Development of a reactor neutrino facility with feasibility studies of inverse beta decay, deuteron disintegration, and /sup 7/Li excitation

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5977952

Greenwood, Z D

A facility for conducting reactor neutrino experiments has been constructed. The facility is adjacent to a 2000 MW reactor at the Savannah River Plant and is composed of a large passive bulk shield which is surrounded by an elaborate active shield composed of large liquid scintillators. Extensive background spectral information has been gathered with organic liquid scintillators, NaI(T1) scintillators, and intrinsic Ge detectors. Feasibility to observe inverse beta decay, deuteron disintegrations, and /sup 7/Li excitations has been shown. Total cross section measurements can be achieved with a statistical accuracy of 9% within 120 days for inverse beta decay, 25% within 502 days for deuteron disintegration, and 14% within 300 days for /sup 7/Li excitation. Several modifications to improve the above statistical precisions are offered. A new improved inverse beta decay detector, presently installed in the shield, is described.

• Research Organization: South Carolina Univ., Columbia (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5977952
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY
CAPTURE
CHARGED PARTICLES
CROSS SECTIONS
DECAY
DEUTERIUM TARGET
DEUTERONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
FERMIONS
ISOTOPES
LEPTON REACTIONS
LEPTONS
LIGHT NUCLEI
LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
LITHIUM 7
LITHIUM 7 TARGET
LITHIUM ISOTOPES
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PLANNING
RADIATION DETECTORS
REACTORS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS