Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay
Neutrons produced by cosmic ray muons are an important background for underground experiments studying neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay, dark matter, and other rare-event signals. A measurement of the neutron yield in the three different experimental halls of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment at varying depth is reported. The neutron yield in Daya Bay’s liquid scintillator is measured to be Y n = (10.26 ± 0.86) x 10 -5, (10.22 ± 0.87) x 10 -5, and (17.03 ± 1.22) x 10 -5 μ -1g -1cm 2 at depths of 250, 265, and 860 meters-water-equivalent. These results are compared to other measurements and the simulated neutron yield in Fluka and Geant4. A global fit including the Daya Bay measurements yields a power law coefficient of 0.77 ± 0.03 for the dependence of the neutron yield on muon energy.
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- Report Number(s):
- BNL-203429-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; AC02-05CH11231
- Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review D
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 97; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Research Org:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
- Contributing Orgs:
- The Daya Bay Collaboration
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; cosmic rays & astroparticles; particle production; neutrons; neutrino detectors
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1429565
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1430844; OSTI ID: 1435127
An, F. P., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bishai, M., Blyth, S., Cao, D., Cao, G. F., Cao, J., Chan, Y. L., Chang, J. F., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y., Chen, Y. X., Cheng, J., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., Chu, M. C., Chukanov, A., Cummings, J. P., Ding, Y. Y., Diwan, M. V., Dolgareva, M., Dove, J., Dwyer, D. A., Edwards, W. R., Gill, R., Gonchar, M., Gong, G. H., Gong, H., Grassi, M., Gu, W. Q., Guo, L., Guo, X. H., Guo, Y. H., Guo, Z., Hackenburg, R. W., Hans, S., He, M., Heeger, K. M., Heng, Y. K., Higuera, A., Hsiung, Y. B., Hu, B. Z., Hu, T., Huang, H. X., Huang, X. T., Huang, Y. B., Huber, P., Huo, W., Hussain, G., Jaffe, D. E., Jen, K. L., Ji, X. L., Ji, X. P., Jiao, J. B., Johnson, R. A., Jones, D., Kang, L., Kettell, S. H., Khan, A., Koerner, L. W., Kohn, S., Kramer, M., Kwok, M. W., Langford, T. J., Lau, K., Lebanowski, L., Lee, J., Lee, J. H. C., Lei, R. T., Leitner, R., Leung, J. K. C., Li, C., Li, D. J., Li, F., Li, G. S., Li, Q. J., Li, S., Li, S. C., Li, W. D., Li, X. N., Li, X. Q., Li, Y. F., Li, Z. B., Liang, H., Lin, C. J., Lin, G. L., Lin, S., Lin, S. K., Lin, Y. -C., Ling, J. J., Link, J. M., Littenberg, L., Littlejohn, B. R., Liu, J. C., Liu, J. L., Loh, C. W., Lu, C., Lu, H. Q., Lu, J. S., Luk, K. B., Ma, X. B., Ma, X. Y., Ma, Y. Q., Malyshkin, Y., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., McDonald, K. T., McKeown, R. D., Mitchell, I., Nakajima, Y., Napolitano, J., Naumov, D., Naumova, E., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Olshevskiy, A., Pan, H. -R., Park, J., Patton, S., Pec, V., Peng, J. C., Pinsky, L., Pun, C. S. J., Qi, F. Z., Qi, M., Qian, X., Qiu, R. M., Raper, N., Ren, J., Rosero, R., Roskovec, B., Ruan, X. C., Steiner, H., Sun, J. L., Tang, W., Taychenachev, D., Treskov, K., Tsang, K. V., Tse, W. -H., Tull, C. E., Viaux, N., Viren, B., Vorobel, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M., Wang, N. Y., Wang, R. G., Wang, W., Wang, X., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. M., Wei, H. Y., Wen, L. J., Whisnant, K., White, C. G., Wise, T., Wong, H. L. H., Wong, S. C. F., Worcester, E., Wu, C. -H., Wu, Q., Wu, W. J., Xia, D. M., Xia, J. K., Xing, Z. Z., Xu, J. L., Xu, Y., Xue, T., Yang, C. G., Yang, H., Yang, L., Yang, M. S., Yang, M. T., Yang, Y. Z., Ye, M., Ye, Z., Yeh, M., Young, B. L., Yu, Z. Y., Zeng, S., Zhan, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, C. C., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, Q. M., Zhang, R., Zhang, X. T., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Y. X., Zhang, Z. J., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, J., Zhou, L., Zhuang, H. L., and Zou, J. H.. Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay. United States: N. p.,
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.052009.
