Neutron detection in the SNO+ water phase

SNO+ collaboration (21 authors); Andringa, S.; Barão, F.; Maneira, J.

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27713

Use this identifier to reference this record.

Name:	Description:	Size:	Format:
1.pdf		395.68 KB	Adobe PDF	Download

Send Feedback

Authors

SNO+ collaboration (21 authors)

Andringa, S.

Barão, F.

Maneira, J.

Abstract(s)

SNO+ is a multipurpose neutrino experiment located approximately 2 km underground in SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada. The detector started taking physics data in May 2017 and is currently completing its first phase, as a pure water Cherenkov detector. The low trigger threshold of the SNO+ detector allows for a substantial neutron detection efficiency, as observed with a deployed ^{241}Am^{9}Be source. Using a statistical analysis of one hour AmBe calibration data, we report a neutron capture constant of 208.2 + 2.1(stat.) us and a lower bound of the neutron detection efficiency of 46% at the center of the detector.