# Lithium-loaded Liquid Scintillator Production for the PROSPECT experiment **Authors:** PROSPECT Collaboration, 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., Diwan, M. 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., MartinezCaicedo, 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 arXiv: 1901.05569 · 2019-04-02 ## TL;DR This paper details the production and thorough characterization of lithium-loaded liquid scintillator in multiple batches for the PROSPECT experiment, ensuring quality and performance standards are met. ## Contribution It presents the first large-scale production and comprehensive quality assessment of lithium-loaded liquid scintillator specifically for the PROSPECT experiment. ## Key findings - 59 batches produced, 57 passed QA - Samples showed consistent optical and scintillation properties - LiLS met the required performance criteria for PROSPECT ## 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 (${}^6{\rm Li}$ mass fraction 0.082%$\pm$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. ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1901.05569/full.md ## Figures 28 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1901.05569/full.md ## References 11 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1901.05569/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1901.05569