Speaker
Mr
Simon Vercaemer
(SoLid)
Description
The SoLid experiment aims to make a measurement of very short baseline neutrino oscillations using
reactor anti-neutrinos. For this purpose, a highly segmented detector was build out of PVT cubes
lined with a $^6$LiF:ZnS(Ag) layer.
Unlike neutrino experiments conducted deep underground, neutrino detectors used in a reactor
environment need to tolerate high levels of background radiation. Therefore, a reliable distinction
between the neutrons produced in inverse beta decay events and signals caused by other background interaction is crucial.
This poster presents a unique neutron identification method used in the SoLid experiment: The
composite of scintillation material with different time constants enables the efficient use of
pulse-shape analysis to discriminate against electromagnetic signals.
Author
Mr
Simon Vercaemer
(SoLid)
