Deployment Preparation for the Neutral Current Detectors in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO)
Abstract
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) is a heavy water neutrino detector currently under construction in Sudbury, Canada. SNO's unique sensitivity to neutral current (NC) neutrino interactions in the heavy water allows for a comprehensive study into several possible solutions for the Solar Neutrino Problem. One method developed to measure the NC signal is the deployment of an array of discrete Neutral Current Detectors (NCDs). Due to strict radioactive requirements on the NCD construction materials, a six-month underground storage period is planned to allow for both the decay of cosmogenically induced activity, as well as characterization of the detector array prior to deployment. This "cooldown" phase of the NCD project is discussed, along with a description of the electronics to be used during detector and array characterization.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Nuclear Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 1997
- Bibcode:
- 1997APS..DNP..AF03B