Thiesse, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-0775-250X, Wilson, S.T. orcid.org/0000-0002-6874-8600, Fannon, J. et al. (4 more authors) (2024) PocketWATCH: design and operation of a multi-use test bed for water Cherenkov detector components in pure and gadolinium loaded water. Journal of Instrumentation, 19 (05). T05005. ISSN 1748-0221
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 2000 L 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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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of Sissa Medialab. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
Keywords: | Detector design and construction technologies and materials; Cherenkov detectors |
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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: | 14 May 2024 14:23 |
Last Modified: | 14 May 2024 14:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1748-0221/19/05/t05005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212474 |