Transparency of 0.2% GdCl3 Doped Water in a Stainless Steel Test Environment

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dc.creatorColeman, W.
dc.creatorBernstein, A.
dc.creatorDazeley, S.
dc.creatorSvoboda, R.
dc.date2008-05-10
dc.date2008-06-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:50:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:50:41Z
dc.descriptionThe possibility of neutron and neutrino detection using water Cerenkov detectors doped with gadolinium holds the promise of constructing very large high-efficiency detectors with wide-ranging application in basic science and national security. This study addressed a major concern regarding the feasibility of such detectors: the transparency of the doped water to the ultraviolet Cerenkov light. We report on experiments conducted using a 19-meter water transparency measuring instrument and associated materials test tank. Sensitive measurements of the transparency of water doped with 0.2% GdCl3 at 337nm, 400nm and 420nm were made using this instrument. These measurements indicate that GdCl3 is not an appropriate dopant in stainless steel constructed water Cerenkov detectors.
dc.description17 pages, 11 figures, corrects typos, changes formatting, adds error bars to figure 7
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1499
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1499
dc.identifierNucl.Instrum.Meth.A595:339-345,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.06.049
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203641
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Detectors
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.subjectNuclear Experiment
dc.titleTransparency of 0.2% GdCl3 Doped Water in a Stainless Steel Test Environment
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