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Development of a gadolinium-loaded LAB-based aqueous scintillator for neutrino detection

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A gadolinium (Gd) complex with carboxylic acid was synthesized by using a neutralization chemical reaction. Gd (0.5%) was doped into a liquid scintillator by using a solvent-solvent extraction under controlled pH. Linear alkyl benzene (LAB) was used as a scintillation solvent. We measured several important physical and optical properties. The preparation, the synthesis procedures and the characterization of the resulting gadolinium-loaded, LAB-based, liquid scintillator are described in this paper.

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  1. Institute for Universe & Elementary Particles, Department of Physics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea

    In Sung Yeo, Kyung Kwang Joo, Bong Keon Kim, Sun Heang So & Sook Hyung Song

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Yeo, I.S., Joo, K.K., Kim, B.K. et al. Development of a gadolinium-loaded LAB-based aqueous scintillator for neutrino detection. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 62, 22–25 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.62.22

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