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Journal Articles Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Year : 2009

The liquid handling systems for the Borexino solar neutrino detector

G. Alimonti , C. Arpesella , M. B. Avanzini , H. Back , M. Balata , D. Bartolomei , A. de Bellefon (1) , G. Bellini , J. Benziger , A. Bevilacqua , D. Bondi , S. Bonetti , A. Brigatti , B. Caccianiga , L. Cadonati , F. Calaprice , C. Carraro , G. Cecchet , R. Cereseto , A. Chavarria , M. Chen , A. Chepurnov , A. Cubaiu , W. Czech , D. d'Angelo , F. Dalnoki-Veress , S. Davini , A. de Bari , E. de Haas , A. Derbin , M. Deutsch , A. Di Credico , A. Di Ludovico , G. Di Pietro , R. Eisenstein , F. Elisei , A. Etenko , F. von Feilitzsch , R. Fernholz , K. Fomenko , R. Ford , D. Franco , B. Freudiger , N. Gaertner , C. Galbiati , F. Gatti , S. Gazzana , V. Gehman , M. Giammarchi , D. Giugni , M. Goeger-Neff , T. Goldbrunner , A. Golubchikov , A. Goretti , C. Grieb , E. Guardincerri , C. Hagner , T. Hagner , W. Hampel , E. Harding , S. Hardy , F. X. Hartmann , R. von Hentig , T. Hertrich , G. Heusser , M. Hult , A. Ianni , An. Ianni , L. Ioannucci , K. Jaenner , M. Joyce , H. de Kerret (2) , S. Kidner , J. Kiko , T. Kirsten , V. Kobychev , G. Korga , G. Korschinek , Y. Kozlov , D. Kryn (1) , P. La Marche , V. Lagomarsino , M. Laubenstein , C. Lendvai , M. Leung , T. Lewke , E. Litvinovich , B. Loer , F. Loeser , P. Lombardi , L. Ludhova , I. Machulin , S. Malvezzi , A. Manco , J. Maneira , W. Maneschg , I. Manno , D. Manuzio , G. Manuzio , M. Marchelli , A. Marternianov , F. Masetti , U. Mazzucato , K. Mccarty , D. Mckinsey , Q. Meindl , E. Meroni , L. Miramonti , M. Misiaszek , D. Montanari , M. E. Monzani , V. Muratova , P. Musico , H. Neder , A. Nelson , L. Niedermeier , S. Nisi , L. Oberauer , M. Obolensky (1) , M. Orsini , F. Ortica , M. Pallavicini , L. Papp , R. Parsells , S. Parmeggiano , M. Parodi , N. Pelliccia , L. Perasso , S. Perasso , A. Pocar , R. Raghavan , G. Ranucci , W. Rau , A. Razeto , E. Resconi , P. Risso , A. Romani , D. Rountree , A. Sabelnikov , P. Saggese , R. Saldanha , C. Salvo , R. Scardaoni , D. Schimizzi , S. Schonert , K. H. Schubeck , T. Shutt , F. Siccardi , H. Simgen , M. Skorokhvatov , O. Smirnov , A. Sonnenschein , F. Soricelli , A. Sotnikov , S. Sukhotin , C. Sule , Y. Suvorov , V. Tarasenkov , R. Tartaglia , G. Testera , D. Vignaud (1) , S. Vitale , R. B. Vogelaar , V. Vyrodov , B. Williams , M. Wojcik , R. Wordel , M. Wurm , O. Zaimidoroga , S. Zavatarelli , G. Zuzel
G. Alimonti
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C. Arpesella
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M. B. Avanzini
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H. Back
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M. Balata
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D. Bartolomei
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G. Bellini
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J. Benziger
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A. Bevilacqua
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D. Bondi
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S. Bonetti
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A. Brigatti
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B. Caccianiga
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L. Cadonati
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F. Calaprice
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C. Carraro
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G. Cecchet
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R. Cereseto
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A. Chavarria
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M. Chen
A. Chepurnov
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A. Cubaiu
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W. Czech
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D. d'Angelo
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F. Dalnoki-Veress
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S. Davini
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A. de Bari
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E. de Haas
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A. Derbin
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M. Deutsch
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A. Di Credico
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A. Di Ludovico
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G. Di Pietro
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R. Eisenstein
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F. Elisei
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A. Etenko
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F. von Feilitzsch
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R. Fernholz
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K. Fomenko
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R. Ford
D. Franco
B. Freudiger
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N. Gaertner
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C. Galbiati
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F. Gatti
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S. Gazzana
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V. Gehman
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M. Giammarchi
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D. Giugni
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M. Goeger-Neff
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T. Goldbrunner
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A. Golubchikov
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A. Goretti
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C. Grieb
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E. Guardincerri
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C. Hagner
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T. Hagner
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W. Hampel
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E. Harding
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S. Hardy
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F. X. Hartmann
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R. von Hentig
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T. Hertrich
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G. Heusser
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M. Hult
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A. Ianni
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An. Ianni
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L. Ioannucci
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K. Jaenner
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M. Joyce
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H. de Kerret
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S. Kidner
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J. Kiko
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T. Kirsten
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V. Kobychev
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G. Korga
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G. Korschinek
