Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz

Y. Abe; C. Aberle; J. C. Dos Anjos; J. C. Barriere; M. Bergevin; A. Bernstein; T. J.C. Bezerra; L. Bezrukhov; E. Blucher; N. S. Bowden; C. Buck; J. Busenitz; A. Cabrera; E. Caden; L. Camilleri; R. Carr; M. Cerrada; P. J. Chang; P. Chimenti; T. Classen; A. P. Collin; E. Conover; J. M. Conrad; J. I. Crespo-Anadón; K. Crum; A. Cucoanes; M. V. D'Agostino; E. Damon; J. V. Dawson; S. Dazeley; D. Dietrich; Z. Djurcic; M. Dracos; V. Durand; J. Ebert; Y. Efremenko; M. Elnimr; A. Erickson; A. Etenko; M. Fallot; M. Fechner; F. Von Feilitzsch; J. Felde; S. M. Fernandes; V. Fischer; D. Franco; A. J. Franke; M. Franke; H. Furuta; R. Gama; I. Gil-Botella; L. Giot; M. Göger-Neff; L. F.G. Gonzalez; L. Goodenough; M. C. Goodman; J. T.M. Goon; D. Greiner; N. Haag; S. Habib; C. Hagner; T. Hara; F. X. Hartmann; J. Haser; A. Hatzikoutelis; T. Hayakawa; M. Hofmann; G. A. Horton-Smith; A. Hourlier; M. Ishitsuka; J. Jochum; C. Jollet; C. L. Jones; F. Kaether; L. N. Kalousis; Y. Kamyshkov; D. M. Kaplan; T. Kawasaki; G. Keefer; E. Kemp; H. De Kerret; Y. Kibe; T. Konno; D. Kryn; M. Kuze; T. Lachenmaier; C. E. Lane; C. Langbrandtner; T. Lasserre; A. Letourneau; D. Lhuillier; H. P. Lima; M. Lindner; J. M. López-Castaño; J. M. Losecco; B. K. Lubsandorzhiev; S. Lucht; D. McKee; J. Maeda; C. N. Maesano; C. Mariani; J. Maricic; J. Martino; T. Matsubara; G. Mention; A. Meregaglia; M. Meyer; T. Miletic; R. Milincic; H. Miyata; Th A. Mueller; Y. Nagasaka; K. Nakajima; P. Novella; M. Obolensky; L. Oberauer; A. Onillon; A. Osborn; I. Ostrovskiy; C. Palomares; I. M. Pepe; S. Perasso; P. Perrin; P. Pfahler; A. Porta; W. Potzel; G. Pronost; J. Reichenbacher; B. Reinhold; A. Remoto; M. Röhling; R. Roncin; S. Roth; B. Rybolt; Y. Sakamoto; R. Santorelli; F. Sato; S. Schönert; S. Schoppmann; T. Schwetz; M. H. Shaevitz; S. Shimojima; D. Shrestha; J. L. Sida; V. Sinev; M. Skorokhvatov; E. Smith; J. Spitz; A. Stahl; I. Stancu; L. F.F. Stokes; M. Strait; A. Stüken; F. Suekane; S. Sukhotin; T. Sumiyoshi; Y. Sun; R. Svoboda; K. Terao; A. Tonazzo; M. Toups; H. H. Trinh Thi; G. Valdiviesso; C. Veyssiere; S. Wagner; H. Watanabe; B. White; C. Wiebusch; L. Winslow; M. Worcester; M. Wurm; F. Yermia; V. Zimmer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102

Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz

Y. Abe
, C. Aberle
, J. C. Dos Anjos
, J. C. Barriere
, M. Bergevin
, A. Bernstein
, T. J.C. Bezerra
, L. Bezrukhov
, E. Blucher
, N. S. Bowden
, C. Buck
, J. Busenitz
, A. Cabrera
, E. Caden
, L. Camilleri
, R. Carr
, M. Cerrada
, P. J. Chang
, P. Chimenti
, T. Classen