An, F. P., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bishai, M., Blyth, S., Cao, D., Cao, G. F., Cao, J., Chan, Y. L., Chang, J. F., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y., Chen, Y. X., Cheng, J., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., Chu, M. C., Chukanov, A., Cummings, J. P., Ding, Y. Y., Diwan, M. V., Dolgareva, M., Dove, J., Dwyer, D. A., Edwards, W. R., Gill, R., Gonchar, M., Gong, G. H., Gong, H., Grassi, M., Gu, W. Q., Guo, L., Guo, X. H., Guo, Y. H., Guo, Z., Hackenburg, R. W., Hans, S., He, M., Heeger, K. M., Heng, Y. K., Higuera, A., Hsiung, Y. B., Hu, B. Z., Hu, T., Huang, H. X., Huang, X. T., Huang, Y. B., Huber, P., Huo, W., Hussain, G., Jaffe, D. E., Jen, K. L., Ji, X. L., Ji, X. P., Jiao, J. B., Johnson, R. A., Jones, D., Kang, L., Kettell, S. H., Khan, A., Koerner, L. W., Kohn, S., Kramer, M., Kwok, M. W., Langford, T. J., Lau, K., Lebanowski, L., Lee, J., Lee, J. H. C., Lei, R. T., Leitner, R., Leung, J. K. C., Li, C., Li, D. J., Li, F., Li, G. S., Li, Q. J., Li, S., Li, S. C., Li, W. D., Li, X. N., Li, X. Q., Li, Y. F., Li, Z. B., Liang, H., Lin, C. J., Lin, G. L., Lin, S., Lin, S. K., Lin, Y. -C., Ling, J. J., Link, J. M., Littenberg, L., Littlejohn, B. R., Liu, J. C., Liu, J. L., Loh, C. W., Lu, C., Lu, H. Q., Lu, J. S., Luk, K. B., Ma, X. B., Ma, X. Y., Ma, Y. Q., Malyshkin, Y., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., McDonald, K. T., McKeown, R. D., Mitchell, I., Nakajima, Y., Napolitano, J., Naumov, D., Naumova, E., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Olshevskiy, A., Pan, H. -R., Park, J., Patton, S., Pec, V., Peng, J. C., Pinsky, L., Pun, C. S. J., Qi, F. Z., Qi, M., Qian, X., Qiu, R. M., Raper, N., Ren, J., Rosero, R., Roskovec, B., Ruan, X. C., Steiner, H., Sun, J. L., Tang, W., Taychenachev, D., Treskov, K., Tsang, K. V., Tse, W. -H., Tull, C. E., Viaux, N., Viren, B., Vorobel, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M., Wang, N. Y., Wang, R. G., Wang, W., Wang, X., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. M., Wei, H. Y., Wen, L. J., Whisnant, K., White, C. G., Wise, T., Wong, H. L. H., Wong, S. C. F., Worcester, E., Wu, C. -H., Wu, Q., Wu, W. J., Xia, D. M., Xia, J. K., Xing, Z. Z., Xu, J. L., Xu, Y., Xue, T., Yang, C. G., Yang, H., Yang, L., Yang, M. S., Yang, M. T., Yang, Y. Z., Ye, M., Ye, Z., Yeh, M., Young, B. L., Yu, Z. Y., Zeng, S., Zhan, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, C. C., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, Q. M., Zhang, R., Zhang, X. T., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Y. X., Zhang, Z. J., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, J., Zhou, L., Zhuang, H. L., & Zou, J. H.. Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.052009.
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"Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay". United States.
doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.052009.
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abstractNote = {Neutrons produced by cosmic ray muons are an important background for underground experiments studying neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay, dark matter, and other rare-event signals. A measurement of the neutron yield in the three different experimental halls of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment at varying depth is reported. The neutron yield in Daya Bay’s liquid scintillator is measured to be Yn = (10.26 ± 0.86) x 10-5, (10.22 ± 0.87) x 10-5, and (17.03 ± 1.22) x 10-5 μ-1g-1cm2 at depths of 250, 265, and 860 meters-water-equivalent. These results are compared to other measurements and the simulated neutron yield in Fluka and Geant4. A global fit including the Daya Bay measurements yields a power law coefficient of 0.77 ± 0.03 for the dependence of the neutron yield on muon energy.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.97.052009},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 5,
volume = 97,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {3}
}