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Y. Kozlov
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P. La Marche
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V. Lagomarsino
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M. Laubenstein
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C. Lendvai
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M. Leung
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T. Lewke
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E. Litvinovich
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B. Loer
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F. Loeser
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P. Lombardi
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L. Ludhova
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I. Machulin
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S. Malvezzi
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A. Manco
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J. Maneira
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W. Maneschg
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I. Manno
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D. Manuzio
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G. Manuzio
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M. Marchelli
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A. Marternianov
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F. Masetti
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U. Mazzucato
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K. Mccarty
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D. Mckinsey
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Q. Meindl
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E. Meroni
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L. Miramonti
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M. Misiaszek
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D. Montanari
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M. E. Monzani
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V. Muratova
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P. Musico
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H. Neder
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A. Nelson
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L. Niedermeier
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S. Nisi
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L. Oberauer
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M. Orsini
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F. Ortica
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M. Pallavicini
L. Papp
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R. Parsells
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S. Parmeggiano
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M. Parodi
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N. Pelliccia
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L. Perasso
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S. Perasso
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A. Pocar
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R. Raghavan
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G. Ranucci
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W. Rau
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A. Razeto
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E. Resconi
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P. Risso
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A. Romani
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D. Rountree
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A. Sabelnikov
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P. Saggese
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R. Saldanha
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C. Salvo
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R. Scardaoni
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D. Schimizzi
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S. Schonert
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K. H. Schubeck
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T. Shutt
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F. Siccardi
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H. Simgen
M. Skorokhvatov
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O. Smirnov
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A. Sonnenschein
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F. Soricelli
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A. Sotnikov
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S. Sukhotin
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C. Sule
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Y. Suvorov
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V. Tarasenkov
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R. Tartaglia
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G. Testera
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S. Vitale
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R. B. Vogelaar
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V. Vyrodov
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B. Williams
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M. Wojcik
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R. Wordel
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M. Wurm
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O. Zaimidoroga
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S. Zavatarelli
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G. Zuzel
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Abstract

The successful deployment of the Borexino solar neutrino detector required assorted physical and chemical operations to produce exceptional pure fluids and fill multiple detector zones. The composition and flow rates of high purity gases and liquids had to be precisely controlled to maintain liquid levels and pressures. The system was required to meet exceptional requirements for cleanliness and leak-tightness. A large scale modular system connecting fluid receiving, purification and fluid delivery processes was developed for Borexino. At the core is a flow control system that delivers scintillator components to plants for purification, and then fills the Borexino detector volumes with ultrahigh purity buffer or ultrahigh purity scintillator. The liquid handling system maintains precise control over the liquid levels and differential pressures between the different volumes of the detectors that are separated by flexible nylon vessels. The preparation, commissioning and operation of the system for filling the Borexino detector with scintillator is described.

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in2p3-00560399 , version 1 (28-01-2011)

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G. Alimonti, C. Arpesella, M. B. Avanzini, H. Back, M. Balata, et al.. The liquid handling systems for the Borexino solar neutrino detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2009, 609, pp.58-78. ⟨10.1016/J.NIMA.2009.07.028⟩. ⟨in2p3-00560399⟩
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