Author/Authors :
Beriguete، نويسنده , , Wanda and Cao، نويسنده , , Jun and Ding، نويسنده , , Yayun and Hans، نويسنده , , Sunej and Heeger، نويسنده , , Karsten M. and Hu، نويسنده , , Liangming and Huang، نويسنده , , Aizhong and Luk، نويسنده , , Kam-Biu and Nemchenok، نويسنده , , Igor and Qi، نويسنده , , Ming and Rosero، نويسنده , , Richard and Sun، نويسنده , , Hansheng and Wang، نويسنده , , Ruiguang and Wang، نويسنده , , Yifang and Wen، نويسنده , , Liangjian and Yang، نويسنده , , Yi and Yeh، نويسنده , , Minfang and Zhang، نويسنده , , Zhiyong and Zhou، نويسنده , , Li، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We report on the production and characterization of liquid scintillators for the detection of electron antineutrinos by the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment. A 185 tons of gadolinium-loaded (0.1% by mass) liquid scintillator (Gd-LS) and a 200 tons of unloaded liquid scintillator (LS) were successfully produced from a linear-alkylbenzene (LAB) solvent in 6 months. The scintillator properties, the production and purification systems, and the quality assurance and control (QA/QC) procedures are described.
Keywords :
Daya Bay , Reactor , Gadolinium , Metal-loaded liquid scintillator , Antineutrino , Linear alkyl benzene
