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1. Improved Measurement of the Evolution of the Reactor Antineutrino Flux and Spectrum at Daya Bay

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An, FP, An, FP, Bai, WD, Balantekin, AB, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, Y-C, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dugas, KV, Duyang, HY, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Han, Y, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, JX, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Luk, KB, An, FP, An, FP, Bai, WD, Balantekin, AB, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, Y-C, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dugas, KV, Duyang, HY, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Han, Y, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, JX, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, and Luk, KB

Abstract

Reactor neutrino experiments play a crucial role in advancing our knowledge of neutrinos. In this Letter, the evolution of the flux and spectrum as a function of the reactor isotopic content is reported in terms of the inverse-beta-decay yield at Daya Bay with 1958 days of data and improved systematic uncertainties. These measurements are compared with two signature model predictions: the Huber-Mueller model based on the conversion method and the SM2018 model based on the summation method. The measured average flux and spectrum, as well as the flux evolution with the ^{239}Pu isotopic fraction, are inconsistent with the predictions of the Huber-Mueller model. In contrast, the SM2018 model is shown to agree with the average flux and its evolution but fails to describe the energy spectrum. Altering the predicted inverse-beta-decay spectrum from ^{239}Pu fission does not improve the agreement with the measurement for either model. The models can be brought into better agreement with the measurements if either the predicted spectrum due to ^{235}U fission is changed or the predicted ^{235}U, ^{238}U, ^{239}Pu, and ^{241}Pu spectra are changed in equal measure.

Published
2023

2. Joint Determination of Reactor Antineutrino Spectra from ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu Fission by Daya Bay and PROSPECT.

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Andriamirado, M, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bass, CD, Bergeron, DE, Berish, D, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Bowden, NS, Bryan, CD, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Classen, T, Conant, AJ, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deichert, G, Delgado, A, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolinski, MJ, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Erickson, A, Foust, BT, Gaison, JK, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gallo, JP, Gilbert, CE, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, Hansell, AB, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heffron, B, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Koblanski, J, Jaffe, DE, Jayakumar, S, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, DC, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kyzylova, O, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, LaRosa, J, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, Li, SC, An, FP, An, FP, Andriamirado, M, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bass, CD, Bergeron, DE, Berish, D, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Bowden, NS, Bryan, CD, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Classen, T, Conant, AJ, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deichert, G, Delgado, A, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolinski, MJ, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Erickson, A, Foust, BT, Gaison, JK, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gallo, JP, Gilbert, CE, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, Hansell, AB, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heffron, B, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Koblanski, J, Jaffe, DE, Jayakumar, S, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, DC, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kyzylova, O, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, LaRosa, J, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, and Li, SC

Abstract

A joint determination of the reactor antineutrino spectra resulting from the fission of ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu has been carried out by the Daya Bay and PROSPECT Collaborations. This Letter reports the level of consistency of ^{235}U spectrum measurements from the two experiments and presents new results from a joint analysis of both data sets. The measurements are found to be consistent. The combined analysis reduces the degeneracy between the dominant ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu isotopes and improves the uncertainty of the ^{235}U spectral shape to about 3%. The ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu antineutrino energy spectra are unfolded from the jointly deconvolved reactor spectra using the Wiener-SVD unfolding method, providing a data-based reference for other reactor antineutrino experiments and other applications. This is the first measurement of the ^{235}U and ^{239}Pu spectra based on the combination of experiments at low- and highly enriched uranium reactors.

Published
2022

3. Search for electron-Antineutrinos associated with gravitational-wave events GW150914, GW151012, GW151226, GW170104, GW170608, GW170814, and GW170817 at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Martinez Caicedo, DA, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Meng, Y, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Martinez Caicedo, DA, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, and Meng, Y

Abstract

The establishment of a possible connection between neutrino emission and gravitational-wave (GW) bursts is important to our understanding of the physical processes that occur when black holes or neutron stars merge. In the Daya Bay experiment, using the data collected from December 2011 to August 2017, a search was performed for electron-Antineutrino signals that coincided with detected GW events, including GW150914, GW151012, GW151226, GW170104, GW170608, GW170814, and GW170817. We used three time windows of 10, 500, and 1000 s relative to the occurrence of the GW events and a neutrino energy range of 1.8 to 100 MeV to search for correlated neutrino candidates. The detected electron-Antineutrino candidates were consistent with the expected background rates for all the three time windows. Assuming monochromatic spectra, we found upper limits (90% confidence level) of the electron-Antineutrino fluence of (1.13-2.44)×1011 cm-2 at 5 MeV to 8.0×107 cm-2 at 100 MeV for the three time windows. Under the assumption of a Fermi-Dirac spectrum, the upper limits were found to be (5.4-7.0)×109 cm-2 for the three time windows.

