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Latest nH analysis in the Double Chooz experiment

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2015-11-03 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors

Abstract

Precise measurement of the neutrino mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} is the primary goal of the Double Chooz Experiment (DC), which is located in Chooz, France. The inverse beta decay process provides a unique signature of reactor anti-neutrino interactions, giving prompt signals from positron annihilation and delayed signals from neutron capture by either Gadolinium (Gd) or Hydrogen (H). This paper is dedicated to the latest nH analysis in Double Chooz. Typically, The Gd analysis is primary since fewer background events are involved. However, with accurate estimates of backgrounds and a precise reconstruction of energy, the nH analysis gives a powerful independent measurement of θ13\theta_{13}.

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@article{arxiv.1511.00068,
  title  = {Latest nH analysis in the Double Chooz experiment},
  author = {Guang Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.00068},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures, presentation at the DPF 2015 Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 4-8, 2015

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