Development of (Gd, 6Li)-loaded organic liquid scintillators for reactor neutrino detection

Autor: In Sung Yeo, Chang Dong Shin, Seung Chan Kim, Ba Ro Kim, Kyung Kwang Joo, Sun Heang So
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 66:768-773
ISSN: 1976-8524
0374-4884
DOI: 10.3938/jkps.66.768
Popis: This paper describes in detail the metal-loaded liquid scintillator (LS) that was developed for use in reactor neutrino experiments. Two different organic base solvents, linear alkyl benzene (LAB) and diisopropylnaphthalene (DIN), are used to synthesize the liquid scintillator. Gadolinium (Gd) or lithium (6Li) is loaded into the organic liquid scintillators. A solvent-solvent extraction method was developed to load Gd into LS, and in the case of 6Li, a suitable surfactant was found and was applied. In this study, the optical and the physical properties of the LS were investigated, and the results summarized in this report, including the transmittance, emission spectra, light yield, pulse shape discrimination, and water concentration.
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