A C-13(alpha,n)O-16 calibration source for KamLAND
David W. McKee, Jerome K. Busenitz, Igor Ostrovskiy
TL;DR
This paper presents the development and testing of a C-13(alpha,n)O-16 calibration source for KamLAND, enabling precise background measurement, energy calibration, and neutron detection studies in the detector.
Contribution
The paper introduces a novel calibration source based on C-13(alpha,n)O-16 reaction for KamLAND, providing direct background measurement and neutron tagging capabilities.
Findings
Successful construction of the calibration source.
High energy calibration points obtained for KamLAND.
Data on neutron quenching in scintillator collected.
Abstract
We report on the construction and performance of a calibration source for KamLAND using the reaction C-13(alpha,n)O-16 with Po-210 as the alpha progenitor. The source provides a direct measurement of this background reaction in our detector, high energy calibration points for the detector energy scale, and data on quenching of the neutron visible energy in KamLAND scintillator. We also discuss the possibility of using the reaction C-13(alpha,n)O-16 as a source of tagged slow neutrons.
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