Title :
Gadolinium Loaded Liquid Scintillator for a Neutrino Detector
Author :
Kruse, Herald W. ; Fullman, Earl W.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Abstract :
A new method has been utilized in preparing a low cost liquid scintillator containing gadolinium. Gd oxide is converted to the nitrate, which may be dissolved in an alcohol mixture, and then added to xylene-base liquid scintillator.
Keywords :
Containers; Costs; Detectors; Neutrino sources; Neutrons; Nitrogen; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Power generation economics;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332295
