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The KamLAND full-volume calibration system

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Berger, BE; Busenitz, J; Classen, T; Decowski, MP; Dwyer, DA; Elor, G; Frank, A; Freedman, SJ; Fujikawa, BK; Galloway, KM; Gray, F; Heeger, M ...
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation
November 16, 2009
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We have successfully built and operated a source deployment system for the KamLAND detector. This system was used to position radioactive sources throughout the delicate 1-kton liquid scintillator volume, while meeting stringent material cleanliness, material compatibility, and safety requirements. The calibration data obtained with this device were used to fully characterize detector position and energy reconstruction biases. As a result, the uncertainty in the size of the detector fiducial volume was reduced by a factor of two. Prior to calibration with this system, the fiducial volume was the largest source of systematic uncertainty in measuring the number of antineutrinos detected by KamLAND. This paper describes the design, operation and performance of this unique calibration system. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA.

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Diane M Markoff
Author Diane M Markoff Physics
Werner Tornow
Author Werner Tornow Physics

Published In

Journal of Instrumentation

DOI

10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017

EISSN

1748-0221

ISSN

1748-0221

Publication Date

November 16, 2009

Volume

4

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
 

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Berger, B. E., Busenitz, J., Classen, T., Decowski, M. P., Dwyer, D. A., Elor, G., … Ricol, J. S. (2009). The KamLAND full-volume calibration system. Journal of Instrumentation, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017
Berger, B. E., J. Busenitz, T. Classen, M. P. Decowski, D. A. Dwyer, G. Elor, A. Frank, et al. “The KamLAND full-volume calibration system.” Journal of Instrumentation 4, no. 4 (November 16, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017.
Berger BE, Busenitz J, Classen T, Decowski MP, Dwyer DA, Elor G, et al. The KamLAND full-volume calibration system. Journal of Instrumentation. 2009 Nov 16;4(4).
Berger, B. E., et al. “The KamLAND full-volume calibration system.” Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 4, no. 4, Nov. 2009. Scopus, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017.
Berger BE, Busenitz J, Classen T, Decowski MP, Dwyer DA, Elor G, Frank A, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Galloway KM, Gray F, Heeger M, Hsu L, Ichimura K, Kadel R, Keefer G, Lendvai C, McKee D, O’Donnell T, Piepke A, Steiner HM, Syversrud D, Wallig J, Winslow LA, Ebihara T, Enomoto S, Furuno K, Gando Y, Ikeda H, Inoue K, Kibe Y, Kishimoto Y, Koga M, Minekawa Y, Mitsui T, Nakajima K, Nakamura K, Owada K, Shimizu I, Shimizu Y, Shirai J, Suekane F, Suzuki A, Tamae K, Yoshida S, Kozlov A, Murayama H, Grant C, Leonard DS, Luk KB, Jillings C, Mauger C, McKeown RD, Zhang C, Lane CE, Maricic J, Miletic T, Batygov M, Learned JG, Matsuno S, Pakvasa S, Foster J, Horton-Smith GA, Tang A, Dazeley S, Downum KE, Gratta G, Tolich K, Bugg W, Efremenko Y, Kamyshkov Y, Perevozchikov O, Karwowski HJ, Markoff DM, Tornow W, Piquemal F, Ricol JS. The KamLAND full-volume calibration system. Journal of Instrumentation. 2009 Nov 16;4(4).
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Published In

Journal of Instrumentation

DOI

10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04017

EISSN

1748-0221

ISSN

1748-0221

Publication Date

November 16, 2009

Volume

4

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences