Calibration of the highly segmented SoLid antineutrino detector
Abstract
SoLid is a short baseline neutrino experiment, which is currently operating a 1.6 tons detector at the SCKCEN BR2 research reactor in Belgium. SoLid will address the study of the so called Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly (RAA), whose origin could be the existence of a light sterile neutrino state with a mass around the eV scale. In addition, it will perform a new measurement of the antineutrino energy spectrum produced by the U isotope, which will help in the understanding of the 5-MeV distortion observed in previous reactor antineutrino experiments. SoLid leverages a novel technology, combining PVT cubes of 555 cm dimensions and LiF:ZnS(Ag) screens of 250 m thickness. To detect antineutrino interactions, signals are readout by a network of wavelength shifting fibers and SiPMs. The fine granularity (12800 cells) provides powerful tools to distinguish signal from background, but presents a challenge in ensuring homogeneous detector response and calibrating the energy scale and neutron detection efficiency. In this contribution the methods that have been developed for the calibration of such a segmented detector will be described. In addition, the calibration results are presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1910.12825,
title = {Calibration of the highly segmented SoLid antineutrino detector},
author = {Luis Manzanillas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.12825},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
C19-07-10.1