Published February 2005
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Journal article
R2D2 - a symmetric measurement of reactor neutrinos free of systematical errors
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)
- 2. Physik-Department, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
- 3. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Via Beirut 2-4, I-34014 Trieste (Italy)
Description
We discuss a symmetric setup for a reactor neutrino oscillation experiment consisting of two reactors separated by about 1 km, and two symmetrically placed detectors, one close to each reactor. We show that such a configuration allows a determination of sin 22θ13 which is essentially free of systematical errors, if it is possible to separate the contributions of the two reactors in each detector sufficiently. This can be achieved either by considering data when in an alternating way only one reactor is running or by directional sensitivity obtained from the neutron displacement in the detector. (author)
Availability note (English)
Available online at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 02
- Journal Issue
- 2005
- Journal Page Range
- p. vp
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36053515
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFIGURATION; ERRORS; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; KOBAYASHI-MASKAWA MATRIX; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; NEUTRONS; REACTORS; SENSITIVITY; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; WEINBERG ANGLE
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATRICES; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEONS; PLANNING; RADIATIONS; SOLAR PARTICLES; SOLAR RADIATION; STELLAR RADIATION