A mobile antineutrino detector with plastic scintillators

Abstract

We propose a new type segmented antineutrino detector made of plastic scintillators for the nuclear safeguard application. A small prototype was built and tested to measure background events. A satisfactory unmanned field operation of the detector system was demonstrated. Besides, a detailed Monte Carlo simulation code was developed to estimate the antineutrino detection efficiency of the detector.

23 pages, 11 figures; accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A

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