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Study of polysterene based scintillator ageing in the DANSS experiment

NázevTitle
Study of polysterene based scintillator ageing in the DANSS experimentStudy of polysterene based scintillator ageing in the DANSS experiment
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
I. Alekseev, V. Belov, A. Bystryakov, M. Danilov, Y. Shitov
DOIDOI
10.1088/1748-0221/19/04/P04031
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of Instrumentation. 2024, 19(4), 1-9. ISSN 1748-0221.
RokYear
2024
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
001222962900001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85191351452
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/24:00374907!RIV25-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.

AbstraktAbstract

DANSS is a spectrometer for reactor antineutrinos based on plastic scintillator. The sensitive volume of the detector is made of 2500 polystyrene based scintillator plates with wavelength shifting (WLS) fiber readout (strips). We present a study of the light yield of strips during 6.5 years of DANSS continuous running. Overall ageing at the rate 0.55 ± 0.05 (syst.) % per year is observed that is considerably smaller than in other similar experiments. We also observe the WLS fiber attenuation length shortening at the rate 0.26 ± 0.04(stat.) % per year.

DANSS is a spectrometer for reactor antineutrinos based on plastic scintillator. The sensitive volume of the detector is made of 2500 polystyrene based scintillator plates with wavelength shifting (WLS) fiber readout (strips). We present a study of the light yield of strips during 6.5 years of DANSS continuous running. Overall ageing at the rate 0.55 ± 0.05 (syst.) % per year is observed that is considerably smaller than in other similar experiments. We also observe the WLS fiber attenuation length shortening at the rate 0.26 ± 0.04(stat.) % per year.