Published
2021

4. Antineutrino Energy Spectrum Unfolding Based on the Daya Bay Measurement and Its Applications

Author

collaboration, Daya Bay, collaboration, Daya Bay, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Caicedo, DA Martinez, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, collaboration, Daya Bay, collaboration, Daya Bay, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Caicedo, DA Martinez, McDonald, KT, and McKeown, RD

Abstract

The prediction of reactor antineutrino spectra will play a crucial role as reactor experiments enter the precision era. The positron energy spectrum of 3.5 million antineutrino inverse beta decay reactions observed by the Daya Bay experiment, in combination with the fission rates of fissile isotopes in the reactor, is used to extract the positron energy spectra resulting from the fission of specific isotopes. This information can be used to produce a precise, data-based prediction of the antineutrino energy spectrum in other reactor antineutrino experiments with different fission fractions than Daya Bay. The positron energy spectra are unfolded to obtain the antineutrino energy spectra by removing the contribution from detector response with the Wiener-SVD unfolding method. Consistent results are obtained with other unfolding methods. A technique to construct a data-based prediction of the reactor antineutrino energy spectrum is proposed and investigated. Given the reactor fission fractions, the technique can predict the energy spectrum to a 2% precision. In addition, we illustrate how to perform a rigorous comparison between the unfolded antineutrino spectrum and a theoretical model prediction that avoids the input model bias of the unfolding method.

Published
2021

5. Search for electron-Antineutrinos associated with gravitational-wave events GW150914, GW151012, GW151226, GW170104, GW170608, GW170814, and GW170817 at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Martinez Caicedo, DA, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Meng, Y, Napolitano, J, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Martinez Caicedo, DA, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Meng, Y, and Napolitano, J

Abstract

The establishment of a possible connection between neutrino emission and gravitational-wave (GW) bursts is important to our understanding of the physical processes that occur when black holes or neutron stars merge. In the Daya Bay experiment, using the data collected from December 2011 to August 2017, a search was performed for electron-Antineutrino signals that coincided with detected GW events, including GW150914, GW151012, GW151226, GW170104, GW170608, GW170814, and GW170817. We used three time windows of 10, 500, and 1000 s relative to the occurrence of the GW events and a neutrino energy range of 1.8 to 100 MeV to search for correlated neutrino candidates. The detected electron-Antineutrino candidates were consistent with the expected background rates for all the three time windows. Assuming monochromatic spectra, we found upper limits (90% confidence level) of the electron-Antineutrino fluence of (1.13-2.44)×1011 cm-2 at 5 MeV to 8.0×107 cm-2 at 100 MeV for the three time windows. Under the assumption of a Fermi-Dirac spectrum, the upper limits were found to be (5.4-7.0)×109 cm-2 for the three time windows.

Published
2021

6. Antineutrino Energy Spectrum Unfolding Based on the Daya Bay Measurement and Its Applications

Author

collaboration, Daya Bay, collaboration, Daya Bay, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Caicedo, DA Martinez, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, collaboration, Daya Bay, collaboration, Daya Bay, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Caicedo, DA Martinez, McDonald, KT, and McKeown, RD

Abstract

The prediction of reactor antineutrino spectra will play a crucial role as reactor experiments enter the precision era. The positron energy spectrum of 3.5 million antineutrino inverse beta decay reactions observed by the Daya Bay experiment, in combination with the fission rates of fissile isotopes in the reactor, is used to extract the positron energy spectra resulting from the fission of specific isotopes. This information can be used to produce a precise, data-based prediction of the antineutrino energy spectrum in other reactor antineutrino experiments with different fission fractions than Daya Bay. The positron energy spectra are unfolded to obtain the antineutrino energy spectra by removing the contribution from detector response with the Wiener-SVD unfolding method. Consistent results are obtained with other unfolding methods. A technique to construct a data-based prediction of the reactor antineutrino energy spectrum is proposed and investigated. Given the reactor fission fractions, the technique can predict the energy spectrum to a 2% precision. In addition, we illustrate how to perform a rigorous comparison between the unfolded antineutrino spectrum and a theoretical model prediction that avoids the input model bias of the unfolding method.

