Study of phenylxylylethane (PXE) as scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2008
Citation:
Study of phenylxylylethane (PXE) as scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments / H.O. Back, M. Balata, A. de Bari, T. Beau, A. de Bellefon, G. Bellini, J. Benziger, S. Bonetti, A. Brigatti, C. Buck, B. Caccianiga, L. Cadonati, F. Calaprice, G. Cecchet, M. Chen, A. Di Credico, O. Dadoun, D. D’Angelo, A. Derbin, M. Deutsch, F. Elisei, A. Etenko, F. von Feilitzsch, R. Fernholz, R. Ford, D. Franco, B. Freudiger, C. Galbiati, F. Gatti, S. Gazzana, M.G. Giammarchi, D. Giugni, M. Göger-Neff, A. Goretti, C. Grieb, E. de Haas, C. Hagner, W. Hampel, E. Harding, F.X. Hartmann, T. Hertrich, H. Hess, G. Heusser, A. Ianni, A.M. Ianni, H. de Kerret, J. Kiko, T. Kirsten, G. Korga, G. Korschinek, Y. Kozlov, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, C. Lendvai, F. Loeser, P. Lombardi, S. Malvezzi, J. Maneira, I. Manno, D. Manuzio, G. Manuzio, F. Masetti, A. Martemianov, U. Mazzucato, K. McCarty, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M.E. Monzani, P. Musico, L. Niedermeier, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, S. Parmeggiano, L. Perasso, A. Pocar, R.S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, W. Rau, A. Razeto, E. Resconi, A. Sabelnikov, C. Salvo, R. Scardaoni, D. Schimizzi, S. Schönert, K.H. Schuhbeck, E. Seitz, H. Simgen, T. Shutt, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sonnenschein, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, V. Tarasenkov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, D. Vignaud, R.B. Vogelaar, V. Vyrodov, M. Wojcik, O. Zaimidoroga, G. Zuzel. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 585:1-2(2008 Jan), pp. 48-60.
abstract:
We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in the framework of the research and development program of the Borexino solar neutrino experiment. The scintillator consists of 1,2-dimethyl-4-(1-phenylethyl)-benzene (phenyl-o-xylylethane, PXE) as solvent and 1,4-diphenylbenzene (para-Terphenyl, p-Tp) as primary and 1,4-bis(2-methylstyryl)benzene (bis-MSB) as secondary solute. The density close to that of water and the high flash point makes it an attractive option for large scintillation detectors in general. The study focused on optical properties, radioactive trace impurities and novel purification techniques of the scintillator. Attenuation lengths of the scintillator mixture of 12 m at 430 nm were achieved after purification with an alumina column. A radiocarbon isotopic ratio of 14C/12C = 9.1 10^-18 has been measured in the scintillator. Initial trace impurities, e.g. 238U at 3.2 10^-14 g/g could be purified to levels below 1 10^-17 g/g by silica gel solid column purification.
IRIS type:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Borexino; Low-background counting; Organic liquid scintillator; Phenyl-o-xylylethane; PXE; Solar neutrino spectroscopy
List of contributors:
H.O. Back, M. Balata, A. de Bari, T. Beau, A. de Bellefon, G. Bellini, J. Benziger, S. Bonetti, A. Brigatti, C. Buck, B. Caccianiga, L. Cadonati, F. Calaprice, G. Cecchet, M. Chen, A. Di Credico, O. Dadoun, D. D’Angelo, A. Derbin, M. Deutsch, F. Elisei, A. Etenko, F. von Feilitzsch, R. Fernholz, R. Ford, D. Franco, B. Freudiger, C. Galbiati, F. Gatti, S. Gazzana, M.G. Giammarchi, D. Giugni, M. Göger-Neff, A. Goretti, C. Grieb, E. de Haas, C. Hagner, W. Hampel, E. Harding, F.X. Hartmann, T. Hertrich, H. Hess, G. Heusser, A. Ianni, A.M. Ianni, H. de Kerret, J. Kiko, T. Kirsten, G. Korga, G. Korschinek, Y. Kozlov, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, C. Lendvai, F. Loeser, P. Lombardi, S. Malvezzi, J. Maneira, I. Manno, D. Manuzio, G. Manuzio, F. Masetti, A. Martemianov, U. Mazzucato, K. McCarty, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M.E. Monzani, P. Musico, L. Niedermeier, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, S. Parmeggiano, L. Perasso, A. Pocar, R.S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, W. Rau, A. Razeto, E. Resconi, A. Sabelnikov, C. Salvo, R. Scardaoni, D. Schimizzi, S. Schönert, K.H. Schuhbeck, E. Seitz, H. Simgen, T. Shutt, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sonnenschein, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, V. Tarasenkov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, D. Vignaud, R.B. Vogelaar, V. Vyrodov, M. Wojcik, O. Zaimidoroga, G. Zuzel
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