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, Double Chooz Collaboration, and others, (2012) Reactor ν <inf>̄e</inf> disappearance in the Double Chooz experiment. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 86 (5). a052008 1-21. ISSN 1550-7998

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Abstract

The Double Chooz experiment has observed 8249 candidate electron antineutrino events in 227.93 live days with 33.71GW-ton-years (reactor power×detector mass×live time) exposure using a 10.3m3 fiducial volume detector located at 1050m from the reactor cores of the Chooz nuclear power plant in France. The expectation in case of θ 13=0 is 8937 events. The deficit is interpreted as evidence of electron antineutrino disappearance. From a rate plus spectral shape analysis we find sin22θ 13=0.109±0.030(stat)±0.025(syst) . The data exclude the no-oscillation hypothesis at 99.8%CL (2.9σ).

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2021 11:04
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2021 11:15
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/102907

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