Published
2021

7. Antineutrino energy spectrum unfolding based on the Daya Bay measurement and its applications * *Supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong provincial government, the Shenzhen municipal government, the China General Nuclear Power Group, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the Ministry of Education in TW, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic, the Charles University Research Centre UNCE, the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile

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An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, JX, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Luk, KB, Z., B, B., X, Y., X, Q., Y, Mandujano, RC, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dalager, O, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dolzhikov, D, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gallo, JP, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, JH, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, JJ, Li, QJ, Li, RH, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, JX, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Luk, KB, Z., B, B., X, Y., X, Q., Y, and Mandujano, RC

Abstract

The prediction of reactor antineutrino spectra will play a crucial role as reactor experiments enter the precision era. The positron energy spectrum of 3.5 million antineutrino inverse beta decay reactions observed by the Daya Bay experiment, in combination with the fission rates of fissile isotopes in the reactor, is used to extract the positron energy spectra resulting from the fission of specific isotopes. This information can be used to produce a precise, data-based prediction of the antineutrino energy spectrum in other reactor antineutrino experiments with different fission fractions than Daya Bay. The positron energy spectra are unfolded to obtain the antineutrino energy spectra by removing the contribution from detector response with the Wiener-SVD unfolding method. Consistent results are obtained with other unfolding methods. A technique to construct a data-based prediction of the reactor antineutrino energy spectrum is proposed and investigated. Given the reactor fission fractions, the technique can predict the energy spectrum to a 2% precision. In addition, we illustrate how to perform a rigorous comparison between the unfolded antineutrino spectrum and a theoretical model prediction that avoids the input model bias of the unfolding method.

Published
2021

8. Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux at Daya Bay

Author

Adey, D, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Adey, D, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Loh, CW, Lu, C, and Lu, HQ

Abstract

This work reports a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux using 2.2 million inverse beta decay (IBD) events collected with the Daya Bay near detectors in 1230 days. The dominant uncertainty on the neutron detection efficiency is reduced by 56% with respect to the previous measurement through a comprehensive neutron calibration and detailed data and simulation analysis. The new average IBD yield is determined to be (5.91±0.09)×10-43 cm2/fission with total uncertainty improved by 29%. The corresponding mean fission fractions from the four main fission isotopes U235, U238, Pu239, and Pu241 are 0.564, 0.076, 0.304, and 0.056, respectively. The ratio of measured to predicted antineutrino yield is found to be 0.952±0.014±0.023 (1.001±0.015±0.027) for the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) model, where the first and second uncertainty are experimental and theoretical model uncertainty, respectively. This measurement confirms the discrepancy between the world average of reactor antineutrino flux and the Huber-Mueller model.

Published
2019

9. Response to Comment on Daya Bay's definition and use of Delta(m^2_ee)

Author

Collaboration, The Day Bay, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, and Lu, JS

Abstract

The Daya Bay Collaboration responds to comments posted by S. Parke and R. Zukanovich Funchal regarding our use of Delta(m^2_ee).

Published
2019

10. Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux at Daya Bay

Author

Adey, D, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Adey, D, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Loh, CW, Lu, C, and Lu, HQ

Abstract

This work reports a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux using 2.2 million inverse beta decay (IBD) events collected with the Daya Bay near detectors in 1230 days. The dominant uncertainty on the neutron detection efficiency is reduced by 56% with respect to the previous measurement through a comprehensive neutron calibration and detailed data and simulation analysis. The new average IBD yield is determined to be (5.91±0.09)×10-43 cm2/fission with total uncertainty improved by 29%. The corresponding mean fission fractions from the four main fission isotopes U235, U238, Pu239, and Pu241 are 0.564, 0.076, 0.304, and 0.056, respectively. The ratio of measured to predicted antineutrino yield is found to be 0.952±0.014±0.023 (1.001±0.015±0.027) for the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) model, where the first and second uncertainty are experimental and theoretical model uncertainty, respectively. This measurement confirms the discrepancy between the world average of reactor antineutrino flux and the Huber-Mueller model.

