%0 Journal Article
%T Large scale Gd-beta-diketonate based organic liquid scintillator production for antineutrino detection
%A C. Aberle
%A C. Buck
%A B. Gramlich
%A F. X. Hartmann
%A M. Lindner
%A S. Sch£¿nert
%A U. Schwan
%A S. Wagner
%A H. Watanabe
%J Physics
%D 2011
%I arXiv
%R 10.1088/1748-0221/7/06/P06008
%X Over the course of several decades, organic liquid scintillators have formed the basis for successful neutrino detectors. Gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillators provide efficient background suppression for electron antineutrino detection at nuclear reactor plants. In the Double Chooz reactor antineutrino experiment, a newly developed beta-diketonate gadolinium-loaded scintillator is utilized for the first time. Its large scale production and characterization are described. A new, light yield matched metal-free companion scintillator is presented. Both organic liquids comprise the target and "Gamma Catcher" of the Double Chooz detectors.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.5941v2