Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment

J. Ashenfelter, A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, C. D. Bass, D. E. Bergeron, D. Berish, L. J. Bignell, N. S. Bowden, J. P. Brodsky, C. D. Bryan, C. Camilo Reyes, S. Campos, J. J. Cherwinka, T. Classen, A. J. Conant, D. Davee, D. Dean, G. Deichert, R. Diaz Perez, M. V. DiwanM. J. Dolinski, A. Erickson, M. Febbraro, B. T. Foust, J. K. Gaison, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. E. Gilbert, B. T. Hackett, S. Hans, A. B. Hansell, B. Hayes, K. M. Heeger, J. Insler, D. E. Jaffe, D. C. Jones, O. Kyzylova, C. E. Lane, T. J. Langford, J. Larosa, B. R. Littlejohn, X. Lu, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, J. T. Matta, R. D. McKeown, M. P. Mendenhall, P. E. Mueller, H. P. Mumm, J. Napolitano, R. Neilson, J. A. Nikkel, D. Norcini, S. Nour, D. A. Pushin, X. Qian, E. Romero-Romero, R. Rosero, D. Sarenac, P. T. Surukuchi, M. A. Tyra, R. L. Varner, B. Viren, C. White, J. Wilhelmi, T. Wise, M. Yeh, Y. R. Yen, A. Zhang, C. Zhang, X. Zhang

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Abstract

This work reports the production and characterization of lithium-loaded liquid scintillator (LiLS) for the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment (PROSPECT) . Fifty-nine 90 liter batches of LiLS (6Li mass fraction 0.082%±0.001%) were produced and samples from all batches were characterized by measuring their optical absorbance relative to air, light yield relative to a pure liquid scintillator reference, and pulse shape discrimination capability. Fifty-seven batches passed the quality assurance criteria and were used for the PROSPECT experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberP03026
JournalJournal of Instrumentation
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 26 2019

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