Published
2019

11. Response to Comment on Daya Bay's definition and use of Delta(m^2_ee)

Author

Collaboration, The Day Bay, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Collaboration, The Day Bay, Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvorak, M, Dwyer, DA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, and Lu, JS

Abstract

The Daya Bay Collaboration responds to comments posted by S. Parke and R. Zukanovich Funchal regarding our use of Delta(m^2_ee).

Published
2019

12. Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Khan, A, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwok, MW, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Loh, CW, Lu, C, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Khan, A, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwok, MW, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Loh, CW, and Lu, C

Abstract

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 $Y_n=(10.26\pm 0.86)\times 10^{-5}$, $(10.22\pm 0.87)\times 10^{-5}$, and $(17.03\pm 1.22)\times 10^{-5}~\mu^{-1}~$g$^{-1}~$cm$^2$ 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 $0.77 \pm 0.03$ for the dependence of the neutron yield on muon energy.

Published
2018

13. Cosmogenic neutron production at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Khan, A, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwok, MW, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Loh, CW, Lu, C, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Khan, A, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwok, MW, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Loh, CW, and Lu, C

Abstract

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 $Y_n=(10.26\pm 0.86)\times 10^{-5}$, $(10.22\pm 0.87)\times 10^{-5}$, and $(17.03\pm 1.22)\times 10^{-5}~\mu^{-1}~$g$^{-1}~$cm$^2$ 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 $0.77 \pm 0.03$ for the dependence of the neutron yield on muon energy.

Published
2018

14. Study of the wave packet treatment of neutrino oscillation at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Cen, WR, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, J-H, Cheng, J, Cheng, YP, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Arcos, JD, Deng, ZY, Ding, XF, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Han, R, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, DW, Liu, JL, Liu, JC, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Lv, Z, Ma, QM, Ma, XY, Ma, XB, Ma, YQ, Malyshkin, Y, Caicedo, DAM, McKeown, RD, Mitchell, I, Mooney, M, Nakajima, Y, Napolitano, J, Naumov, D, Naumova, E, Ngai, HY, Ning, Z, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Olshevskiy, A, Pan, H-R, Park, J, Patton, S, Pec, V, Peng, JC, Pinsky, L, Pun, CSJ, Qi, FZ, Qi, M, Qian, X, Raper, N, Ren, J, Rosero, R, Roskovec, B, Ruan, XC, Steiner, H, Sun, GX, Sun, JL, Tang, W, Taychenachev, D, Treskov, K, Tsang, KV, Tull, CE, Viaux, N, Viren, B, Vorobel, V, Wang, CH, Wang, M, Wang, NY, Wang, RG, Wang, W, Wang, X, Wang, YF, Wang, Z, Wang, ZM, Wei, HY, Wen, LJ, Whisnant, K, White, CG, Whitehead, L, Wise, T, Wong, HLH, Wong, SCF, Worcester, E, Wu, C-H, Wu, Q, Wu, WJ, Xia, DM, Xia, JK, Xing, ZZ, Xu, JY, Xu, JL, Xu, Y, Xue, T, Yang, CG, Yang, H, Yang, L, Yang, MS, Yang, MT, Ye, M, Ye, Z, Yeh, M, Young, BL, Yu, ZY, Zeng, S, Zhan, L, Zhang, C, Zhang, HH, Zhang, JW, Zhang, QM, Zhang, XT, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YX, Zhang, ZJ, Zhang, ZY, Zhang, ZP, Zhao, J, Zhao, QW, Zhao, YB, Zhong, WL, Zhou, L, Zhou, N, Zhuang, HL, Zou, JH, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Cen, WR, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, J-H, Cheng, J, Cheng, YP, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Arcos, JD, Deng, ZY, Ding, XF, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Han, R, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, Y-C, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, DW, Liu, JL, Liu, JC, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Lv, Z, Ma, QM, Ma, XY, Ma, XB, Ma, YQ, Malyshkin, Y, Caicedo, DAM, McKeown, RD, Mitchell, I, Mooney, M, Nakajima, Y, Napolitano, J, Naumov, D, Naumova, E, Ngai, HY, Ning, Z, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Olshevskiy, A, Pan, H-R, Park, J, Patton, S, Pec, V, Peng, JC, Pinsky, L, Pun, CSJ, Qi, FZ, Qi, M, Qian, X, Raper, N, Ren, J, Rosero, R, Roskovec, B, Ruan, XC, Steiner, H, Sun, GX, Sun, JL, Tang, W, Taychenachev, D, Treskov, K, Tsang, KV, Tull, CE, Viaux, N, Viren, B, Vorobel, V, Wang, CH, Wang, M, Wang, NY, Wang, RG, Wang, W, Wang, X, Wang, YF, Wang, Z, Wang, ZM, Wei, HY, Wen, LJ, Whisnant, K, White, CG, Whitehead, L, Wise, T, Wong, HLH, Wong, SCF, Worcester, E, Wu, C-H, Wu, Q, Wu, WJ, Xia, DM, Xia, JK, Xing, ZZ, Xu, JY, Xu, JL, Xu, Y, Xue, T, Yang, CG, Yang, H, Yang, L, Yang, MS, Yang, MT, Ye, M, Ye, Z, Yeh, M, Young, BL, Yu, ZY, Zeng, S, Zhan, L, Zhang, C, Zhang, HH, Zhang, JW, Zhang, QM, Zhang, XT, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YX, Zhang, ZJ, Zhang, ZY, Zhang, ZP, Zhao, J, Zhao, QW, Zhao, YB, Zhong, WL, Zhou, L, Zhou, N, Zhuang, HL, and Zou, JH

