Neutron calibration sources in the Daya Bay experiment

Liu, J.; Carr, R.; Dwyer, D. A.; Gu, W. Q.; Li, G. S.; McKeown, R. D.; Qian, X.; Tsang, R. H. M.; Wu, F. F.; Zhang, C.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.07.003

Title: Neutron calibration sources in the Daya Bay experiment

Journal Article · Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.07.003· OSTI ID:1224782

Liu, J. ^[1]; Carr, R. ^[2]; Dwyer, D. A. ^[3]; Gu, W. Q. ^[4];

^[4]; McKeown, R. D. ^[5]; Qian, X. ^[6]; Tsang, R. H. M. ^[7]; Wu, F. F. ^[2]; Zhang, C. ^[6]

Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai (China); California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)
California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)
California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA (United States)
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai (China)
California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States); College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States)
California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States); Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States); Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States)

We describe the design and construction of the low rate neutron calibration sources used in the Daya Bay Reactor Anti-neutrino Experiment. Such sources are free of correlated gamma-neutron emission, which is essential in minimizing induced background in the anti-neutrino detector. Thus, the design characteristics have been validated in the Daya Bay anti-neutrino detector.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1224782

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1247388

Report Number(s):: BNL-108517-2015-JA; R&D Project: PO-022; KA2201020; TRN: US1600722

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 797, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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