1. The Double Chooz antineutrino detectors
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Double Chooz Collaboration, de Kerret, H., Abe, Y., Aberle, C., Abrahão, T., Ahijado, J., Akiri, T., Alarcón, J., Alba, J., Almazan, H., Anjos, J., Appel, S., Ardellier, F., Barabanov, I., Barriere, J., Baussan, E., Baxter, A., Bekman, I., Bergevin, M., Bernstein, A., Bertoli, W., Bezerra, T., Bezrukov, L., Blanco, C., Bleurvacq, N., Blucher, E., Bonet, H., Bongrand, M., Bowden, N., Brugière, T., Buck, C., Avanzini, M., Busenitz, J., Cabrera, A., Calvo, E., Camilleri, L., Carr, R., Cazaux, S., Cela, J., Cerrada, M., Chang, P., Charon, P., Chauveau, E., Chimenti, P., Classen, T., Collin, A., Conover, E., Conrad, J., Cormon, S., Corpace, O., Courty, B., Crespo-Anadón, J., Cribier, M., Crum, K., Cuadrado, S., Cucoanes, A., D'Agostino, M., Damon, E., Dawson, J., Dazeley, S., Dierckxsens, M., Dietrich, D., Djurcic, Z., Dorigo, F., Dracos, M., Durand, V., Efremekov, Y., Elnimr, M., Etenko, A., Falk, E., Fallot, M., Fechner, M., Felde, J., Fernandes, S., Fernández-Bedoya, C., Francia, D., Franco, D., Fischer, V., Franke, A., Franke, M., Furuta, H., Garcia, F., Garcia, J., Gil-Botella, I., Giot, L., Givaudan, A., Göger-Neff, M., Gomez, H., Gonzalez, L., Goodenough, L., Goodman, M., Goon, J., Gramlich, B., Greiner, D., Guertin, A., Guillon, B., Habib, S., Haddad, Y., Hara, T., Hartmann, F., Hartnell, J., Haser, J., Hatzikoutelis, A., Hellwig, D., Hervé, S., Hofacker, R., Horton-Smith, G., Hourlier, A., Ishitsuka, M., Jänner, K., Jiménez, S., Jochum, J., Jollet, C., Kaether, F., Kale, K., Kalousis, L., Kamyshkov, Y., Kaneda, M., Kaplan, D., Karakac, M., Kawasaki, T., Kemp, E., Kibe, Y., Kirchner, T., Konno, T., Kryn, D., Kutter, T., Kuze, M., Lachenmaier, T., Lane, C., Langbrandtner, C., Lasserre, T., Lastoria, C., Latron, L., Leonardo, C., Letourneau, A., Lhuillier, D., Lima, H., Lindner, M., López-Castaño, J., LoSecco, J., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Lucht, S., Maeda, J., Maesano, C., Mariani, C., Maricic, J., Marie, F., Martinez, J., Martino, J., Matsubara, T., McKee, D., Meigner, F., Mention, G., Meregaglia, A., Meyer, J., Miletic, T., Milincic, R., Millot, J., Minotti, A., Mirones, V., Miyata, H., Mueller, T., Nagasaka, Y., Nakajima, K., Navas-Nicolás, D., Nikitenko, Y., Novella, P., Oberauer, L., Obolensky, M., Onillon, A., Oralbaev, A., Ostrovskiy, I., Palomares, C., Peeters, S., Pepe, I., Perasso, S., Perrin, P., Pfahler, P., Porta, A., Pronost, G., Puras, J., Quéval, R., Ramirez, J., Reichenbacher, J., Reinhold, B., Reissfelder, M., Remoto, A., Reyna, D., Rodriguez, I., Röhling, M., Roncin, R., Rudolf, N., Rybolt, B., Sakamoto, Y., Santorelli, R., Sato, F., Schwan, U., Scola, L., Settimo, M., Schönert, S., Schoppmann, S., Shaevitz, M., Sharankova, R., Sibille, V., Sida, J., Sinev, V., Shrestha, D., Skorokhvatov, M., Soldin, P., Spitz, J., Stahl, A., Stancu, I., Starzynski, P., Stock, M., Stokes, L., Strait, M., Stüken, A., Suekane, F., Sukhotin, S., Sumiyoshi, T., Sun, Y., Sun, Z., Svoboda, R., Tabata, H., Tamura, N., Terao, K., Tonazzo, A., Toral, F., Toups, M., Thi, H., Valdivia, F., Valdiviesso, G., Vassilopoulos, N., Verdugo, A., Veyssiere, C., Viaud, B., Vignaud, D., Vivier, M., Wagner, S., Wiebusch, C., White, B., Winslow, L., Worcester, M., Wurm, M., Wurtz, J., Yang, G., Yáñez, J., Yermia, F., Zbiri, K., AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Laboratoire Neutrino de Champagne Ardenne (LNCA - UMS 3263), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de physique subatomique et des technologies associées (SUBATECH), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Nantes université - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (Nantes univ - UFR ST), Nantes Université - pôle Sciences et technologie, Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université - pôle Sciences et technologie, Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université (Nantes Univ), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Double Chooz, de Kerret, H, Abe, Y, Aberle, C, Abrahao, T, Ahijado, J, Akiri, T, Alarcon, J, Alba, J, Almazan, H, dos Anjos, J, Appel, S, Ardellier, F, Barabanov, I, Barriere, J, Baussan, E, Baxter, A, Bekman, I, Bergevin, M, Bernstein, A, Bertoli, W, Bezerra, T, Bezrukov, L, Blanco, C, Bleurvacq, N, Blucher, E, Bonet, H, Bongrand, M, Bowden, N, Brugiere, T, Buck, C, Avanzini, M, Busenitz, J, Cabrera, A, Caden, E, Calvo, E, Camilleri, L, Carr, R, Cazaux, S, Cela, J, Cerrada, M, Chang, P, Charon, P, Chauveau, E, Chimenti, P, Classen, T, Collin, A, Conover, E, Conrad, J, Cormon, S, Corpace, O, Courty, B, Crespo-Anadon, J, Cribier, M, Crum, K, Cuadrado, S, Cucoanes, A, D'Agostino, M, Damon, E, Dawson, J, Dazeley, S, Dierckxsens, M, Dietrich, D, Djurcic, Z, Dorigo, F, Dracos, M, Durand, V, Efremeko, Y, Elnimr, M, Etenko, A, Falk, E, Fallot, M, Fechner, M, Felde, J, Fernandes, S, Fernandez-Bedoya, C, Francia, D, Franco, D, Fischer, V, Franke, A, Franke, M, Furuta, H, Garcia, F, Garcia, J, Gil-Botella, I, Giot, L, Givaudan, A, Goger-Neff, M, Gomez, H, Gonzalez, L, Goodenough, L, Goodman, M, Goon, J, Gramlich, B, Greiner, D, Guertin, A, Guillon, B, Habib, S, Haddad, Y, Hara, T, Hartmann, F, Hartnell, J, Haser, J, Hatzikoutelis, A, Hellwig, D, Herve, S, Hofacker, R, Horton-Smith, G, Hourlier, A, Ishitsuka, M, Janner, K, Jimenez, S, Jochum, J, Jollet, C, Kaether, F, Kale, K, Kalousis, L, Kamyshkov, Y, Kaneda, M, Kaplan, D, Karakac, M, Kawasaki, T, Kemp, E, Kibe, Y, Kirchner, T, Konno, T, Kryn, D, Kutter, T, Kuze, M, Lachenmaier, T, Lane, C, Langbrandtner, C, Lasserre, T, Lastoria, C, Latron, L, Leonardo, C, Letourneau, A, Lhuillier, D, Lima, H, Lindner, M, Lopez-Castano, J, Losecco, J, Lubsandorzhiev, B, Lucht, S, Maeda, J, Maesano, C, Mariani, C, Maricic, J, Marie, F, Martinez, J, Martino, J, Matsubara, T, Mckee, D, Meigner, F, Mention, G, Meregaglia, A, Meyer, J, Miletic, T, Milincic, R, Millot, J, Minotti, A, Mirones, V, Miyata, H, Mueller, T, Nagasaka, Y, Nakajima, K, Navas-Nicolas, D, Nikitenko, Y, Novella, P, Oberauer, L, Obolensky, M, Onillon, A, Oralbaev, A, Ostrovskiy, I, Palomares, C, Peeters, S, Pepe, I, Perasso, S, Perrin, P, Pfahler, P, Porta, A, Pronost, G, Puras, J, Queval, R, Ramirez, J, Reichenbacher, J, Reinhold, B, Reissfelder, M, Remoto, A, Reyna, D, Rodriguez, I, Rohling, M, Roncin, R, Rudolf, N, Rybolt, B, Sakamoto, Y, Santorelli, R, Sato, F, Schwan, U, Schonert, S, Schoppmann, S, Scola, L, Settimo, M, Shaevitz, M, Sharankova, R, Sibille, V, Sida, J, Sinev, V, Shrestha, D, Skorokhvatov, M, Soldin, P, Spitz, J, Stahl, A, Stancu, I, Starzynski, P, Stock, M, Stokes, L, Strait, M, Stuken, A, Suekane, F, Sukhotin, S, Sumiyoshi, T, Sun, Y, Sun, Z, Svoboda, R, Tabata, H, Tamura, N, Terao, K, Tonazzo, A, Toral, F, Toups, M, Thi, H, Valdivia, F, Valdiviesso, G, Vassilopoulos, N, Verdugo, A, Veyssiere, C, Viaud, B, Vignaud, D, Vivier, M, Wagner, S, Wiebusch, C, White, B, Winslow, L, Worcester, M, Wurm, M, Wurtz, J, Yang, G, Yanez, J, Yermia, F, and Zbiri, K
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Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,scintillation counter: liquid ,far detector ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,reactor neutrinos ,antineutrino: detector ,Neutrino detector ,Double Chooz ,near detector ,gadolinium: admixture ,neutrino oscillation ,ddc:530 ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det] ,organic compounds ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,activity report ,detector: design ,performance - Abstract
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., Comment: 49 pages, 29 figures
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