Separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights in linear alkyl benzene
Abstract
To separate scintillation and Cherenkov lights in water-based liquid scintillator detectors is a desired feature for future neutrino and proton decay experiments. Linear alkyl benzene (LAB) is one important ingredient of a water-based liquid scintillator currently under development. In this paper we report on the separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights observed in an LAB sample. The rise and decay times of the scintillation light are measured to be (7.7±3.0)ns and (36.6±2.4)ns, respectively, while the full width [–3σ, 3σ] of the Cherenkov light is 12 ns and is dominated by the time resolution of the photomultiplier tubes. Here, the scintillation light yield was measured to be(1.01±0.12)×103photons/MeV.
- Authors:
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- Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1331067
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1342408
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-113164-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; R&D Project: CO001; KB0401022
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704; AC02-98CH10886
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 830; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Li, Mohan, Guo, Ziyi, Yeh, Minfang, Wang, Zhe, and Chen, Shaomin. Separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights in linear alkyl benzene. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.132.
Li, Mohan, Guo, Ziyi, Yeh, Minfang, Wang, Zhe, & Chen, Shaomin. Separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights in linear alkyl benzene. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.132
Li, Mohan, Guo, Ziyi, Yeh, Minfang, Wang, Zhe, and Chen, Shaomin. Sun .
"Separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights in linear alkyl benzene". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.132. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1331067.
@article{osti_1331067,
title = {Separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights in linear alkyl benzene},
author = {Li, Mohan and Guo, Ziyi and Yeh, Minfang and Wang, Zhe and Chen, Shaomin},
abstractNote = {To separate scintillation and Cherenkov lights in water-based liquid scintillator detectors is a desired feature for future neutrino and proton decay experiments. Linear alkyl benzene (LAB) is one important ingredient of a water-based liquid scintillator currently under development. In this paper we report on the separation of scintillation and Cherenkov lights observed in an LAB sample. The rise and decay times of the scintillation light are measured to be (7.7±3.0)ns and (36.6±2.4)ns, respectively, while the full width [–3σ, 3σ] of the Cherenkov light is 12 ns and is dominated by the time resolution of the photomultiplier tubes. Here, the scintillation light yield was measured to be(1.01±0.12)×103photons/MeV.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.132},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = C,
volume = 830,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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