The KamLAND full-volume calibration system

B. E. Berger; J. Busenitz; T. Classen; M. P. Decowski; D. A. Dwyer; G. Elor; A. Frank; S. J. Freedman; B. K. Fujikawa; M. Galloway; F. Gray; K. M. Heeger; L. Hsu; K. Ichimura; R. Kadel; G. Keefer; C. Lendvai; D. McKee; T. O'Donnell; A. Piepke; H. M. Steiner; D. Syversrud; J. Wallig; L. A. Winslow; T. Ebihara; S. Enomoto; K. Furuno; Y. Gando; H. Ikeda; K. Inoue; Y. Kibe; Y. Kishimoto; M. Koga; Y. Minekawa; T. Mitsui; K. Nakajima; K. Nakamura; K. Owada; I. Shimizu; Y. Shimizu; J. Shirai; F. Suekane; A. Suzuki; K. Tamae; S. Yoshida; A. Kozlov; H. Murayama; C. Grant; D. S. Leonard; K-B. Luk; C. Jillings; C. Mauger; R. D. McKeown; C. Zhang; C. E. Lane; J. Maricic; T. Miletic; M. Batygov; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; S. Pakvasa; J. Foster; G. A. Horton-Smith; A. Tang; S. Dazeley; K. E. Downum; G. Gratta; K. Tolich; W. Bugg; Y. Efremenko; Y. Kamyshkov; O. Perevozchikov; H. J. Karwowski; D. M. Markoff; W. Tornow; F. Piquemal; J-S. Ricol; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

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The KamLAND full-volume calibration system

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The KamLAND full-volume calibration system

B. E. Berger, J. Busenitz, T. Classen, M. P. Decowski, D. A. Dwyer, G. Elor, A. Frank, S. J. Freedman, B. K. Fujikawa, M. Galloway, …

Journal of instrumentation, v 4(4), pp P04017-P04017

01 Apr 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017

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We have successfully built and operated a source deployment system for the Kam-LAND detector. This system was used to position radioactive sources throughout the delicate 1-kton liquid scintillator volume, while meeting stringent material cleanliness, material compatibility, and safety requirements. The calibration data obtained with this device were used to fully characterize detector position and energy reconstruction biases. As a result, the uncertainty in the size of the detector fiducial volume was reduced by a factor of two. Prior to calibration with this system, the fiducial volume was the largest source of systematic uncertainty in measuring the number of anti-neutrinos detected by KamLAND. This paper describes the design, operation and performance of this unique calibration system.

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Title: The KamLAND full-volume calibration system
Creators: B. E. Berger - Colorado State University
J. Busenitz - University of Alabama
T. Classen - University of Alabama
M. P. Decowski - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
D. A. Dwyer - California Institute of Technology
G. Elor - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A. Frank - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
S. J. Freedman - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
B. K. Fujikawa - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
M. Galloway - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
F. Gray - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
K. M. Heeger - University of Wisconsin–Madison
L. Hsu - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
K. Ichimura - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
R. Kadel - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
G. Keefer - University of Alabama
C. Lendvai - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
D. McKee - University of Alabama
T. O'Donnell - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A. Piepke - University of Alabama
H. M. Steiner - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
D. Syversrud - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
J. Wallig - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
L. A. Winslow - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T. Ebihara - Tohoku University
S. Enomoto - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
K. Furuno - Tohoku University
Y. Gando - Tohoku University
H. Ikeda - Tohoku University
K. Inoue - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Y. Kibe - Tohoku University
Y. Kishimoto - Tohoku University
M. Koga - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Y. Minekawa - Tohoku University
T. Mitsui - Tohoku University
K. Nakajima - Tohoku University
K. Nakamura - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
K. Owada - Tohoku University
I. Shimizu - Tohoku University
Y. Shimizu - Tohoku University
J. Shirai - Tohoku University
F. Suekane - Tohoku University
A. Suzuki - Tohoku University
K. Tamae - Tohoku University
S. Yoshida - Tohoku University
A. Kozlov - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
H. Murayama - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
C. Grant - University of Alabama
D. S. Leonard - University of Alabama
K-B. Luk - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
C. Jillings - California Institute of Technology
C. Mauger - California Institute of Technology
R. D. McKeown - California Institute of Technology
C. Zhang - California Institute of Technology
C. E. Lane - Drexel University
J. Maricic - Drexel University
T. Miletic - Drexel University
M. Batygov - University of Hawaii at Manoa
J. G. Learned - University of Hawaii at Manoa
S. Matsuno - University of Hawaii at Manoa
S. Pakvasa - University of Hawaii at Manoa
J. Foster - Kansas State University
G. A. Horton-Smith - Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
A. Tang - Kansas State University
S. Dazeley - Louisiana State University
K. E. Downum - Stanford University
G. Gratta - Stanford University
K. Tolich - Stanford University
W. Bugg - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Y. Efremenko - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Y. Kamyshkov - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
O. Perevozchikov - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
H. J. Karwowski - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
D. M. Markoff - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
W. Tornow - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
F. Piquemal - French National Centre for Scientific Research
J-S. Ricol - French National Centre for Scientific Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Details: Journal of instrumentation, v 4(4), pp P04017-P04017
Publisher: Iop Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 29
Grant note: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) DEFG03-00ER41138 / United States Department of Energy Office; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000265878300017
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-71049167598
Other Identifier: 991019168821004721

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