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Description
SNO+ is a liquid scintillator-based neutrino detector that aims to detect neutrino-less double beta decay (NDBD) which can confirm whether the neutrino is its own antiparticle or not. The detection process demands a very low radiogenic background level, good energy resolution, and at the same time large mass of isotopes in the detector. 130Te is chosen due to its high isotopic abundances for detecting NDBD events. Telluric acid purification is necessary before loading it into the main detector. Tellurium with butane diol forms a complex compound that is soluble in liquid scintillator. In addition to this, DDA will be added as a stabilizer. In this talk, I'll cover the tellurium purification process, and distillation process of butane diol and DDA.
