Light output response of KamLAND liquid scintillator for protons and 12C nuclei

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 622, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 574-582

  Yoshida, S ^a   Ebihara, T ^a   Yano, T ^a   Kozlov, A ^a   Kishimoto, T ^b   Ogawa, I ^b   Hazama, R ^b   Umehara, S ^b   Mukaida, K ^b   Ichihara, K ^b   Hirano, Y ^b   Murata, I ^b   Datemichi, J ^b   Sugimoto, H ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

KamLAND; Light output response; Liquid scintillator; Monochromatic neutron beam; Nuclear recoil; Quenching factor

Indexed keywords

KAMLAND; LIGHT OUTPUT RESPONSE; LIQUID SCINTILLATOR; MONOCHROMATIC NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR RECOIL; QUENCHING FACTOR;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MONOCHROMATORS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; QUENCHING; SCINTILLATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77957890425     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.087     Document Type: Article

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