A C-13(alpha,n)O-16 calibration source for KamLAND

We report on the construction and performance of a calibration source for KamLAND using the reaction C-13(alpha,n)O-16 with Po-210 as the alpha progenitor. The source provides a direct measurement of this background reaction in our detector, high energy calibration points for the detector energy sca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	arXiv.org 2008-03
Hauptverfasser:	McKee, David W, Busenitz, Jerome K, Ostrovskiy, Igor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Calibration Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors Scintillation counters Thermal neutrons
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on the construction and performance of a calibration source for KamLAND using the reaction C-13(alpha,n)O-16 with Po-210 as the alpha progenitor. The source provides a direct measurement of this background reaction in our detector, high energy calibration points for the detector energy scale, and data on quenching of the neutron visible energy in KamLAND scintillator. We also discuss the possibility of using the reaction C-13(alpha,n)O-16 as a source of tagged slow neutrons.
ISSN:	2331-8422
DOI:	10.48550/arxiv.0711.3624