Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

M. R. Anderson; S. Andringa; L. Anselmo; E. Arushanova; S. Asahi; M. Askins; D. J. Auty; A. R. Back; Z. Barnard; N. Barros; D. Bartlett; F. Barao; R. Bayes; E. W. Beier; A. Bialek; S. D. Biller; E. Blucher; R. Bonventre; M. Boulay; D. Braid; E. Caden; E. J. Callaghan; J. Caravaca; J. Carvalho; L. Cavalli; D. Chauhan; M. Chen; O. Chkvorets; K. J. Clark; B. Cleveland; D. Cookman; C. Connors; I. T. Coulter; M. A. Cox; D. Cressy; X. Dai; C. Darrach; B. Davis-Purcell; C. Deluce; M. M. Depatie; F. Descamps; J. Dittmer; F. Di Lodovico; N. Duhaime; F. Duncan; J. Dunger; A. D. Earle; D. Fabris; E. Falk; A. Farrugia; N. Fatemighomi; V. Fischer; E. Fletcher; R. Ford; K. Frankiewicz; N. Gagnon; A. Gaur; K. Gilje; O. I. González-Reina; D. Gooding; P. Gorel; K. Graham; C. Grant; J. Grove; S. Grullon; E. Guillian; S. Hall; A. L. Hallin; D. Hallman; S. Hans; J. Hartnell; P. Harvey; M. Hedayatipour; W. J. Heintzelman; J. Heise; R. L. Helmer; D. Horne; B. Hreljac; J. Hu; S. M.A. Hussain; T. Iida; A. S. Inácio; C. M. Jackson; N. A. Jelley; C. J. Jillings; C. Jones; P. G. Jones; K. Kamdin; T. Kaptanoglu; J. Kaspar; K. Keeter; C. Kefelian; P. Khaghani; L. Kippenbrock; J. R. Klein; R. Knapik; J. Kofron; L. L. Kormos; S. Korte; B. Krar; C. Kraus; C. B. Krauss; T. Kroupova; K. Labe; F. Lafleur; I. Lam; C. Lan; B. J. Land; R. Lane; S. Langrock; A. Latorre; I. Lawson; L. Lebanowski; G. M. Lefeuvre; E. J. Leming; A. Li; J. Lidgard; B. Liggins; Y. H. Lin; X. Liu; Y. Liu; V. Lozza; M. Luo; S. Maguire; A. Maio; K. Majumdar; S. Manecki; J. Maneira; R. D. Martin; E. Marzec; A. Mastbaum; J. Mauel; N. McCauley; A. B. McDonald; P. Mekarski; M. Meyer; C. Miller; C. Mills; M. Mlejnek; E. Mony; I. Morton-Blake; M. J. Mottram; S. Nae; M. Nirkko; L. J. Nolan; V. M. Novikov; H. M. O'Keeffe; E. O'Sullivan; G. D. Orebi Gann; M. J. Parnell; J. Paton; S. J.M. Peeters; T. Pershing; Z. Petriw; J. Petzoldt; L. Pickard; D. Pracsovics; G. Prior; J. C. Prouty; S. Quirk; A. Reichold; S. Riccetto; R. Richardson; M. Rigan; A. Robertson; J. Rose; R. Rosero; P. M. Rost; J. Rumleskie; M. A. Schumaker; M. H. Schwendener; D. Scislowski; J. Secrest; M. Seddighin; L. Segui; S. Seibert; I. Semenec; F. Shaker; T. Shantz; M. K. Sharma; T. M. Shokair; L. Sibley; J. R. Sinclair; K. Singh; P. Skensved; M. Smiley; T. Sonley; R. Stainforth; M. Strait; M. I. Stringer; R. Svoboda; A. Sörensen; B. Tam; J. Tatar; L. Tian; N. Tolich; J. Tseng; H. W.C. Tseung; E. Turner; R. Van Berg; J. G.C. Veinot; C. J. Virtue; B. Von Krosigk; E. Vázquez-Jáuregui; J. M.G. Walker; M. Walker; S. C. Walton; J. Wang; M. Ward; O. Wasalski; J. Waterfield; J. J. Weigand; R. F. White; J. R. Wilson; T. J. Winchester; P. Woosaree; A. Wright; J. P. Yanez; M. Yeh; T. Zhang; Y. Zhang; T. Zhao; K. Zuber; A. Zummo†]deceased

