First study of neutron tagging with a water Cherenkov detector

H. Watanabe; H. Zhang; K. Abe; Y. Hayato; T. Iida; M. Ikeda; J. Kameda; K. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; H. Ogawa; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takenaga; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ueno; K. Ueshima; S. Yamada; S. Hazama; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; H. Nishino; K. Okumura; N. Tanimoto; S. Clark; S. Desai; F. Dufour; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; M. Litos; J. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; K. Bays; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; J. Dunmore; J. Griskevich; W. R. Kropp; D. W. Liu; S. Mine; C. Regis; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; I. S. Jeong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; M. Fechner; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; R. Wendel; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; M. D. Messier; Y. Watanabe; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; A. T. Suzuki; A. K. Ichikawa; A. Minamino; T. Nakaya; M. Yokoyama; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; R. Svoboda; R. Gran; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; Y. Itow; T. Tanaka; C. K. Jung; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; R. Terri; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; Y. Idehara; H. Ishino; A. Kibayashi; M. Sakuda; Y. Kuno; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; B. S. Yang; T. Ishizuka; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Furuse; K. Nishijima; Y. Yokosawa; M. Koshiba; Y. Totsuka; M. R. Vagins; S. Chen; Z. Deng; G. Gong; Y. Liu; T. Xue; D. Kielczewska; H. G. Berns; K. K. Shiraishi; E. Thrane; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.03.002

First study of neutron tagging with a water Cherenkov detector

H. Watanabe
, H. Zhang
, K. Abe
, Y. Hayato
, T. Iida
, M. Ikeda
, J. Kameda
, K. Kobayashi
, Y. Koshio
, M. Miura
, S. Moriyama
, M. Nakahata
, S. Nakayama
, Y. Obayashi
, H. Ogawa
, H. Sekiya
, M. Shiozawa
, Y. Suzuki
, A. Takeda
, Y. Takenaga

Y. Takeuchi, K. Ueno, K. Ueshima, S. Yamada, S. Hazama, I. Higuchi, C. Ishihara, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, H. Nishino, K. Okumura, N. Tanimoto, S. Clark, S. Desai, F. Dufour, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, M. Litos, J. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, K. Bays, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, J. Dunmore, J. Griskevich, W. R. Kropp, D. W. Liu, S. Mine, C. Regis, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, I. S. Jeong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, M. Fechner, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, R. Wendel, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M. D. Messier, Y. Watanabe, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, A. T. Suzuki, A. K. Ichikawa, A. Minamino, T. Nakaya, M. Yokoyama, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, R. Svoboda, R. Gran, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, Y. Itow, T. Tanaka, C. K. Jung, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, R. Terri, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, Y. Idehara, H. Ishino, A. Kibayashi, M. Sakuda, Y. Kuno, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, B. S. Yang, T. Ishizuka, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Furuse, K. Nishijima, Y. Yokosawa, M. Koshiba, Y. Totsuka, M. R. Vagins, S. Chen, Z. Deng, G. Gong, Y. Liu, T. Xue, D. Kielczewska, H. G. Berns, K. K. Shiraishi, E. Thrane, R. J. Wilkes

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Abstract

A first study of neutron tagging is conducted in Super-Kamiokande, a 50,000 ton water Cherenkov detector. The tagging efficiencies of thermal neutrons are evaluated in a 0.2% GdCl₃-water solution and pure water. They are determined to be, respectively, 66.7% for events above 3 MeV and 20% with corresponding background probabilities of 2 × 10^{- 4} and 3 × 10^{- 2}. This newly developed technique may enable water Cherenkov detectors to identify over(ν, ̄)_e's from astrophysical sources as well as those produced by commercial reactors via the delayed coincidence scheme.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	320-328
Number of pages	9
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.03.002
State	Published - May 2009

Keywords

Gadolinium
Neutron tagging
Water Cherenkov detector

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Watanabe, H., Zhang, H., Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, T., Ikeda, M., Kameda, J., Kobayashi, K., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Obayashi, Y., Ogawa, H., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2009). First study of neutron tagging with a water Cherenkov detector. Astroparticle Physics, 31(4), 320-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.03.002

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T1 - First study of neutron tagging with a water Cherenkov detector

AU - Watanabe, H.

AU - Zhang, H.

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Iida, T.

AU - Ikeda, M.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Ogawa, H.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Ueno, K.

AU - Ueshima, K.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Hazama, S.

AU - Higuchi, I.

AU - Ishihara, C.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Nishino, H.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Tanimoto, N.

AU - Clark, S.

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Dufour, F.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Litos, M.

AU - Raaf, J.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Bays, K.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Dunmore, J.

AU - Griskevich, J.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Liu, D. W.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Regis, C.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Jeong, I. S.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Fechner, M.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wendel, R.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Guillian, G.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakashita, K.

AU - Sekiguchi, T.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Terri, R.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Tamura, N.

AU - Idehara, Y.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Yang, B. S.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Seo, H. K.

AU - Furuse, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Yokosawa, Y.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Deng, Z.

AU - Gong, G.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Xue, T.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Berns, H. G.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

AU - Thrane, E.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

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First study of neutron tagging with a water Cherenkov detector

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