An array of low-background 3He proportional counters for theSudbury Neutrino Observatory
An array of Neutral-Current Detectors (NCDs) has been builtin order to make a unique measurement of the total active ux of solarneutrinos in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO). Data in the thirdphase of the SNO experiment were collected between November 2004 andNovember 2006, after the NCD array was added to improve theneutral-current sensitivity of the SNO detector. This array consisted of36 strings of proportional counters lled with a mixture of 3He and CF4gas capable of detecting the neutrons liberated by the neutrino-deuteronneutral current reaction in the D2O, and four strings lled with a mixtureof 4He and CF4 gas for background measurements. The proportional counterdiameter is 5 cm. The total deployed array length was 398 m. The SNO NCDarray is the lowest-radioactivity large array of proportional countersever produced. This article describes the design, construction,deployment, and characterization of the NCD array, discusses theelectronics and data acquisition system, and considers event signaturesand backgrounds.
- Research Organization:
- COLLABORATION - Sudbury NeutrinoObservatory
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 929668
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-63390; NIMRD9; TRN: US0803507
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in PhysicsResearch, Vol. A 579; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2007; ISSN 0167-5087
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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