2022/12/21 by S. Schoppmann · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Neutrino Physics Research #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Scintillator #Neutrino #Physics #Neutrino detector #Particle identification #Energy (signal processing) #Particle physics #Nuclear physics #Neutrino oscillation #Detector #Optics
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/sym15010011
openalex publication_date 2022/12/21 · openalex created_date 2023/01/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Organic liquid scintillators have been used for decades in many neutrino physics experiments. They are particularly suited for the detection of low-energy neutrinos where energy and timing information is required. Organic liquid scintillators exhibit advantages such as high light yield, cost effectiveness, radio purity, and more. However, they also entail disadvantages, most prominently a lack of vertex resolution and particle identification. In recent years, various novel ideas have emerged to improve the performance of organic liquid scintillators. In this review, novel approaches to organic liquid scintillators in neutrino experiments as of 2022 are reviewed and their prospects and applications compared.