A. P. Collin, E. Conover, J. M. Conrad, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, K. Crum, A. Cucoanes, M. V. D'Agostino, E. Damon, J. V. Dawson, S. Dazeley, D. Dietrich, Z. Djurcic, M. Dracos, V. Durand, J. Ebert, Y. Efremenko, M. Elnimr, A. Erickson, A. Etenko, M. Fallot, M. Fechner, F. Von Feilitzsch, J. Felde, S. M. Fernandes, V. Fischer, D. Franco, A. J. Franke, M. Franke, H. Furuta, R. Gama, I. Gil-Botella, L. Giot, M. Göger-Neff, L. F.G. Gonzalez, L. Goodenough, M. C. Goodman, J. T.M. Goon, D. Greiner, N. Haag, S. Habib, C. Hagner, T. Hara, F. X. Hartmann, J. Haser, A. Hatzikoutelis, T. Hayakawa, M. Hofmann, G. A. Horton-Smith, A. Hourlier, M. Ishitsuka, J. Jochum, C. Jollet, C. L. Jones, F. Kaether, L. N. Kalousis, Y. Kamyshkov, D. M. Kaplan, T. Kawasaki, G. Keefer, E. Kemp, H. De Kerret, Y. Kibe, T. Konno, D. Kryn, M. Kuze, T. Lachenmaier, C. E. Lane, C. Langbrandtner, T. Lasserre, A. Letourneau, D. Lhuillier, H. P. Lima, M. Lindner, J. M. López-Castaño, J. M. Losecco, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, S. Lucht, D. McKee, J. Maeda, C. N. Maesano, C. Mariani, J. Maricic, J. Martino, T. Matsubara, G. Mention, A. Meregaglia, M. Meyer, T. Miletic, R. Milincic, H. Miyata, Th A. Mueller, Y. Nagasaka, K. Nakajima, P. Novella, M. Obolensky, L. Oberauer, A. Onillon, A. Osborn, I. Ostrovskiy, C. Palomares, I. M. Pepe, S. Perasso, P. Perrin, P. Pfahler, A. Porta, W. Potzel, G. Pronost, J. Reichenbacher, B. Reinhold, A. Remoto, M. Röhling, R. Roncin, S. Roth, B. Rybolt, Y. Sakamoto, R. Santorelli, F. Sato, S. Schönert, S. Schoppmann, T. Schwetz, M. H. Shaevitz, S. Shimojima, D. Shrestha, J. L. Sida, V. Sinev, M. Skorokhvatov, E. Smith, J. Spitz, A. Stahl, I. Stancu, L. F.F. Stokes, M. Strait, A. Stüken, F. Suekane, S. Sukhotin, T. Sumiyoshi, Y. Sun, R. Svoboda, K. Terao, A. Tonazzo, M. Toups, H. H. Trinh Thi, G. Valdiviesso, C. Veyssiere, S. Wagner, H. Watanabe, B. White, C. Wiebusch, L. Winslow, M. Worcester, M. Wurm, F. Yermia, V. Zimmer

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Double Chooz is unique among modern reactor-based neutrino experiments studying ν_̄e disappearance in that data can be collected with all reactors off. In this paper, we present data from 7.53 days of reactor-off running. Applying the same selection criteria as used in the Double Chooz reactor-on oscillation analysis, a measured background rate of 1.0±0.4 events/day is obtained. The background model for accidentals, cosmogenic β-n-emitting isotopes, fast neutrons from cosmic muons, and stopped-μ decays used in the oscillation analysis is demonstrated to be correct within the uncertainties. Kinematic distributions of the events, which are dominantly cosmic-ray-produced correlated-background events, are provided. The background rates are scaled to the shielding depths of two other reactor-based oscillation experiments, Daya Bay and RENO.

Original language	English
Article number	011102
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	87
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102
State	Published - 8 Jan 2013

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Abe, Y., Aberle, C., Dos Anjos, J. C., Barriere, J. C., Bergevin, M., Bernstein, A., Bezerra, T. J. C., Bezrukhov, L., Blucher, E., Bowden, N. S., Buck, C., Busenitz, J., Cabrera, A., Caden, E., Camilleri, L., Carr, R., Cerrada, M., Chang, P. J., Chimenti, P., ... Zimmer, V. (2013). Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 87(1), Article 011102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102

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T1 - Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz

AU - Abe, Y.

AU - Aberle, C.

AU - Dos Anjos, J. C.

AU - Barriere, J. C.

AU - Bergevin, M.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Bezerra, T. J.C.

AU - Bezrukhov, L.

AU - Blucher, E.

AU - Bowden, N. S.

AU - Buck, C.

AU - Busenitz, J.

AU - Cabrera, A.

AU - Caden, E.

AU - Camilleri, L.

AU - Carr, R.

AU - Cerrada, M.

AU - Chang, P. J.

AU - Chimenti, P.

AU - Classen, T.

AU - Collin, A. P.

AU - Conover, E.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Crespo-Anadón, J. I.

AU - Crum, K.

AU - Cucoanes, A.

AU - D'Agostino, M. V.

AU - Damon, E.

AU - Dawson, J. V.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Dietrich, D.

AU - Djurcic, Z.

AU - Dracos, M.

AU - Durand, V.

AU - Ebert, J.

AU - Efremenko, Y.

AU - Elnimr, M.

AU - Erickson, A.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - Fallot, M.

AU - Fechner, M.

AU - Von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Felde, J.

AU - Fernandes, S. M.

AU - Fischer, V.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Franke, A. J.

AU - Franke, M.

AU - Furuta, H.

AU - Gama, R.

AU - Gil-Botella, I.

AU - Giot, L.

AU - Göger-Neff, M.

AU - Gonzalez, L. F.G.

AU - Goodenough, L.

AU - Goodman, M. C.

AU - Goon, J. T.M.

AU - Greiner, D.

