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Reactor (nu)over-bar(e) disappearance in the Double Chooz experiment
Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology, v 86(5)
18 Sep 2012
Abstract
The Double Chooz experiment has observed 8249 candidate electron antineutrino events in 227.93 live days with 33.71 GW-ton-years (reactor power X detector mass X live time) exposure using a 10.3 m(3) fiducial volume detector located at 1050 m from the reactor cores of the Chooz nuclear power plant in France. The expectation in case of theta(13) = 0 is 8937 events. The deficit is interpreted as evidence of electron antineutrino disappearance. From a rate plus spectral shape analysis we find sin(2)2 theta(13) = 0.109 +/- 0.030(stat) +/- 0.025(syst). The data exclude the no-oscillation hypothesis at 99.8% CL (2.9 sigma).
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- Title
- Reactor (nu)over-bar(e) disappearance in the Double Chooz experiment
- Creators
- Y. Abe - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyC. Aberle - Max Planck SocietyJ. C. dos Anjos - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilJ. C. Barriere - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceM. Bergevin - University of California, DavisA. Bernstein - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryT. J. C. Bezerra - Tohoku UniversityL. Bezrukhov - Russian Academy of SciencesE. Blucher - University of ChicagoN. S. Bowden - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryC. Buck - Max Planck SocietyJ. Busenitz - University of AlabamaA. Cabrera - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceE. Caden - Drexel UniversityL. Camilleri - Columbia UniversityR. Carr - Columbia UniversityM. Cerrada - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainP. -J. Chang - Kansas State UniversityP. Chimenti - Universidade Federal do ABCT. Classen - University of California, DavisA. P. Collin - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceE. Conover - University of ChicagoJ. M. Conrad - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. I. Crespo-Anadon - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainK. Crum - University of ChicagoA. Cucoanes - École des mines de NantesM. V. D'Agostino - Argonne National LaboratoryE. Damon - Drexel UniversityJ. V. Dawson - Lab Neutrino Champagne Ardenne, F-08600 Rancennes, FranceS. Dazeley - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryD. Dietrich - University of TübingenZ. Djurcic - Argonne National LaboratoryM. Dracos - University of StrasbourgV. Durand - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des ParticulesJ. Ebert - Universität HamburgY. Efremenko - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleM. Elnimr - École des mines de NantesA. Etenko - Kurchatov InstituteM. Fallot - École des mines de NantesM. Fechner - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceF. von Feilitzsch - Technical University of MunichJ. Felde - University of California, DavisD. Franco - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceA. J. Franke - Columbia UniversityM. Franke - Technical University of MunichH. Furuta - Tohoku UniversityR. Gama - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilI. Gil-Botella - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainL. Giot - École des mines de NantesM. Goeger-Neff - Tech Univ Munich, Dept Phys, D-85747 Garching, GermanyL. F. G. Gonzalez - Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, BrazilM. C. Goodman - Argonne National LaboratoryJ. T. M. Goon - Univ Alabama, Dept Phys & Astron, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USAD. Greiner - University of TübingenN. Haag - Technical University of MunichC. Hagner - Universität HamburgT. Hara - Kobe UniversityF. X. Hartmann - Max Planck SocietyJ. Haser - Max Planck SocietyA. Hatzikoutelis - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleT. Hayakawa - Niigata UniversityM. Hofmann - Technical University of MunichG. A. Horton-Smith - Kansas State UniversityA. Hourlier - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceM. Ishitsuka - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJ. Jochum - University of TübingenC. Jollet - University of StrasbourgC. L. Jones - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyF. Kaether - Max Planck SocietyL. N. Kalousis - University of StrasbourgY. Kamyshkov - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleD. M. Kaplan - Illinois Institute of TechnologyT. Kawasaki - Niigata UniversityG. Keefer - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryE. Kemp - State University of CampinasH. de Kerret - Lab Neutrino Champagne Ardenne, F-08600 Rancennes, FranceY. Kibe - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyT. Konno - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyD. Kryn - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceM. Kuze - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyT. Lachenmaier - University of TübingenC. E. Lane - Drexel UniversityC. Langbrandtner - Max Planck SocietyT. Lasserre - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceA. Letourneau - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceD. Lhuillier - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceH. P. Lima - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilM. Lindner - Max Planck SocietyJ. M. Lopez-Castano - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainJ. M. LoSecco - University of Notre DameB. K. Lubsandorzhiev - Russian Academy of SciencesS. Lucht - RWTH Aachen UniversityD. McKee - Kansas State UniversityJ. Maeda - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityC. N. Maesano - University of California, DavisC. Mariani - Columbia UniversityJ. Maricic - Drexel UniversityJ. Martino - École des mines de NantesT. Matsubara - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityG. Mention - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceA. Meregaglia - University of StrasbourgT. Miletic - Drexel UniversityR. Milincic - Drexel UniversityH. Miyata - Niigata UniversityTh. A. Mueller - Tohoku UniversityY. Nagasaka - Hiroshima Institute of TechnologyK. Nakajima - Niigata UniversityP. Novella - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainM. Obolensky - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceL. Oberauer - Technical University of MunichA. Onillon - École des mines de NantesA. Osborn - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleI. Ostrovskiy - University of AlabamaC. Palomares - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainI. M. Pepe - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilS. Perasso - Drexel UniversityP. Perrin - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceP. Pfahler - Technical University of MunichA. Porta - École des mines de NantesW. Potzel - Technical University of MunichJ. Reichenbacher - University of AlabamaB. Reinhold - Max Planck SocietyA. Remoto - École des mines de NantesM. Roehling - Univ Tubingen, Kepler Ctr Astro & Particle Phys, D-72076 Tubingen, GermanyR. Roncin - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceS. Roth - RWTH Aachen UniversityY. Sakamoto - Tohoku Gakuin UniversityR. Santorelli - CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, SpainF. Sato - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityS. Schoenert - Tech Univ Munich, Dept Phys, D-85747 Garching, GermanyS. Schoppmann - RWTH Aachen UniversityT. Schwetz - Max Planck SocietyM. H. Shaevitz - Columbia UniversityS. Shimojima - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityD. Shrestha - Kansas State UniversityJ-L. Sida - Russian Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Res, Moscow 117901, RussiaV. Sinev - Russian Academy of SciencesM. Skorokhvatov - Kurchatov InstituteE. Smith - Drexel UniversityJ. Spitz - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA. Stahl - RWTH Aachen UniversityI. Stancu - University of AlabamaL. F. F. Stokes - University of TübingenM. Strait - University of ChicagoA. Stueken - Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Phys 3, D-52056 Aachen, GermanyF. Suekane - Tohoku UniversityS. Sukhotin - Kurchatov InstituteT. Sumiyoshi - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityY. Sun - University of AlabamaR. Svoboda - University of California, DavisK. Terao - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA. Tonazzo - Univ Paris Diderot, APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, FranceM. Toups - Columbia UniversityH. H. Trinh Thi - Technical University of MunichG. Valdiviesso - Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilC. Veyssiere - IRFU, Commissariat Energie Atom & Energies Alternat, Ctr Saclay, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, FranceS. Wagner - Max Planck SocietyH. Watanabe - Max Planck SocietyB. White - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleC. Wiebusch - RWTH Aachen UniversityL. Winslow - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyM. Worcester - University of ChicagoM. Wurm - Universität HamburgF. Yermia - École des mines de NantesV. Zimmer - Technical University of MunichDouble Chooz Collaboration
- Publication Details
- Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology, v 86(5)
- Publisher
- Amer Physical Soc
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- RFBR (the Russian Foundation for Basic Research); Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT); Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) Max Planck Gesellschaft; Max Planck Society Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP); Financiadora de Inovacao e Pesquisa (Finep) Russian Academy of Science; Russian Academy of Sciences Kurchatov Institute Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) National Science Foundation of the United States; National Science Foundation (NSF) 11J06289 / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) French LabEx UnivEarthS Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) Brazilian Network for High Energy Physics (RENAFAE) in Brazil Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (MICINN) of Spain; Spanish Government Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratorium Garching Excellence Cluster "Origin and Structure of the Universe'' computer center CCIN2P3 CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 in France SBH WI 2152 / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG; German Research Foundation (DFG) 1002427 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS); Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Transregional Collaborative Research Center TR27
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000308869700002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866478562
- Other Identifier
- 991019167738704721
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