Abstract

The disappearance of reactor $\bar{\nu}_e$ observed by the Daya Bay experiment is examined in the framework of a model in which the neutrino is described by a wave packet with a relative intrinsic momentum dispersion $\sigma_\text{rel}$. Three pairs of nuclear reactors and eight antineutrino detectors, each with good energy resolution, distributed among three experimental halls, supply a high-statistics sample of $\bar{\nu}_e$ acquired at nine different baselines. This provides a unique platform to test the effects which arise from the wave packet treatment of neutrino oscillation. The modified survival probability formula was used to fit Daya Bay data, providing the first experimental limits: $2.38 \cdot 10^{-17} < \sigma_{\rm rel} < 0.23$. Treating the dimensions of the reactor cores and detectors as constraints, the limits are improved: $10^{-14} \lesssim \sigma_{\rm rel} < 0.23$, and an upper limit of $\sigma_{\rm rel} <0.20$ is obtained. All limits correspond to a 95\% C.L. Furthermore, the effect due to the wave packet nature of neutrino oscillation is found to be insignificant for reactor antineutrinos detected by the Daya Bay experiment thus ensuring an unbiased measurement of the oscillation parameters $\sin^22\theta_{13}$ and $\Delta m^2_{32}$ within the plane wave model.

Published
2017

15. The Intermediate Neutrino Program

Author

Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, AD, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, YG, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Lockwitz, S, Lokajicek, M, Louis, WC, Luk, K, Lykken, J, Marciano, WJ, Maricic, J, Markoff, DM, Caicedo, DAM, Mauger, C, Mavrokoridis, K, McCluskey, E, McKeen, D, McKeown, R, Mills, G, Mocioiu, I, Monreal, B, Mooney, MR, Morfin, JG, Mumm, P, Napolitano, J, Neilson, R, Nelson, JK, Nessi, M, Norcini, D, Nova, F, Nygren, DR, Gann, GDO, Palamara, O, Parsa, Z, Patterson, R, Paul, P, Pocar, A, Qian, X, Raaf, JL, Rameika, R, Ranucci, G, Ray, H, Reyna, D, Rich, GC, Rodrigues, P, Romero, ER, Rosero, R, Rountree, SD, Rybolt, B, Sanchez, MC, Santucci, G, Schmitz, D, Scholberg, K, Seckel, D, Shaevitz, M, Shrock, R, Smy, MB, Soderberg, M, Sonzogni, A, Sousa, AB, Spitz, J, John, JMS, Stewart, J, Strait, JB, Sullivan, G, Svoboda, R, Szelc, AM, Tayloe, R, Thomson, MA, Toups, M, Vacheret, A, Vagins, M, Water, RGVD, Vogelaar, RB, Weber, M, Weng, W, Wetstein, M, White, C, White, BR, Whitehead, L, Whittington, DW, Wilking, MJ, Wilson, RJ, Wilson, P, Winklehner, D, Winn, DR, Worcester, E, Yang, L, Yeh, M, Yokley, ZW, Yoo, J, Yu, B, Yu, J, Zhang, C, Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, AD, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, YG, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Lockwitz, S, Lokajicek, M, Louis, WC, Luk, K, Lykken, J, Marciano, WJ, Maricic, J, Markoff, DM, Caicedo, DAM, Mauger, C, Mavrokoridis, K, McCluskey, E, McKeen, D, McKeown, R, Mills, G, Mocioiu, I, Monreal, B, Mooney, MR, Morfin, JG, Mumm, P, Napolitano, J, Neilson, R, Nelson, JK, Nessi, M, Norcini, D, Nova, F, Nygren, DR, Gann, GDO, Palamara, O, Parsa, Z, Patterson, R, Paul, P, Pocar, A, Qian