• DocumentCode
    863336
  • Title

    Gadolinium Loaded Liquid Scintillator for a Neutrino Detector

  • Author

    Kruse, Herald W. ; Fullman, Earl W.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    387
  • Lastpage
    388
  • Abstract
    A new method has been utilized in preparing a low cost liquid scintillator containing gadolinium. Gd oxide is converted to the nitrate, which may be dissolved in an alcohol mixture, and then added to xylene-base liquid scintillator.
  • Keywords
    Containers; Costs; Detectors; Neutrino sources; Neutrons; Nitrogen; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Power generation economics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4332295
  • Filename
    4332295
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=863336