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most citedNeutrino Physics with JUNO

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nucl-ex2025

First systematic experimental 2D mapping of linearly polarized -ray polarimetric distribution in relativistic Compton scattering

Kaijie Chen, Xiangfei Wang, Hanghua Xu +14

The interaction of photons with relativistic electrons constitutes a fundamental electromagnetic process whose polarization transfer mechanics remain incompletely characterized. We…

physics.ins-det2023

Dark Count of 20-inch PMTs Generated by Natural Radioactivity

Yu Zhang, Zhimin Wang, Min Li +6

The primary objective of the JUNO experiment is to determine the ordering of neutrino masses using a 20-kton liquid-scintillator detector. The 20-inch photomultiplier tube (PMT) pl…

physics.ins-det2023★ 4 cited

Research of radon diffusion behavior in liquid scintillator

Z. F. Xu, C. Guo, J. C. Liu +7

The background caused by radon and its daughters is an important background in the low background liquid scintillator (LS) detectors. The study of the diffusion behaviour of radon…

physics.ins-det2023

Imaging of muon track in CsI(Tl) crystal with single photon sensitive camera

Zhimin Wang, Min Li, Diru Wu +5

As a novel approach on visual photon imaging by a single photon sensitive camera and PMTs, this work is trying to measure and identify muon tracks from the 2-D images of CsI(Tl) cr…

physics.ins-det2022

Study on the linearity of 20" dynode and MCP PMTs

Diru Wu, Fengjiao Luo, Zhimin Wang +5

The linearity of charge response is an important feature of photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for physics measurements, especially the newly developed 20" MCP-PMT. In this paper, in addi…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Performance of compact plastic scintillator strips with WLS-fiber and PMT/SiPM readout

Min Li, Zhimin Wang, Caimei Liu +5

This work presents the design and performance study of compact strips of plastic scintillator with WLS-fiber readout in a dimension of 0.1 * 0.02 * 2 m3, which evaluates as a candi…

physics.ins-det2022★ 7 cited

Study of 20-inch PMTs dark count generated large pulses

Yu Zhang, Zhimn Wang, Min Li +5

The main goal of the JUNO experiment is to determine the neutrino mass ordering with a 20\,kt liquid-scintillator detector. The 20-inch PMT is crucial as one of JUNO key instrument…

physics.ins-det2022

Imaging of CsI(Tl) crystal event and double-slit Young's interference by a single photon sensitive camera

Zhimin Wang, Min Li, Diru Wu +4

We will discuss an imaging measurement with a single photon sensitive and low noise camera aiming to a new paradigm in the optical readout of scintillation detectors. The features…

physics.ins-det2021★ 4 cited

Radiogenic neutron background in reactor neutrino experiments

Zhiyuan Chen, Xin Zhang, Zeyuan Yu +2

We report a novel correlated background in the antineutrino detection using the inverse beta decay reaction. Spontaneous fissions and reactions in peripheral materials of t…

hep-ex2020★ 5 cited

Prospects of detecting the reactor -Ar coherent elastic scattering with a low threshold dual-phase argon time projection chamber at Taishan

Yu-Ting Wei, Meng-Yun Guan, Jin-Chang Liu +7

We propose to measure the coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering (CENS) using a dual-phase liquid argon time projection chamber (TPC) with 200kg fiducial mass. The detecto…

physics.ins-det2019★ 1 cited

The liquid argon detector and measurement of SiPM array at liquid argon temperature

Cong Guo, Mengyun Guan, Xilei Sun +3

Particle detectors based on liquid argon (LAr) have recently become recognized as an extremely attractive technology for the direct detection of dark matter as well as the measurem…

physics.ins-det2019★ 1 cited

Calibration of liquid argon detector with and in different drift field

Weixing Xiong, Mengyun Guan, Changgen Yang +7

and have been used in calibrating a liquid argon (LAr) detector. atoms are produced through the decay of and introduced into the LAr detect…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 8 cited

Developing the radium measurement system for the water Cherenkov detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory

Lifei Xie, Jinchang Liu, Shoukang Qiu +5

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory is proposed to determine neutrino mass hierarchy using a 20~ktonne liquid scintillator detector. Strict radio-purity requirements have…

physics.ins-det2019★ 16 cited

Comparison on PMT Waveform Reconstructions with JUNO Prototype

H. Q. Zhang, Z. M. Wang, Y. P. Zhang +12

JUNO is proposed to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and rich in many other neutrino topics. A prototype is designed and set up for better understanding sub-systems of future…

physics.ins-det2018★ 1 cited

Study on Relative Collection Efficiency of PMTs with Point Light

Hai-qiong Zhang, Zhi-min Wang, Feng-jiao Luo +4

Photon detection efficiency is a key parameter of PMTs in high-precision neutrino and dark matter experiments, while most of these experiments are focus on quantum efficiency. More…

physics.ins-det2017★ 9 cited

The development of Rn detectors for JUNO prototype

Y. P. Zhang, J. C. Liu, C. Guo +6

The radioactive noble gas Rn, which can be dissolved in water, is an important background source for JUNO. In this paper, based on the water system of JUNO prototype, two k…

physics.ins-det2017

Using Mineral Oil to Improve the Performance of Multi-Crystal Detector for Dark Matter Searching

J. C. Liu, C. Guo, Z. Y. Yu +13

The inorganic crystals have been widely used for dark matter direct searching for many decades. However, limited by the crystal growth technique, a lot of small crystals have to be…

physics.ins-det2016

Feasibility study of SiGHT: a novel ultra low background photosensor for low temperature operation

Yi Wang, Alden Fan, Giuliana Fiorillo +10

Rare event search experiments, such as those searching for dark matter and observations of neutrinoless double beta decay, require ultra low levels of radioactive background for un…

physics.ins-det2016★ 3 cited

Neutron Beam Tests of Barium Fluoride Crystal for Dark Matter Direct Detection

Cong Guo, Xinhua Ma, Zhimin Wang +10

In order to test the capabilities of Barium Fluoride (BaF2) Crystal for dark matter direct detection, nuclear recoils are studied with mono-energetic neutron beam. The energy spect…

physics.ins-det2016★ 17 cited

Neutron Beam Tests of and Crystals for Dark Matter Direct Search

Cong Guo, Xinhua Ma, Zhimin Wang +11

In recent decades, inorganic crystals have been widely used in dark matter direct search experiments. To contribute to the understanding of the capabilities of and $CaF_{…

physics.ins-det2016★ 4 cited

Preliminary test results of LAr prototype detector

Pei-Xian Li, Meng-Yun Guan, Chang-Gen Yang +5

WIMPs are a well-motivated galactic dark matter candidate. Liquid argon (LAr) is an attractive target for the direct detection of WIMPs. The LAr prototype detector is designed to s…

hep-ex2015★ 44 cited

A parametrization of the cosmic-ray muon flux at sea-level

Mengyun Guan, Ming-Chung Chu, Jun Cao +2

Based on the standard Gaisser's formula, a modified parametrization for the sea-level cosmic-ray muon flux is introduced. The modification is verified against experimental results.…

physics.ins-det2015★ 1.2k cited

Neutrino Physics with JUNO

Fengpeng An, Guangpeng An, Qi An +224

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a 20 kton multi-purpose underground liquid scintillator detector, was proposed with the determination of the neutrino mass hie…

physics.ins-det2015★ 6 cited

Waterproofed Photomultiplier Tube Assemblies for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

Ken Chow, John Cummings, Emily Edwards +21

In the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment 960 20-cm-diameter waterproof photomultiplier tubes are used to instrument three water pools as Cherenkov detectors for detecting cosmic…