, X, Raaf, JL, Rameika, R, Ranucci, G, Ray, H, Reyna, D, Rich, GC, Rodrigues, P, Romero, ER, Rosero, R, Rountree, SD, Rybolt, B, Sanchez, MC, Santucci, G, Schmitz, D, Scholberg, K, Seckel, D, Shaevitz, M, Shrock, R, Smy, MB, Soderberg, M, Sonzogni, A, Sousa, AB, Spitz, J, John, JMS, Stewart, J, Strait, JB, Sullivan, G, Svoboda, R, Szelc, AM, Tayloe, R, Thomson, MA, Toups, M, Vacheret, A, Vagins, M, Water, RGVD, Vogelaar, RB, Weber, M, Weng, W, Wetstein, M, White, C, White, BR, Whitehead, L, Whittington, DW, Wilking, MJ, Wilson, RJ, Wilson, P, Winklehner, D, Winn, DR, Worcester, E, Yang, L, Yeh, M, Yokley, ZW, Yoo, J, Yu, B, Yu, J, and Zhang, C

Abstract

The US neutrino community gathered at the Workshop on the Intermediate Neutrino Program (WINP) at Brookhaven National Laboratory February 4-6, 2015 to explore opportunities in neutrino physics over the next five to ten years. Scientists from particle, astroparticle and nuclear physics participated in the workshop. The workshop examined promising opportunities for neutrino physics in the intermediate term, including possible new small to mid-scale experiments, US contributions to large experiments, upgrades to existing experiments, R&D plans and theory. The workshop was organized into two sets of parallel working group sessions, divided by physics topics and technology. Physics working groups covered topics on Sterile Neutrinos, Neutrino Mixing, Neutrino Interactions, Neutrino Properties and Astrophysical Neutrinos. Technology sessions were organized into Theory, Short-Baseline Accelerator Neutrinos, Reactor Neutrinos, Detector R&D and Source, Cyclotron and Meson Decay at Rest sessions.This report summarizes discussion and conclusions from the workshop.

Published
2017

16. The Intermediate Neutrino Program

Author

Adams, C, Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, A De, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Lockwitz, S, Adams, C, Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, A De, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, and Lockwitz, S

Abstract

The US neutrino community gathered at the Workshop on the Intermediate Neutrino Program (WINP) at Brookhaven National Laboratory February 4-6, 2015 to explore opportunities in neutrino physics over the next five to ten years. Scientists from particle, astroparticle and nuclear physics participated in the workshop. The workshop examined promising opportunities for neutrino physics in the intermediate term, including possible new small to mid-scale experiments, US contributions to large experiments, upgrades to existing experiments, R&D plans and theory. The workshop was organized into two sets of parallel working group sessions, divided by physics topics and technology. Physics working groups covered topics on Sterile Neutrinos, Neutrino Mixing, Neutrino Interactions, Neutrino Properties and Astrophysical Neutrinos. Technology sessions were organized into Theory, Short-Baseline Accelerator Neutrinos, Reactor Neutrinos, Detector R&D and Source, Cyclotron and Meson Decay at Rest sessions.This report summarizes discussion and conclusions from the workshop.

