Аннотации:
We have characterised Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) using low energy protons,
UV-VIS absorbance, and fluorescence spectroscopy. We have also developed and validated a
simulation model that describes the behaviour of WbLS in our detector configurations for proton
beam energies of 210MeV, 475 MeV, and 2 GeV and for two WbLS compositions. Our results have
enabled us to estimate the light yield and ionisation quenching of WbLS, as well as to understand
the influence of the wavelength shifting of Cherenkov light on our measurements. These results are
relevant to the suitability of WbLS materials for next generation intensity frontier experiments