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Within the framework of the BEST experiment project, a calorimetric system was developed to measure the activity of high-intensity (several MCi) neutrino sources based on 51Cr. In the range of thermal capacities of 250–520 W, the uncertainty of the heat release measurement is less than 0.25%. Taking into account the uncertainty of the energy release value for the 51Cr decay (0.23%), the activity of the neutrino source can be determined with an accuracy of ∼0.5%.
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The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project no. 16-02-00800.
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Kozlova, J.P., Veretenkin, E.P., Gavrin, V.N. et al. Calorimetric System for Determination of Activity of a Neutrino Source Based on 51Cr. Phys. Part. Nuclei 49, 758–763 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779618040378
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