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009

Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

M. R. Anderson, S. Andringa, L. Anselmo, E. Arushanova, S. Asahi, M. Askins, D. J. Auty, A. R. Back, Z. Barnard, N. Barros, D. Bartlett, F. Barao, R. Bayes, E. W. Beier, A. Bialek, S. D. Biller, E. Blucher, R. Bonventre, M. Boulay, D. BraidE. Caden, E. J. Callaghan, J. Caravaca, J. Carvalho, L. Cavalli, D. Chauhan, M. Chen, O. Chkvorets, K. J. Clark, B. Cleveland, D. Cookman, C. Connors, I. T. Coulter, M. A. Cox, D. Cressy, X. Dai, C. Darrach, B. Davis-Purcell, C. Deluce, M. M. Depatie, F. Descamps, J. Dittmer, F. Di Lodovico, N. Duhaime, F. Duncan, J. Dunger, A. D. Earle, D. Fabris, E. Falk, A. Farrugia, N. Fatemighomi, V. Fischer, E. Fletcher, R. Ford, K. Frankiewicz, N. Gagnon, A. Gaur, K. Gilje, O. I. González-Reina, D. Gooding, P. Gorel, K. Graham, C. Grant, J. Grove, S. Grullon, E. Guillian, S. Hall, A. L. Hallin, D. Hallman, S. Hans, J. Hartnell, P. Harvey, M. Hedayatipour, W. J. Heintzelman, J. Heise, R. L. Helmer, D. Horne, B. Hreljac, J. Hu, S. M.A. Hussain, T. Iida, A. S. Inácio, C. M. Jackson, N. A. Jelley, C. J. Jillings, C. Jones, P. G. Jones, K. Kamdin, T. Kaptanoglu, J. Kaspar, K. Keeter, C. Kefelian, P. Khaghani, L. Kippenbrock, J. R. Klein, R. Knapik, J. Kofron, L. L. Kormos, S. Korte, B. Krar, C. Kraus, C. B. Krauss, T. Kroupova, K. Labe, F. Lafleur, I. Lam, C. Lan, B. J. Land, R. Lane, S. Langrock, A. Latorre, I. Lawson, L. Lebanowski, G. M. Lefeuvre, E. J. Leming, A. Li, J. Lidgard, B. Liggins, Y. H. Lin, X. Liu, Y. Liu, V. Lozza, M. Luo, S. Maguire, A. Maio, K. Majumdar, S. Manecki, J. Maneira, R. D. Martin, E. Marzec, A. Mastbaum, J. Mauel, N. McCauley, A. B. McDonald, P. Mekarski, M. Meyer, C. Miller, C. Mills, M. Mlejnek, E. Mony, I. Morton-Blake, M. J. Mottram, S. Nae, M. Nirkko, L. J. Nolan, V. M. Novikov, H. M. O'Keeffe, E. O'Sullivan, G. D. Orebi Gann, M. J. Parnell, J. Paton, S. J.M. Peeters, T. Pershing, Z. Petriw, J. Petzoldt, L. Pickard, D. Pracsovics, G. Prior, J. C. Prouty, S. Quirk, A. Reichold, S. Riccetto, R. Richardson, M. Rigan, A. Robertson, J. Rose, R. Rosero, P. M. Rost, J. Rumleskie, M. A. Schumaker, M. H. Schwendener, D. Scislowski, J. Secrest, M. Seddighin, L. Segui, S. Seibert, I. Semenec, F. Shaker, T. Shantz, M. K. Sharma, T. M. Shokair, L. Sibley, J. R. Sinclair, K. Singh, P. Skensved, M. Smiley, T. Sonley, R. Stainforth, M. Strait, M. I. Stringer, R. Svoboda, A. Sörensen, B. Tam, J. Tatar, L. Tian, N. Tolich, J. Tseng, H. W.C. Tseung, E. Turner, R. Van Berg, J. G.C. Veinot, C. J. Virtue, B. Von Krosigk, E. Vázquez-Jáuregui, J. M.G. Walker, M. Walker, S. C. Walton, J. Wang, M. Ward, O. Wasalski, J. Waterfield, J. J. Weigand, R. F. White, J. R. Wilson, T. J. Winchester, P. Woosaree, A. Wright, J. P. Yanez, M. Yeh, T. Zhang, Y. Zhang, T. Zhao, K. Zuber, A. Zummo†]deceased

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Abstract

A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+.

Original language	English
Article number	P05009
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009
State	Published - May 2021

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Instrumentation
Mathematical Physics

Keywords

Double-beta decay detectors
Neutrino detectors
Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators)

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Anderson, M. R., Andringa, S., Anselmo, L., Arushanova, E., Asahi, S., Askins, M., Auty, D. J., Back, A. R., Barnard, Z., Barros, N., Bartlett, D., Barao, F., Bayes, R., Beier, E. W., Bialek, A., Biller, S. D., Blucher, E., Bonventre, R., Boulay, M., ... Zummo†]deceased, A. (2021). Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator. Journal of Instrumentation, 16(5), Article P05009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009

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AU - Askins, M.

AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Back, A. R.

AU - Barnard, Z.

AU - Barros, N.

AU - Bartlett, D.

AU - Barao, F.

AU - Bayes, R.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bialek, A.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Blucher, E.

AU - Bonventre, R.

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AU - Braid, D.

AU - Caden, E.

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AU - Caravaca, J.

AU - Carvalho, J.

AU - Cavalli, L.

AU - Chauhan, D.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Chkvorets, O.

AU - Clark, K. J.

