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Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator

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Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator. / SNO+ Collaboration ; Kormos, L. L.; O'Keeffe, H. M. et al.
In: Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 16, P05009, 10.05.2021.

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SNO+ Collaboration, Kormos LL, O'Keeffe HM, Parnell MJ. Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator. Journal of Instrumentation. 2021 May 10;16:P05009. doi: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009

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SNO+ Collaboration ; Kormos, L. L. ; O'Keeffe, H. M. et al. / Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator. In: Journal of Instrumentation. 2021 ; Vol. 16.

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title = "Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillator",
abstract = " A liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with acrylic and has a competitive light yield to pre-existing liquid scintillators while conferring other advantages including longer attenuation lengths, superior safety characteristics, chemical simplicity, ease of handling, and logistical availability. Its properties have been extensively characterized and are presented here. This liquid scintillator is now used in several neutrino physics experiments in addition to SNO+. ",
keywords = "physics.ins-det, hep-ex",
author = "{SNO+ Collaboration} and E. Arushanova and S. Asahi and M. Askins and Auty, {D. J.} and Back, {A. R.} and Z. Barnard and N. Barros and D. Bartlett and F. Bar{\~a}o and R. Bayes and Beier, {E. W.} and A. Bialek and Biller, {S. D.} and E. Blucher and R. Bonventre and M. Boulay and D. Braid and E. Caden and Callaghan, {E. J.} and J. Caravaca and J. Carvalho and L. Cavalli and D. Chauhan and O. Chkvorets and Clark, {K. J.} and B. Cleveland and D. Cookman and C. Connors and Coulter, {I. T.} and D. Cressy and X. Dai and C. Darrach and B. Davis-Purcell and C. Deluce and Depatie, {M. M.} and F. Descamps and J. Dittmer and Lodovico, {F. Di} and N. Duhaime and F. Duncan and J. Dunger and Earle, {A. D.} and D. Fabris and Kormos, {L. L.} and O'Keeffe, {H. M.} and Parnell, {M. J.}",
note = "This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication/published in Journal of Instrumentation. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at doi:10.1088/1748-0221/16/05/P05009",
year = "2021",
month = may,
day = "10",
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AU - Arushanova, E.

AU - Asahi, S.

AU - Askins, M.

AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Back, A. R.

AU - Barnard, Z.

AU - Barros, N.

AU - Bartlett, D.

AU - Barão, F.

AU - Bayes, R.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bialek, A.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Blucher, E.

AU - Bonventre, R.

AU - Boulay, M.

AU - Braid, D.

AU - Caden, E.

AU - Callaghan, E. J.

AU - Caravaca, J.

AU - Carvalho, J.

AU - Cavalli, L.

AU - Chauhan, D.

AU - Chkvorets, O.

AU - Clark, K. J.

AU - Cleveland, B.

AU - Cookman, D.

AU - Connors, C.

AU - Coulter, I. T.

AU - Cressy, D.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Darrach, C.

AU - Davis-Purcell, B.

AU - Deluce, C.

AU - Depatie, M. M.

AU - Descamps, F.

AU - Dittmer, J.

AU - Lodovico, F. Di

AU - Duhaime, N.

AU - Duncan, F.

AU - Dunger, J.

AU - Earle, A. D.

AU - Fabris, D.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

AU - Parnell, M. J.

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