Thiesse, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-0775-250X, Wilson, S.T. orcid.org/0000-0002-6874-8600, Fannon, J. et al. (4 more authors) (Submitted: 2024) PocketWATCH: Design and operation of a multi-use test bed for water Cherenkov detector components in pure and gadolinium loaded water. [Preprint - arXiv] (Submitted)
Abstract
The PocketWATCH facility is a unique multi-purpose test bed designed to replicate the conditions of large water Cherenkov detectors. Housed at the University of Sheffield, the facility consists of a light-tight 2000L ultrapure water tank with purification and temperature control systems. Water temperature, resistivity, and UV attenuation in the tank are monitored and shown to be stable over time. The system is also shown to be compatible with a solution of 0.2% gadolinium sulfate, allowing further utility in testing equipment bound for the next generation neutrino and nucleon decay water Cherenkov particle detectors. The relevant water quality parameters are shown to be stable whilst running in Gd-mode, thereby providing a suitable test bed for hardware development in a realistic, ex situ environment.
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Item Type: | Preprint |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). This preprint is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | physics.ins-det; physics.ins-det |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2024 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2024 10:00 |
Status: | Submitted |
Identification Number: | 10.48550/arXiv.2402.06565 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210934 |