A C(α,n)O calibration source for KamLAND
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We report on the construction and performance of a calibration source for KamLAND using the reaction C(α, n)O with Po as the alpha progenitor. The source provides a direct measurement of this background reaction in our detector, high energy calibration points for the detector energy scale, and data on quenching of the neutron visible energy in KamLAND scintillator. We also discuss the possibility of using the C(α, n)O reaction as a source of tagged slow neutrons.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009