Published
2015

17. The muon system of the Daya Bay Reactor antineutrino experiment

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Brown, RE, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Carr, R, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, L, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, QY, Chen, SJ, Chen, SM, Chen, XC, Chen, XH, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dale, E, De Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Goett, J, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, He, Q, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LJ, Hu, LM, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, HZ, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jetter, S, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kebwaro, JM, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lai, WH, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Brown, RE, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Carr, R, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, L, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, QY, Chen, SJ, Chen, SM, Chen, XC, Chen, XH, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dale, E, De Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Goett, J, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, He, Q, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LJ, Hu, LM, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, HZ, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jetter, S, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kebwaro, JM, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lai, WH, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, and Li, QJ

Abstract

The Daya Bay experiment consists of functionally identical antineutrino detectors immersed in pools of ultrapure water in three well-separated underground experimental halls near two nuclear reactor complexes. These pools serve both as shields against natural, low-energy radiation, and as water Cherenkov detectors that efficiently detect cosmic muons using arrays of photomultiplier tubes. Each pool is covered by a plane of resistive plate chambers as an additional means of detecting muons. Design, construction, operation, and performance of these muon detectors are described.

Published
2015

18. The Intermediate Neutrino Program

Author

Adams, C, Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, A De, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Lockwitz, S, Adams, C, Adams, C, Alonso, JR, Ankowski, AM, Asaadi, JA, Ashenfelter, J, Axani, SN, Babu, K, Backhouse, C, Band, HR, Barbeau, PS, Barros, N, Bernstein, A, Betancourt, M, Bishai, M, Blucher, E, Bouffard, J, Bowden, N, Brice, S, Bryan, C, Camilleri, L, Cao, J, Carlson, J, Carr, RE, Chatterjee, A, Chen, M, Chen, S, Chiu, M, Church, ED, Collar, JI, Collin, G, Conrad, JM, Convery, MR, Cooper, RL, Cowen, D, Davoudiasl, H, Gouvea, A De, Dean, DJ, Deichert, G, Descamps, F, DeYoung, T, Diwan, MV, Djurcic, Z, Dolinski, MJ, Dolph, J, Donnelly, B, Dwyer, DA, Dytman, S, Efremenko, Y, Everett, LL, Fava, A, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Fleming, B, Friedland, A, Fujikawa, BK, Gaisser, TK, Galeazzi, M, Galehouse, DC, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Garvey, GT, Gautam, S, Gilje, KE, Gonzalez-Garcia, M, Goodman, MC, Gordon, H, Gramellini, E, Green, MP, Guglielmi, A, Hackenburg, RW, Hackenburg, A, Halzen, F, Han, K, Hans, S, Harris, D, Heeger, KM, Herman, M, Hill, R, Holin, A, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Karagiorgi, G, Kaufman, LJ, Kayser, B, Kettell, SH, Kirby, BJ, Klein, JR, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kriske, RM, Lane, CE, Langford, TJ, Lankford, A, Lau, K, Learned, JG, Ling, J, Link, JM, Lissauer, D, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, and Lockwitz, S

Abstract

The US neutrino community gathered at the Workshop on the Intermediate Neutrino Program (WINP) at Brookhaven National Laboratory February 4-6, 2015 to explore opportunities in neutrino physics over the next five to ten years. Scientists from particle, astroparticle and nuclear physics participated in the workshop. The workshop examined promising opportunities for neutrino physics in the intermediate term, including possible new small to mid-scale experiments, US contributions to large experiments, upgrades to existing experiments, R&D plans and theory. The workshop was organized into two sets of parallel working group sessions, divided by physics topics and technology. Physics working groups covered topics on Sterile Neutrinos, Neutrino Mixing, Neutrino Interactions, Neutrino Properties and Astrophysical Neutrinos. Technology sessions were organized into Theory, Short-Baseline Accelerator Neutrinos, Reactor Neutrinos, Detector R&D and Source, Cyclotron and Meson Decay at Rest sessions.This report summarizes discussion and conclusions from the workshop.

