Speaker
Mr
Stefan Schoppmann
(Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik Heidelberg)
Description
Many neutrino experiments use organic liquid scintillators as detector technology. Some of the advantages as compared to alternative options are a low energy threshold, versatile and the rather precise spectral/timing information. The loading of metals in the organic liquid allows in several cases to enhance the neutrino signal over background events. Such metal loaded scintillators are of interest for the detection of neutrinoless double beta decay, reactor-, solar- and geo-neutrinos.
One way to dissolve the metal in the organic liquid is the use of an organometallic complex. Metal beta-diketone complexes are known for their stability and high purity. Such systems were so far tested and used in solar and reactor neutrino projects. The poster presents the characteristics and basic properties of these scintillator systems mainly for the case of a specific Gd-beta-diketone complex.
| Session and Location | Monday Session, Poster Wall #119 (Auditorium Gallery Left) |
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| Poster included in proceedings: | yes |
Primary authors
Mr
Benjamin Gramlich
(Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik)
Dr
Christian Buck
(MPIK Heidelberg)
Mr
Christian Roca
(Max-Planck-Institut Fuer Kernphysik)
Ms
Helena Almazán
(Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik)
Mr
Stefan Schoppmann
(Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik Heidelberg)