AU - Cleveland, B.

AU - Cookman, D.

AU - Connors, C.

AU - Coulter, I. T.

AU - Cox, M. A.

AU - Cressy, D.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Darrach, C.

AU - Davis-Purcell, B.

AU - Deluce, C.

AU - Depatie, M. M.

AU - Descamps, F.

AU - Dittmer, J.

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AU - Duhaime, N.

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AU - Dunger, J.

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AU - Fabris, D.

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AU - Farrugia, A.

AU - Fatemighomi, N.

AU - Fischer, V.

AU - Fletcher, E.

AU - Ford, R.

AU - Frankiewicz, K.

AU - Gagnon, N.

AU - Gaur, A.

AU - Gilje, K.

AU - González-Reina, O. I.

AU - Gooding, D.

AU - Gorel, P.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Grant, C.

AU - Grove, J.

AU - Grullon, S.

AU - Guillian, E.

AU - Hall, S.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hallman, D.

AU - Hans, S.

AU - Hartnell, J.

AU - Harvey, P.

AU - Hedayatipour, M.

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AU - Heise, J.

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AU - Horne, D.

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AU - Hu, J.

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AU - Inácio, A. S.

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AU - Jones, C.

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AU - Kamdin, K.

AU - Kaptanoglu, T.

AU - Kaspar, J.

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AU - Krauss, C. B.

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AU - Land, B. J.

AU - Lane, R.

AU - Langrock, S.

AU - Latorre, A.

AU - Lawson, I.

AU - Lebanowski, L.

AU - Lefeuvre, G. M.

AU - Leming, E. J.

AU - Li, A.

AU - Lidgard, J.

AU - Liggins, B.

AU - Lin, Y. H.

AU - Liu, X.

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AU - Lozza, V.

AU - Luo, M.

AU - Maguire, S.

AU - Maio, A.

AU - Majumdar, K.

AU - Manecki, S.

AU - Maneira, J.

AU - Martin, R. D.

AU - Marzec, E.

AU - Mastbaum, A.

AU - Mauel, J.

AU - McCauley, N.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - Mekarski, P.

AU - Meyer, M.

AU - Miller, C.

AU - Mills, C.

AU - Mlejnek, M.

AU - Mony, E.

AU - Morton-Blake, I.

AU - Mottram, M. J.

AU - Nae, S.

AU - Nirkko, M.

AU - Nolan, L. J.

AU - Novikov, V. M.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

AU - O'Sullivan, E.

AU - Orebi Gann, G. D.

AU - Parnell, M. J.

AU - Paton, J.

AU - Peeters, S. J.M.

AU - Pershing, T.

AU - Petriw, Z.

AU - Petzoldt, J.

AU - Pickard, L.

AU - Pracsovics, D.

AU - Prior, G.

AU - Prouty, J. C.

AU - Quirk, S.

AU - Reichold, A.

AU - Riccetto, S.

AU - Richardson, R.

AU - Rigan, M.

AU - Robertson, A.

AU - Rose, J.

AU - Rosero, R.

AU - Rost, P. M.

AU - Rumleskie, J.

AU - Schumaker, M. A.

AU - Schwendener, M. H.

AU - Scislowski, D.

AU - Secrest, J.

AU - Seddighin, M.

AU - Segui, L.

AU - Seibert, S.

AU - Semenec, I.

AU - Shaker, F.

AU - Shantz, T.

AU - Sharma, M. K.

AU - Shokair, T. M.

AU - Sibley, L.

AU - Sinclair, J. R.

AU - Singh, K.

AU - Skensved, P.

AU - Smiley, M.

AU - Sonley, T.

AU - Stainforth, R.

AU - Strait, M.

AU - Stringer, M. I.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Sörensen, A.

AU - Tam, B.

AU - Tatar, J.

AU - Tian, L.

AU - Tolich, N.

AU - Tseng, J.

AU - Tseung, H. W.C.

AU - Turner, E.

AU - Van Berg, R.

AU - Veinot, J. G.C.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Von Krosigk, B.

AU - Vázquez-Jáuregui, E.

AU - Walker, J. M.G.

AU - Walker, M.

AU - Walton, S. C.

AU - Wang, J.

AU - Ward, M.

AU - Wasalski, O.

AU - Waterfield, J.

AU - Weigand, J. J.

AU - White, R. F.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Winchester, T. J.

AU - Woosaree, P.

AU - Wright, A.

AU - Yanez, J. P.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zhang, T.

AU - Zhang, Y.

AU - Zhao, T.

AU - Zuber, K.

AU - Zummo†]deceased, A.

PY - 2021/5

Y1 - 2021/5

N2 - A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+.

AB - A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+.

KW - Double-beta decay detectors

KW - Neutrino detectors

KW - Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators)

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106239655&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009

DO - 10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85106239655

SN - 1748-0221

VL - 16

JO - Journal of Instrumentation

JF - Journal of Instrumentation

IS - 5

M1 - P05009

ER -

Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

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