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5.2. Structure of the <strong>NeuLAND</strong> Submodule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65<br />

5.2.1. Material, Sizes and Wrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65<br />

5.2.2. Light Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65<br />

5.2.3. Light Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66<br />

5.3. Full Detector Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67<br />

5.3.1. Grouping of Submodules — Double Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67<br />

5.3.2. Full Detector Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />

5.4. Peripheral Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73<br />

5.4.1. Read-Out Electronics - TacQuila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73<br />

5.4.2. High-Voltage Distribution System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74<br />

5.4.3. Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76<br />

6. Radiation Environment and Safety Issues 77<br />

7. Production, Quality Assurance and Acceptance Tests 79<br />

8. Calibration 81<br />

8.1. Calibration with Fast Neutrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81<br />

8.1.1. Calibration of a Subset of <strong>NeuLAND</strong> Modules . . . . . . . . . . . 81<br />

8.1.2. Characterization of Neutron Interactions with the Full-Size Detector 84<br />

8.2. Cosmic Ray Tracking in <strong>NeuLAND</strong> for Adjustment and Calibration . . . 84<br />

9. Infrastructure 87<br />

10.Installation procedure, its Time Sequence, Necessary Logistics from A to Z<br />

including Transportation 89<br />

11.Cost and Funding 91<br />

11.1. Cost Estimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91<br />

11.2. Funding Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91<br />

12.Time Schedule Table and Milestones 93<br />

13.Organization and Distribution of Responsibilities 95<br />

A. <strong>NeuLAND</strong> Working Group Members 97<br />

B. Neutron MRPC Results in Details 99<br />

B.1. Principle of Operation of an MRPC-Based Neutron Detector with a Thick<br />

Iron Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99<br />

B.2. 40 MeV Single Electron Test Facility at ELBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101<br />

B.3. Design Issues Addressed with 40 cm × 20 cm Prototypes . . . . . . . . . . 104<br />

B.4. Construction and Test of a Full-Size 200 cm × 50 cm Prototype . . . . . . 105<br />

B.5. Monte Carlo Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106<br />

B.6. Further MRPC Prototype and Offline Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110<br />

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