development of metal-loaded liquid scintillators for the double beta decay experiment
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Development of metal-loaded liquid scintillators for the double beta decay experiment. 연세대 : 황명진 , 권영준 서울대 : 곽정원 , 김상열 , 김선기 , 김승천 , 김태연 , 명성숙 , 방형찬 , 이명재 , 이직 , 이현수 세종대 : 김영덕 , 이정일 경북대 : 김홍주 이화여대 : 박일흥 , 한인식 IHEP:J.Li 칭화대 : J.J.Zhu,D.He. ( A,Z+1). ( A,Z). ( A,Z+2). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Development of metal-loaded liquid scintillators
for the double beta decay experiment
연세대 : 황명진 , 권영준
서울대 : 곽정원 , 김상열 , 김선기 , 김승천 , 김태연 ,명성숙 ,
방형찬 , 이명재 , 이직 , 이현수
세종대 : 김영덕 , 이정일
경북대 : 김홍주
이화여대 : 박일흥 , 한인식
IHEP:J.Li
칭화대 :J.J.Zhu,D.He
Double beta decay process
(A,Z) -> (A,Z+2) + 22
(A,Z)
(A,Z+1)
(A,Z+2)
Why decay is important?
0-DBD Present best experimental limits
1.8
<m>* (eV)
6.0> 1.8 102248CaOgawa I. et al., submitted 2002
Belli et al. submitted PLB
Experiment
< 1.4 4.1> 7 1023136Xe
Range <m>T1/20(y)Isotope
1.01.94.8
0.380.35
Bernatowicz et al. 1993
Zdenko et al. 2002
Ejiri et al. 2001
Aalseth et al 2002
Klapdor-Kleingrothaus et al. 2001
1.5Mi DBD 2002 < 0.9 2.1> 2.1 1023130Te< 1.0 4.4> 7.7 1024128Te< 1.8 6.2> 1.3 1023116Cd< 1.4 - 256> 5.5 1022100Mo< 0.3 - 2.5> 1.57 1025
< 0.3 - 2.5> 1.9 102576Ge
* Staudt, Muto, Klapdor-Kleingrothaus Europh. Lett 13 (1990) 31
Why metal loaded liquid scintillator?
• Advantage a) high-Z can be loaded to LS (>50% or more) b) Fast timing response (few ns) c) Low cost of LS, Large volume is possible d) U/Th/K background for LS is low and purification is known
• Disadvantage a) Bigger volume is necessary (C,H in LS, low
density) b) Lower light output (~15% of NaI(Tl))
Tin loading study • Tin compound 1) Tetramethyl-tin (40%w50%) : flammable,expensive 2) Tetrabutyl-tin (19%w50%)
• LS : Solvent+Solute * Solvent ; PC 1L * Solute ; POP 4g * Second-solute ; POPOP 15mg
* Others ; Nd2-ethylhexanoate, Zr2-ethylhexanoate.
LSC test sample HV + LSC
Setup VME
Passive shielding at Y2L(700m depth)
Pb shield (15cm)
PE shield (5cm)
Mineral Oil shield (30cm)
Double beta decay detector
Dimension
R = 5cm
H = 15.2cm
V = 1.18L
Plastic
Quartz glass
Teflon
e-
e-
Source Detector(calorimetric technique)
+ high energy resolution- no event topology
Simulated spectra of 2 decay
experiment with 100Mo (Q=3034keV)
Modern Physics,Volume74, 2002
– coincidence candidates
238U chain
214Bi : 3.27 MeV -decay214Po : 7.833 MeV -decay
– Lifetime of 214Po = 0.1643 ms– 100 keV Energy threshold
214Bi -decay 214Po -decay
s
-> T 1/2 = 0.166ms
214Bi -spectrum
214Po -spectrum
Q=7.833MeV
214Po - decay
- Quanching factor = 9.1%
- 67 개 /day
Ee(keV)
Q=3.27MeV
Ee(keV)
TMSN50% Energy Spectrum by CAMAC
pol3 + gaus fitting
Ee(keV) Ee(keV)
TMSN50% Energy Spectrum
by 500MHz FADCpol3 + gaus fitting
Ee(keV) Ee(keV)
Sensitivity
T 1/2 = log 2 e N T / dS
e : efficiency
N : Number of double beta nuclei
T : Data taken time with year
dS : mean value + 1.64 of Gaussian fitted area
(mean value is Q-value)
Summary
1. TMSN50% by CAMAC -> 123 days
T1/2 = 5.56x1019 year by 90% C.L
2. TMSN50% by 500MHz FADC
-> 33 days
T1/2 = 3.41x1019 year by 90% C.L
3. World limit = 2~5x1017 year by 1952
Plan • Nd2EH and Zr2EH study• Background reduction• 2 DB study• Background understanding• More exact Calibration• U238, Th 232 decay chains study