Full simulation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory proportional counters
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Beltran-2011-Full simulation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.pdf
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Author(s)
Beltran, B.
Bichsel, H.
Cai, B.
Cox, G. A.
Deng, H.
Detwiler, J.
Formaggio, Joseph A.
Habib, S.
Hallin, A. L.
Hime, A.
Date Issued
July 2011
Journal
New Journal of Physics
Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Citation
Beltran, B et al. “Full Simulation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Proportional Counters.” New Journal of Physics 13.7 (2011): 073006. Web.
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Final published version
Abstract
The third phase of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) experiment added an array of [superscript 3]He proportional counters to the detector. The purpose of this neutral-current detection (NCD) array was to observe neutrons resulting from neutral-current solar-neutrino–deuteron interactions. We have developed a detailed simulation of current pulses from NCD array proportional counters, from the primary neutron capture on [superscript 3]He through NCD array signal-processing electronics. This NCD array MC simulation was used to model the alpha-decay background in SNO's third-phase ⁸B solar-neutrino measurement.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/7/073006
