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Title: The Double Chooz antineutrino detectors

Journal Article · · Eur.Phys.J.C
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  1. APC, Paris; LNCA, Rancennes
  2. Tokyo Inst. Tech.
  3. Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.
  4. Rio de Janeiro, CBPF; APC, Paris
  5. Madrid, CIEMAT
  6. IRFU, Saclay; APC, Paris
  7. Rio de Janeiro, CBPF
  8. Munich, Tech. U.
  9. IRFU, Saclay
  10. KINS, Daejeon
  11. Strasbourg, IPHC
  12. Sussex U.
  13. RWTH Aachen U.
  14. UC, Davis
  15. LLNL, Livermore
  16. APC, Paris
  17. SUBATECH, Nantes; Sussex U.
  18. Chicago U., EFI
  19. Tohoku U.; SUBATECH, Nantes; IJCLab, Orsay
  20. APC, Paris; Ecole Polytechnique
  21. U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa
  22. APC, Paris; LNCA, Rancennes; IJCLab, Orsay
  23. Columbia U.
  24. Kansas State U.
  25. CENBG, Gradignan
  26. UC, Davis; LLNL, Livermore
  27. MIT
  28. SUBATECH, Nantes
  29. Argonne
  30. RWTH Aachen U.; IRFU, Saclay
  31. Drexel U.
  32. Tubingen U., IAAT
  33. U. Tennessee, Knoxville
  34. Kurchatov Inst., Moscow
  35. Tohoku U.
  36. APC, Paris; IRFU, Saclay
  37. APC, Paris; U. Campinas
  38. U. Tubingen, Dept. Phys., Kepler Ctr.
  39. Kobe U.
  40. APC, Paris; Strasbourg, IPHC
  41. Tokyo Inst. Tech.; Tokyo U. of Sci.
  42. IIT, Chicago
  43. Kitasato U.
  44. U. Campinas
  45. Tokyo Inst. Tech.; Nagoya U. (main)
  46. Tokyo Inst. Tech.; Kitasato U.
  47. LSU, Baton Rouge (main)
  48. Madrid, CIEMAT; Marseille, CPPM
  49. Madrid, CIEMAT; Oak Ridge
  50. Notre Dame U.
  51. Tokyo Metropolitan U.; Kobe U.
  52. Virginia Tech.
  53. Tokyo Metropolitan U.; KEK, Tsukuba
  54. IRFU, Saclay; Strasbourg, IPHC
  55. Niigata U.
  56. Tohoku U.; Ecole Polytechnique
  57. Hiroshima Inst. Tech.
  58. Niigata U.; Fukui U.
  59. Madrid, CIEMAT; IJCLab, Orsay
  60. Madrid, CIEMAT; Valencia U., IFIC
  61. APC, Paris; IRFU, Saclay; SUBATECH, Nantes
  62. Kurchatov Inst., Moscow; APC, Paris
  63. APC, Paris; UC, Davis
  64. SUBATECH, Nantes; APC, Paris
  65. RWTH Aachen U.; Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.
  66. Tohoku Gakuin U.
  67. Tokyo Metropolitan U.
  68. Tokyo Inst. Tech.; Fermilab
  69. Moscow, INR
  70. Kansas State U., Manhattan
  71. Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.; RWTH Aachen U.
  72. Darmstadt, Tech. U.
  73. RCNS, Sendai; APC, Paris
  74. Alabama U.
  75. RCNS, Sendai
  76. APC, Paris; SLAC
  77. Columbia U.; Fermilab
  78. Madrid, CIEMAT; APC, Paris
  79. APC, Paris; Rio de Janeiro, CBPF; Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.
  80. SUBATECH, Nantes; Drexel U.
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This article describes the setup and performance of the near and far detectors in the Double Chooz experiment. The electron antineutrinos of the Chooz nuclear power plant were measured in two identically designed detectors with different average baselines of about 400 m and 1050 m from the two reactor cores. Over many years of data taking the neutrino signals were extracted from interactions in the detectors with the goal of measuring a fundamental parameter in the context of neutrino oscillation, the mixing angle $$\theta _{13}$$. The central part of the Double Chooz detectors was a main detector comprising four cylindrical volumes filled with organic liquids. From the inside towards the outside there were volumes containing gadolinium-loaded scintillator, gadolinium-free scintillator, a buffer oil and, optically separated, another liquid scintillator acting as veto system. Above this main detector an additional outer veto system using plastic scintillator strips was installed. The technologies developed in Double Chooz were inspiration for several other antineutrino detectors in the field. The detector design allowed implementation of efficient background rejection techniques including use of pulse shape information provided by the data acquisition system. The Double Chooz detectors featured remarkable stability, in particular for the detected photons, as well as high radiopurity of the detector components.

Research Organization:
APC, Paris; Alabama U.; Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); CENBG, Gradignan; Chicago U., EFI; Columbia U.; Darmstadt, Tech. U.; Drexel U.; Ecole Polytechnique; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Fukui U.; Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.; Hiroshima Inst. Tech.; IIT, Chicago; IJCLab, Orsay; IRFU, Saclay; KEK, Tsukuba; KINS, Daejeon; Kansas State U.; Kansas State U., Manhattan; Kitasato U.; Kobe U.; Kurchatov Inst., Moscow; LNCA, Rancennes; LSU, Baton Rouge (main); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); MIT; Madrid, CIEMAT; Marseille, CPPM; Moscow, INR; Munich, Tech. U.; Nagoya U. (main); Niigata U.; Notre Dame U.; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); RCNS, Sendai; RWTH Aachen U.; Rio de Janeiro, CBPF; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); SUBATECH, Nantes; Strasbourg, IPHC; Sussex U.; Tohoku Gakuin U.; Tohoku U.; Tokyo Inst. Tech.; Tokyo Metropolitan U.; Tokyo U. of Sci.; Tubingen U., IAAT; U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa; U. Campinas; U. Tennessee, Knoxville; U. Tubingen, Dept. Phys., Kepler Ctr.; UC, Davis; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Valencia U., IFIC; Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Virginia Tech.
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Organization:
Double Chooz
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-07CH11359; AC52-07NA27344; SC0007859; SC0023471
OSTI ID:
1846419
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-22-086-AD; LLNL--JRNL-858827; LLNL-JRNL-858827; oai:inspirehep.net:2022838; arXiv:2201.13285
Journal Information:
Eur.Phys.J.C, Journal Name: Eur.Phys.J.C Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 82
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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