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The Monte Carlo simulation of the Borexino detector
2017
We describe the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation package of the Borexino detector and discuss the agreement of its output with data. The Borexino MC 'ab initio' simulates the energy loss of particles in all detector components and generates the resulting scintillation photons and their propagation within the liquid scintillator volume. The simulation accounts for absorption, reemission, and scattering of the optical photons and tracks them until they either are absorbed or reach the photocathode of one of the photomultiplier tubes. Photon detection is followed by a comprehensive simulation of the readout electronics response. The algorithm proceeds with a detailed simulation of the electronics c…
The next generation nuclear instruments: AGATA and NEDA, and nuclear structure studies near N=Z line
2017
The first part of this thesis is devoted to the development of a large array of neutron detectors NEDA (NEutron Detector Array) and their conceptual design using Monte-Carlo simulations. Prior to the development of NEDA, the neutron detection with liquid scintillators is discussed in Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, the design criteria and simulations of NEDA are discussed. NEDA aims to build a neutron detector array with high efficiency, based on liquid scintillators. NEDA will be coupled to the high-purity γ-ray detector arrays, like AGATA, EXOGAM, to be used as a trigger or complementary detector in the contemporary nuclear physics experiments, which aim to investigate the structure of the exoti…