The SNO+ experiment is a kilo-tonne scale liquid scintillator detector located at
SNOLAB in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. As the successor to the Sudbury Neutrino
Observatory, SNO+ will use linear alkylbenzene (LAB) as the scintillator to study
neutrinos. During the solar phase,
ux measurements will be made of low energy
neutrinos originating in the Sun. In another phase, 800 kg of tellurium will loaded
into the scintillator to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Measurements will
also be made of neutrinos coming from nearby nuclear reactors and from inside Earth's
mantle and crust.
To enable these multiple physics goals, a sensitive calibration procedure must be
carried out in order to fully understand the detector. The optical and energy responses
of the detector will be measured with calibration sources deployed throughout the
acrylic vessel. These sources must be connected to the observatory deck above the
vessel by gas capillaries, optical bres, and signal wires housed in specially designed
submersible umbilical cables. The design and fabrication of these umbilical cables
is presented. Development work on a deployed radon calibration source will also be
described. / Thesis (Master, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) -- Queen's University, 2014-05-30 15:56:19.906
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OKQ.1974/12225 |
| Date | 02 June 2014 |
| Creators | Walker, Matthew |
| Contributors | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | This publication is made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws without written authority from the copyright owner. |
| Relation | Canadian theses |
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