A reactor antineutrino detector based on hexagonal scintillator bars

Kandemir, Mustafa; Çakır, A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.163251

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“…In this study, he showed the benefits of using a multi-variable analysis technique to suppress cosmic backgrounds [32]. On the other hand, Kandemir and Cakir proposed a small segmented hexagonal detector composed of plastic scintillators attached to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) [33]. The common purpose of these studies is to monitor the reactor anti-neutrinos flux for nuclear nonproliferation purposes.…”

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Low energy neutrino detection with a compact water-based liquid scintillator detector

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In this study, the conceptual design and physics simulations of a near-field Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) detector placed 100 m from the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), currently under construction and aiming at being Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, is presented. The ANPP is an excellent opportunity for neutrino studies and the development of an R &D program for neutrino detectors in Turkey. The Reactor Neutrino Experiments of Turkey (RNET) program includes a compact detector with a 2.5-ton volume of WbLS and a $$\sim $$ ∼ 30% photo-coverage, and the program is planned to be expanded with a medium-size 30-ton detector that will be an international testbed for WbLS and new detector technologies through low energy neutrino studies. In the following, the focus will be on the smaller $$\sim $$ ∼ 2.5 ton detector, instrumented with 8-in. high quantum efficiency PMTs and two layers of cosmic veto paddles, covering all sides of the detector, to track and veto cosmic particles. Inverse Beta Decay (IBD) events from electron anti-neutrinos generated in the reactor core are simulated using the RAT-PAC simulation package and several liquids with different percentages of Liquid Scintillator (LS) and Gadolinium (Gd) are investigated.

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Low energy neutrino detection with a compact water-based liquid scintillator detector

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“…In this study, he showed the benefits of using a multi-variable analysis technique to suppress cosmic backgrounds [31]. On the other hand, M. Kandemir and A. Cakir proposed a small segmented hexagonal detector composed of plastic scintillators attached to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) [32]. The common purpose of these studies is to monitor the reactor anti-neutrinos flux for nuclear non-proliferation purposes.…”

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Low Energy Neutrino Detection with a Portable Water-based Liquid Scintillator Detector

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Tiras,

Fischer

et al. 2021

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In this study, the conceptual design and physics simulations of a near-field Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) detector placed 100 meters from the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), currently under construction and aiming at being Turkey's first nuclear power plant, is presented. The ANPP is an excellent opportunity for neutrino studies and the development of an R&D program for neutrino detectors in Turkey. The Reactor Neutrino Experiments of Turkey (RNET) program includes a compact and portable detector with a 2.5-ton volume of WbLS and a ∼30% photo-coverage, and the program is planned to be expanded with a medium-size 30-ton detector that will be an international testbed for low energy neutrino studies for WbLS and new detector technologies. In the following, the focus will be on the smaller ∼2.5 ton detector, instrumented with 8-inch high quantum efficiency PMTs and two layers of cosmic veto paddles, covering all sides of the detector, to track and veto cosmic particles. Inverse Beta Decay (IBD) events from electronic antineutrinos generated in the reactor core are simulated using the RAT-PAC simulation package and several liquids with different percentages of Liquid Scintillator (LS) and Gadolinium (Gd) are investigated.

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“…[1] proposed a 1-ton water Cherenkov detector doped with gadolinium (Gd) and instrumented with 10-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) as a way to monitor the Akkuyu NPP at very short distances. Another paper by M. Kandemir and A. Cakir [2] proposed a mobile near-field (<100 m) detector based on plastic scintillator bars and 3-inch PMTs. More recently, S. Ozturk has conducted some simulation studies for another short-range detector with gadolinium-loaded plastic scintillator bars and PMTs using multivariate analysis techniques [3].…”

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Water-based Liquid Scintillator detector as a new technology testbed for neutrino studies in Turkey

Fischer

Tiras

2020

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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This study investigates the deployment of a medium-scale neutrino detector near Turkey's first nuclear power plant, the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The aim of this detector is to become a modular testbed for new technologies in the fields of new detection media and innovative photosensors. Such technologies include Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS), Large Area Picosecond Photo-Detectors (LAPPDs), dichroic Winston cones, and large area silicon photomultiplier modules. The detector could be used for instantaneous monitoring of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant via its antineutrino flux. In addition to its physics and technological goals, it would be an invaluable opportunity for the nuclear and particle physics community in Turkey to play a role in the development of next generation of particle detectors in the field of neutrino physics.

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A reactor antineutrino detector based on hexagonal scintillator bars

Cited by 5 publications

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Low energy neutrino detection with a compact water-based liquid scintillator detector

Low energy neutrino detection with a compact water-based liquid scintillator detector

Low Energy Neutrino Detection with a Portable Water-based Liquid Scintillator Detector

Water-based Liquid Scintillator detector as a new technology testbed for neutrino studies in Turkey

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