AU - Haag, N.

AU - Habib, S.

AU - Hagner, C.

AU - Hara, T.

AU - Hartmann, F. X.

AU - Haser, J.

AU - Hatzikoutelis, A.

AU - Hayakawa, T.

AU - Hofmann, M.

AU - Horton-Smith, G. A.

AU - Hourlier, A.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Jochum, J.

AU - Jollet, C.

AU - Jones, C. L.

AU - Kaether, F.

AU - Kalousis, L. N.

AU - Kamyshkov, Y.

AU - Kaplan, D. M.

AU - Kawasaki, T.

AU - Keefer, G.

AU - Kemp, E.

AU - De Kerret, H.

AU - Kibe, Y.

AU - Konno, T.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Kuze, M.

AU - Lachenmaier, T.

AU - Lane, C. E.

AU - Langbrandtner, C.

AU - Lasserre, T.

AU - Letourneau, A.

AU - Lhuillier, D.

AU - Lima, H. P.

AU - Lindner, M.

AU - López-Castaño, J. M.

AU - Losecco, J. M.

AU - Lubsandorzhiev, B. K.

AU - Lucht, S.

AU - McKee, D.

AU - Maeda, J.

AU - Maesano, C. N.

AU - Mariani, C.

AU - Maricic, J.

AU - Martino, J.

AU - Matsubara, T.

AU - Mention, G.

AU - Meregaglia, A.

AU - Meyer, M.

AU - Miletic, T.

AU - Milincic, R.

AU - Miyata, H.

AU - Mueller, Th A.

AU - Nagasaka, Y.

AU - Nakajima, K.

AU - Novella, P.

AU - Obolensky, M.

AU - Oberauer, L.

AU - Onillon, A.

AU - Osborn, A.

AU - Ostrovskiy, I.

AU - Palomares, C.

AU - Pepe, I. M.

AU - Perasso, S.

AU - Perrin, P.

AU - Pfahler, P.

AU - Porta, A.

AU - Potzel, W.

AU - Pronost, G.

AU - Reichenbacher, J.

AU - Reinhold, B.

AU - Remoto, A.

AU - Röhling, M.

AU - Roncin, R.

AU - Roth, S.

AU - Rybolt, B.

AU - Sakamoto, Y.

AU - Santorelli, R.

AU - Sato, F.

AU - Schönert, S.

AU - Schoppmann, S.

AU - Schwetz, T.

AU - Shaevitz, M. H.

AU - Shimojima, S.

AU - Shrestha, D.

AU - Sida, J. L.

AU - Sinev, V.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Smith, E.

AU - Spitz, J.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Stancu, I.

AU - Stokes, L. F.F.

AU - Strait, M.

AU - Stüken, A.

AU - Suekane, F.

AU - Sukhotin, S.

AU - Sumiyoshi, T.

AU - Sun, Y.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Terao, K.

AU - Tonazzo, A.

AU - Toups, M.

AU - Trinh Thi, H. H.

AU - Valdiviesso, G.

AU - Veyssiere, C.

AU - Wagner, S.

AU - Watanabe, H.

AU - White, B.

AU - Wiebusch, C.

AU - Winslow, L.

AU - Worcester, M.

AU - Wurm, M.

AU - Yermia, F.

AU - Zimmer, V.

PY - 2013/1/8

Y1 - 2013/1/8

N2 - Double Chooz is unique among modern reactor-based neutrino experiments studying ν̄e disappearance in that data can be collected with all reactors off. In this paper, we present data from 7.53 days of reactor-off running. Applying the same selection criteria as used in the Double Chooz reactor-on oscillation analysis, a measured background rate of 1.0±0.4 events/day is obtained. The background model for accidentals, cosmogenic β-n-emitting isotopes, fast neutrons from cosmic muons, and stopped-μ decays used in the oscillation analysis is demonstrated to be correct within the uncertainties. Kinematic distributions of the events, which are dominantly cosmic-ray-produced correlated-background events, are provided. The background rates are scaled to the shielding depths of two other reactor-based oscillation experiments, Daya Bay and RENO.

AB - Double Chooz is unique among modern reactor-based neutrino experiments studying ν̄e disappearance in that data can be collected with all reactors off. In this paper, we present data from 7.53 days of reactor-off running. Applying the same selection criteria as used in the Double Chooz reactor-on oscillation analysis, a measured background rate of 1.0±0.4 events/day is obtained. The background model for accidentals, cosmogenic β-n-emitting isotopes, fast neutrons from cosmic muons, and stopped-μ decays used in the oscillation analysis is demonstrated to be correct within the uncertainties. Kinematic distributions of the events, which are dominantly cosmic-ray-produced correlated-background events, are provided. The background rates are scaled to the shielding depths of two other reactor-based oscillation experiments, Daya Bay and RENO.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84872243945

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84872243945

SN - 1550-7998

VL - 87

JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

IS - 1

M1 - 011102

ER -

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