Testing of GdCl3 Doping in Water Cherenkov Antineutrino Detectors

Improved neutron and neutrino detection using water Cherenkov detectors loaded with gadolinium has been proposed for potential application in both large and small volume detectors. In this thesis, work performed to determine the effect on transparency resulting from use of GdCl3 in stainless steel c...

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Main Author:	Coleman, William Fitzgerald
Other Authors:	Mohammad, Louay
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Language:	en
Published:	LSU 2009
Subjects:	Physics & Astronomy
Online Access:	http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11092009-120419/

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spelling	ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-11092009-1204192013-01-07T22:52:29Z Testing of GdCl3 Doping in Water Cherenkov Antineutrino Detectors Coleman, William Fitzgerald Physics & Astronomy Improved neutron and neutrino detection using water Cherenkov detectors loaded with gadolinium has been proposed for potential application in both large and small volume detectors. In this thesis, work performed to determine the effect on transparency resulting from use of GdCl3 in stainless steel constructed water Cherenkov detectors is presented. In addition, results of an experiment performed using a small volume water Cherenkov de- tector are reported. This was the first use of gadolinium loaded water to detect reactor antineutrinos. Mohammad, Louay Young , David Kutter, Thomas Svoboda, Robert Metcalf, William LSU 2009-11-11 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11092009-120419/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11092009-120419/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description	Improved neutron and neutrino detection using water Cherenkov detectors loaded with gadolinium has been proposed for potential application in both large and small volume detectors. In this thesis, work performed to determine the effect on transparency resulting from use of GdCl3 in stainless steel constructed water Cherenkov detectors is presented. In addition, results of an experiment performed using a small volume water Cherenkov de- tector are reported. This was the first use of gadolinium loaded water to detect reactor antineutrinos.
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title	Testing of GdCl3 Doping in Water Cherenkov Antineutrino Detectors
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Testing of GdCl3 Doping in Water Cherenkov Antineutrino Detectors

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