Neutron calibration sources in the Daya Bay experiment
/ Authors
Jianglai Liu, Jianglai Liu, R. Carr, D. Dwyer, D. Dwyer, W. Gu, G. Li, R. McKeown, R. McKeown, Xin Qian
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Xin Qian, R. H. H. Tsang, R. H. H. Tsang, F. F. Wu, C. Zhang, C. Zhang
/ Abstract
We describe the design and construction of the low rate neutron calibration sources used in the Daya Bay Reactor Anti-neutrino Experiment. Such sources are free of correlated gamma-neutron emission, which is essential in minimizing induced background in the anti-neutrino detector. The design characteristics have been validated in the Daya Bay anti-neutrino detector.
Journal: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment