Solar Neutrino Physics: Calibrating and Monitoring Borexino

这笔赠款将资助液体闪烁探测器的专用操作测试和校准源的开发和建设，以及几米路径长度的闪烁体特性的监测方法。 的要求是面向匹配的大型闪烁体为基础的中微子探测器的放射性纯度和安全对污染是至关重要的。特别关注的是Borexino太阳中微子探测器，其主要目的是测量太阳Be-7中微子通量的校准和监测计划的发展方面。 正在寻求的主要途径是内部密封放射源。该计划与Borexino合作的其他校准工作相结合。

This grant will fund the development and construction of specialized operational test and calibration sources for liquid scintillation detectors, as well as monitoring methods for scintillator properties at several meter pathlengths. The requirements are geared to match those of large scintillator based neutrino detectors where radiopurity and security against contamination are of paramount importance.Particular focus is given to developing aspects of a calibration and monitoring scheme for the Borexino solar neutrino detector, whose principle purpose is to measure the solar Be-7 neutrino flux. The primary avenue being pursued is an internal, encapsulated, radioactive source. The program is integrated with other calibration efforts of the Borexino collaboration.