Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Pub Date
2015
Volume
773
First Page
8
Abstract
The Daya Bay experiment consists of functionally identical antineutrino detectors immersed in pools of ultrapure water in three well-separated underground experimental halls near two nuclear reactor complexes. These pools serve both as shields against natural, low-energy radiation, and as water Cherenkov detectors that efficiently detect cosmic muons using arrays of photomultiplier tubes. Each pool is covered by a plane of resistive plate chambers as an additional means of detecting muons. Design, construction, operation, and performance of these muon detectors are described. (C) 2014 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
An, F. P.; Cao, G. F.; Cao, J.; Han, G. H.; McKeown, R. D.; Wang, W.; and Zhao, Y., The muon system of the Daya Bay Reactor antineutrino experiment (2015). Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 773, 8-20.
10.1016/j.nima.2014.09.070
DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2014.09.070
