Performance of the 1-ton prototype neutrino detector at CJPL-I
Abstract
China Jinping Underground Laboratory provides an ideal site for solar, geo-, and supernova neutrino studies. With a prototype neutrino detector running since 2017, containing 1-ton liquid scintillator, we tested its experimental hardware, performed the detector calibration and simulation, and measured its radioactive backgrounds, as an early stage of the Jinping Neutrino Experiment (JNE). We investigated the radon background and implemented the nitrogen sealing technology to control it. This paper presents the details of these studies and will serve as a key reference for the construction and optimization of the future large detector of JNE.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- September 2023
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.nima.2023.168400
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2212.13158
- Bibcode:
- 2023NIMPA105468400W
- Keywords:
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- Jinping Neutrino Experiment;
- Liquid scintillator;
- PMT;
- Radon leakage;
- Radioactive background;
- High Energy Physics - Experiment;
- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
- E-Print:
- doi:10.1016/j.nima.2023.168400