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Ultrasonic positioning system for the calibration of central detector

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A thorough detector response calibration using radioactive sources is necessary for the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory. Herein, we discuss the design of a source positioning system based on ultrasonic technology, aiming for a 3-cm precision over the entire 35-m diameter detector sphere. A prototype system is constructed and demonstrated for the experiment.

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  1. School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Guo-Lei Zhu & Qi Wang

  2. Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, INPAC and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Jiang-Lai Liu & Tao Zhang

  3. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Meng-Jiao Xiao

  4. Center of High Energy Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Meng-Jiao Xiao

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This work was supported by the “Strategic Priority Research Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDA10010800) and the “Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (No. 3102017zy010).

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Zhu, GL., Liu, JL., Wang, Q. et al. Ultrasonic positioning system for the calibration of central detector. NUCL SCI TECH 30, 5 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-018-0530-x

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