The fluid-filling system for the Borexino solar neutrino detector

Jay Burton Benziger; L. Cadonati; Frank Calaprice; M. Chen; A. Corsi; F. Dalnoki-Veress; R. Fernholz; R. Ford; Cristiano Galbiati; A. Goretti; E. Harding; Aldo Ianni; Andrea Ianni; S. Kidner; M. Leung; F. Loeser; K. McCarty; D. McKinsey; A. Nelson; A. Pocar; C. Salvo; D. Schimizzi; T. Shutt; A. Sonnenschein

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.035

The fluid-filling system for the Borexino solar neutrino detector

Jay Burton Benziger, L. Cadonati, Frank Calaprice, M. Chen, A. Corsi, F. Dalnoki-Veress, R. Fernholz, R. Ford, Cristiano Galbiati, A. Goretti, E. Harding, Aldo Ianni, Andrea Ianni, S. Kidner, M. Leung, F. Loeser, K. McCarty, D. McKinsey, A. Nelson, A. PocarC. Salvo, D. Schimizzi, T. Shutt, A. Sonnenschein

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The system for controlled filling of the nested flexible scintillator containment vessels in the Borexino solar neutrino detector is described. The design and operation principles of pressure and shape monitoring systems are presented for gas filling, gas displacement by water, and water displacement by scintillator. System specifications for safety against overstressing the flexible nylon vessels are defined as well as leak-tightness and cleanliness requirements. The fluid-filling system was a major engineering challenge for the Borexino detector.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	464-474
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	608
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.035
State	Published - Sep 21 2009

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Liquid scintillator
Low-background detectors
Radiopurity
Solar neutrino

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Benziger, J. B., Cadonati, L., Calaprice, F., Chen, M., Corsi, A., Dalnoki-Veress, F., Fernholz, R., Ford, R., Galbiati, C., Goretti, A., Harding, E., Ianni, A., Ianni, A., Kidner, S., Leung, M., Loeser, F., McCarty, K., McKinsey, D., Nelson, A., ... Sonnenschein, A. (2009). The fluid-filling system for the Borexino solar neutrino detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 608(3), 464-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.035

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The fluid-filling system for the Borexino solar neutrino detector. / Benziger, Jay Burton; Cadonati, L.; Calaprice, Frank et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 608, No. 3, 21.09.2009, p. 464-474.

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