Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment

J. Ashenfelter; A. B. Balantekin; H. R. Band; C. D. Bass; D. E. Bergeron; D. Berish; L. J. Bignell; N. S. Bowden; J. P. Brodsky; C. D. Bryan; C. Camilo Reyes; S. Campos; J. J. Cherwinka; T. Classen; A. J. Conant; D. Davee; D. Dean; G. Deichert; R. Diaz Perez; M. V. Diwan; M. J. Dolinski; A. Erickson; M. Febbraro; B. T. Foust; J. K. Gaison; A. Galindo-Uribarri; C. E. Gilbert; B. T. Hackett; S. Hans; A. B. Hansell; B. Hayes; K. M. Heeger; J. Insler; D. E. Jaffe; D. C. Jones; O. Kyzylova; C. E. Lane; T. J. Langford; J. Larosa; B. R. Littlejohn; X. Lu; D. A. Martinez Caicedo; J. T. Matta; R. D. McKeown; M. P. Mendenhall; P. E. Mueller; H. P. Mumm; J. Napolitano; R. Neilson; J. A. Nikkel; D. Norcini; S. Nour; D. A. Pushin; X. Qian; E. Romero-Romero; R. Rosero; D. Sarenac; P. T. Surukuchi; M. A. Tyra; R. L. Varner; B. Viren; C. White; J. Wilhelmi; T. Wise; M. Yeh; Y. R. Yen; A. Zhang; C. Zhang; X. Zhang

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/14/03/P03026

Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment

J. Ashenfelter
, A. B. Balantekin
, H. R. Band
, C. D. Bass
, D. E. Bergeron
, D. Berish
, L. J. Bignell
, N. S. Bowden
, J. P. Brodsky
, C. D. Bryan
, C. Camilo Reyes
, S. Campos
, J. J. Cherwinka
, T. Classen
, A. J. Conant
, D. Davee
, D. Dean
, G. Deichert
, R. Diaz Perez
, M. V. Diwan

M. J. Dolinski, A. Erickson, M. Febbraro, B. T. Foust, J. K. Gaison, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. E. Gilbert, B. T. Hackett, S. Hans, A. B. Hansell, B. Hayes, K. M. Heeger, J. Insler, D. E. Jaffe, D. C. Jones, O. Kyzylova, C. E. Lane, T. J. Langford, J. Larosa, B. R. Littlejohn, X. Lu, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, J. T. Matta, R. D. McKeown, M. P. Mendenhall, P. E. Mueller, H. P. Mumm, J. Napolitano, R. Neilson, J. A. Nikkel, D. Norcini, S. Nour, D. A. Pushin, X. Qian, E. Romero-Romero, R. Rosero, D. Sarenac, P. T. Surukuchi, M. A. Tyra, R. L. Varner, B. Viren, C. White, J. Wilhelmi, T. Wise, M. Yeh, Y. R. Yen, A. Zhang, C. Zhang, X. Zhang

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This work reports the production and characterization of lithium-loaded liquid scintillator (LiLS) for the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment (PROSPECT) . Fifty-nine 90 liter batches of LiLS (⁶Li mass fraction 0.082%±0.001%) were produced and samples from all batches were characterized by measuring their optical absorbance relative to air, light yield relative to a pure liquid scintillator reference, and pulse shape discrimination capability. Fifty-seven batches passed the quality assurance criteria and were used for the PROSPECT experiment.

Original language	English
Article number	P03026
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/03/P03026
State	Published - Mar 26 2019

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Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bignell, L. J., Bowden, N. S., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Camilo Reyes, C., Campos, S., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Conant, A. J., Davee, D., Dean, D., Deichert, G., Diaz Perez, R., ... Zhang, X. (2019). Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment. Journal of Instrumentation, 14(3), Article P03026. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/03/P03026

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Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment

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