  This manuscript describes measurements of water-based liquid scintillators
(WbLS), demonstrating separation of the Cherenkov and scintillation components
using the fast timing response of a Large Area Picosecond Photodector (LAPPD).
Additionally, the time profiles of three WbLS mixtures, defined by the relative
fractions of scintillating compound, are characterized, with improved
sensitivity to the scintillator rise-time. The measurements were made using
both an LAPPD and a conventional photomultiplier tube (PMT).
  All samples were measured with an effective resolution O(100 ps), which
allows for the separation of Cherenkov and scintillation light (henceforth C/S
separation) by selecting on the arrival time of the photons alone. The
Cherenkov purity of the selected photons is greater than 60% in all cases, with
greater than 80% achieved for a sample containing 1% scintillator. This is the
first demonstration of the power of synthesizing low light yield scintillators,
of which WbLS is the canonical example, with fast photodetectors, of which
LAPPDs are an emerging leader, and has direct implication for future mid- and
large-scale detectors, such as Theia, ANNIE, and AIT/NEO.
