Published November 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

A high precision reactor neutrino detector for the Double Chooz experiment

  • 1. RCNS, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)

Description

Double Chooz is a reactor neutrino experiment which investigates the last neutrino mixing angle; θ13. It is necessary to measure reactor neutrino disappearance with precision 1% or better to detect a finite value of θ13. This requirement is the most strict compared to other reactor neutrino experiments performed so far. The Double Chooz experiment makes use of a number of techniques to reduce the possible errors to achieve the sensitivity. The detector is now under construction and it is expected to take first neutrino data in 2009 and to measure sin22θ13 with a sensitivity of 0.03 (90%C.L.) In these proceedings, the technical concepts of the Double Chooz detector are explained stressing on how it copes with the systematic errors.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.029

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.029;
arXiv
arXiv:0906.1639v1;
PII
S0168-9002(10)00593-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
623
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 440-441
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
1. international conference on technology and instrumentation in particle physics
Dates
12-17 Mar 2009
Place
Tsukuba (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42014832
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; CONSTRUCTION; ERRORS; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; NEUTRINOS; SENSITIVITY; WEINBERG ANGLE
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES

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