attractive both for the potential to use it in large detectors and the ability to modify the configuration in situ. At Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), two prototypes have been built for understanding WbLS properties and stability, with masses of 1-ton and 30-ton, respectively. We present here the 30-ton prototype detector design, installation, and operation. Results from the analysis of data collected in the two detectors will follow in future publications.
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spellingShingle Design, construction, and operation of a 30-ton Water-based Liquid scintillator detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Andrade, S.
Baldoni, A.
Cowen, D. F.
Prerez, R. Diaz
Diwan, M. V.
Gokhale, S.
Gwon, S.
Hans, S.
Hackspacher, P.
Jerome, J.
Lawley, G.
Gann, G. D. Orebi
Kumar, P.
Park, J.
Reyes, C.
Rosero, R.
Seberg, N.
Siyeon, K.
Smiley, M.
Svoboda, R.
Speece-Moyer, N.
Vagins, M.
Walsh, B.
Wang, J. J.
Wilking, M.
Yang, G.
Wooley, D.
Yeh, M.
Instrumentation and Detectors
Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) was proposed over a decade ago as a novel detector medium that might allow the separation and tuning of the relative ratio of the Cherenkov and Scintillation signals. A detector deploying this technology could combine GeV-scale and MeV-scale neutrino detection at scale. Furthermore, the metal-loading capability of such a material enables neutron tagging and allows the effective particle containment to be tuned. WbLS is attractive both for the potential to use it in large detectors and the ability to modify the configuration in situ. At Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), two prototypes have been built for understanding WbLS properties and stability, with masses of 1-ton and 30-ton, respectively. We present here the 30-ton prototype detector design, installation, and operation. Results from the analysis of data collected in the two detectors will follow in future publications.
title Design, construction, and operation of a 30-ton Water-based Liquid scintillator detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.20019