21-23 August 2012
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), The University of Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Automated calibration system for the Daya Bay reactor anti-neutrino experiment

23 Aug 2012, 15:55
15m
Lecture Hall (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), The University of Tokyo)

Lecture Hall

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), The University of Tokyo

5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa city, Chiba, 277-8583 JAPAN

Speaker

Prof. Jianglai Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Description

The Daya Bay reactor anti-neutrino experiment has made the most precise measurement of the neutrino mixing angle $\theta_{13}$ to date, using six identical gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillator detector modules. A fully automated calibration system was developed to give a comprehensive and robust calibration of detector response with multiple gamma and neutron sources. In this talk, I will describe the design, construction, and performance of the calibration system.

Primary author

Prof. Jianglai Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

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