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A laserball calibration device for the SNO+ scintillator phase
S. Valder, A. Gibson-Foster, E. Falk, S. J. M. Peeters, C. Mills, M. Nirkko, M. Rigan, J. Sinclair
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Located 2 km underground in SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada, SNO+ is a large scale liquid scintillator experiment that primarily aims to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Whilst SNO+ has light and radioactive calibration sources external to the inner volume, an internally deployed optical source is necessary for the full characterization of the detector model. A laser diffuser ball developed for SNO has previously demonstrated to be an effective optical calibration device for both SNO and SNO+ water phase. Since the introduction of liquid scintillator for SNO+, the material compatibility, cleanliness, and radiopurity requirements of any materials in contact with the internal medium have increased. Improving on the original SNO laserball design, a new laserball calibration device has been developed for the SNO+ scintillator phase with the goal of measuring the optical properties of the detector and performing routine PMT gain and timing calibrations. Simulations have been written to model the diffusion properties to optimise optical and temporal performance for calibration. Prototype laserballs have been built and characterised, demonstrating sub-ns timing resolution and a quasi-isotropic light distribution
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