Published
2015

19. The muon system of the Daya Bay Reactor antineutrino experiment

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Brown, RE, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Carr, R, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, L, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, QY, Chen, SJ, Chen, SM, Chen, XC, Chen, XH, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dale, E, De Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Goett, J, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, He, Q, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LJ, Hu, LM, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, HZ, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jetter, S, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kebwaro, JM, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lai, WH, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Brown, RE, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Carr, R, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, L, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, HS, Chen, HY, Chen, QY, Chen, SJ, Chen, SM, Chen, XC, Chen, XH, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, Dale, E, De Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Goett, J, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, He, Q, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LJ, Hu, LM, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, HZ, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jetter, S, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kebwaro, JM, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lai, WH, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, and Li, QJ

Abstract

The Daya Bay experiment consists of functionally identical antineutrino detectors immersed in pools of ultrapure water in three well-separated underground experimental halls near two nuclear reactor complexes. These pools serve both as shields against natural, low-energy radiation, and as water Cherenkov detectors that efficiently detect cosmic muons using arrays of photomultiplier tubes. Each pool is covered by a plane of resistive plate chambers as an additional means of detecting muons. Design, construction, operation, and performance of these muon detectors are described.

Published
2015

20. Independent measurement of the neutrino mixing angle theta(13) via neutron capture on hydrogen at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, H, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, X, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, de Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, M, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LM, Hu, LJ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, H, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, PY, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, H, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, X, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, de Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, M, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LM, Hu, LJ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, H, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, and Lin, PY

Abstract

A new measurement of the $\theta_{13}$ mixing angle has been obtained at the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment via the detection of inverse beta decays tagged by neutron capture on hydrogen. The antineutrino events for hydrogen capture are distinct from those for gadolinium capture with largely different systematic uncertainties, allowing a determination independent of the gadolinium-capture result and an improvement on the precision of $\theta_{13}$ measurement. With a 217-day antineutrino data set obtained with six antineutrino detectors and from six 2.9 GW$_{th}$ reactors, the rate deficit observed at the far hall is interpreted as $\sin^22\theta_{13}=0.083\pm0.018$ in the three-flavor oscillation model. When combined with the gadolinium-capture result from Daya Bay, we obtain $\sin^22\theta_{13}=0.089\pm0.008$ as the final result for the six-antineutrino-detector configuration of the Daya Bay experiment.

Published
2014

21. Independent measurement of the neutrino mixing angle theta(13) via neutron capture on hydrogen at Daya Bay

Author

An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, H, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, X, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, de Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, M, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LM, Hu, LJ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, H, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, PY, An, FP, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Beriguete, W, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Butorov, I, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, LC, Chang, Y, Chasman, C, Chen, H, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, X, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, YP, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Cummings, JP, de Arcos, J, Deng, ZY, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Draeger, E, Du, XF, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Ely, SR, Fu, JY, Ge, LQ, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guan, MY, Guo, XH, Hackenburg, RW, Han, GH, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, M, Heng, YK, Hinrichs, P, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, LM, Hu, LJ, Hu, T, Hu, W, Huang, EC, Huang, H, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Hussain, G, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, Jaffke, P, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiang, HJ, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Lai, WC, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, A, Leung, JKC, Lewis, CA, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, and Lin, PY

Abstract

A new measurement of the $\theta_{13}$ mixing angle has been obtained at the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment via the detection of inverse beta decays tagged by neutron capture on hydrogen. The antineutrino events for hydrogen capture are distinct from those for gadolinium capture with largely different systematic uncertainties, allowing a determination independent of the gadolinium-capture result and an improvement on the precision of $\theta_{13}$ measurement. With a 217-day antineutrino data set obtained with six antineutrino detectors and from six 2.9 GW$_{th}$ reactors, the rate deficit observed at the far hall is interpreted as $\sin^22\theta_{13}=0.083\pm0.018$ in the three-flavor oscillation model. When combined with the gadolinium-capture result from Daya Bay, we obtain $\sin^22\theta_{13}=0.089\pm0.008$ as the final result for the six-antineutrino-detector configuration of the Daya Bay experiment.

Published
2014

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