Light collection and pulse-shape discrimination in elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

J. Ashenfelter; B. Balantekin; H. R. Band; G. Barclay; C. D. Bass; D. Berish; N. S. Bowden; A. Bowes; J. P. Brodsky; C. D. Bryan; J. J. Cherwinka; R. Chu; T. Classen; K. Commeford; D. Davee; D. Dean; G. Deichert; M. V. Diwan; M. J. Dolinski; J. Dolph; D. A. Dwyer; J. K. Gaison; A. Galindo-Uribarri; K. Gilje; A. Glenn; B. W. Goddard; M. Green; K. Han; S. Hans; K. M. Heeger; B. Heffron; D. E. Jaffe; T. J. Langford; B. R. Littlejohn; D. A. Martinez Caicedo; R. D. McKeown; M. P. Mendenhall; P. Mueller; H. P. Mumm; J. Napolitano; R. Neilson; D. Norcini; D. Pushin; X. Qian; E. Romero; R. Rosero; L. Saldana; B. S. Seilhan; R. Sharma; S. Sheets; N. T. Stemen; P. T. Surukuchi; R. L. Varner; B. Viren; W. Wang; B. White; C. White; J. Wilhelmi; C. Williams; T. Wise; H. Yao; M. Yeh; Y. R. Yen; G. Zangakis; C. Zhang; X. Zhang; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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Light collection and pulse-shape discrimination in elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

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Light collection and pulse-shape discrimination in elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

J. Ashenfelter, B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, G. Barclay, C. D. Bass, D. Berish, N. S. Bowden, A. Bowes, J. P. Brodsky, C. D. Bryan, …

Journal of instrumentation, v 10(11), pp P11004-P11004

01 Nov 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/10/11/P11004

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A meter-long, 23-liter EJ-309 liquid scintillator detector has been constructed to study the light collection and pulse-shape discrimination performance of elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment. The magnitude and uniformity of light collection and neutron-gamma discrimination power in the energy range of antineutrino inverse beta decay products have been studied using gamma and spontaneous fission calibration sources deployed along the cell axis. We also study neutron-gamma discrimination and light collection abilities for differing PMT and reflector configurations. Key design features for optimizing MeV-scale response and background rejection capabilities are identified.

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Title: Light collection and pulse-shape discrimination in elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment
Creators: J. Ashenfelter - Wright Laboratory
B. Balantekin - University of Wisconsin–Madison
H. R. Band - Wright Laboratory
G. Barclay - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C. D. Bass - Le Moyne College
D. Berish - Temple University
N. S. Bowden - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A. Bowes - Illinois Institute of Technology
J. P. Brodsky - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
C. D. Bryan - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J. J. Cherwinka - University of Wisconsin–Madison
R. Chu - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
T. Classen - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
K. Commeford - Drexel University
D. Davee - William & Mary
D. Dean - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
G. Deichert - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
M. V. Diwan - Brookhaven National Laboratory
M. J. Dolinski - Drexel University
J. Dolph - Brookhaven National Laboratory
D. A. Dwyer - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
J. K. Gaison - Wright Laboratory
A. Galindo-Uribarri - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
K. Gilje - Illinois Institute of Technology
A. Glenn - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
B. W. Goddard - Drexel University
M. Green - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
K. Han - Yale University
S. Hans - Brookhaven National Laboratory
K. M. Heeger - Wright Laboratory
B. Heffron - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
D. E. Jaffe - Brookhaven National Laboratory
T. J. Langford - Wright Laboratory
B. R. Littlejohn - Illinois Institute of Technology
D. A. Martinez Caicedo - Illinois Institute of Technology
R. D. McKeown - William & Mary
M. P. Mendenhall - National Institute of Standards and Technology
P. Mueller - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
H. P. Mumm - National Institute of Standards and Technology
J. Napolitano - Temple University
R. Neilson - Drexel University
D. Norcini - Wright Laboratory
D. Pushin - University of Waterloo
X. Qian - Brookhaven National Laboratory
E. Romero - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
R. Rosero - Brookhaven National Laboratory
L. Saldana - Wright Laboratory
B. S. Seilhan - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
R. Sharma - Brookhaven National Laboratory
S. Sheets - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
N. T. Stemen - Wright Laboratory
P. T. Surukuchi - Illinois Institute of Technology
R. L. Varner - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
B. Viren - Brookhaven National Laboratory
W. Wang - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
B. White - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C. White - Illinois Institute of Technology
J. Wilhelmi - Temple University
C. Williams - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
T. Wise - Wright Laboratory
H. Yao - William & Mary
M. Yeh - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Y. R. Yen - Drexel University
G. Zangakis - Temple University
C. Zhang - Brookhaven National Laboratory
X. Zhang - Illinois Institute of Technology
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Details: Journal of instrumentation, v 10(11), pp P11004-P11004
Publisher: Iop Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 22
Grant note: Yale University High Flux Isotope Reactor National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) Illinois Institute of Technology 1205411 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000367676000014
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84948734810
Other Identifier: 991019167985904721

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