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Double Chooz and Reactor Neutrino Oscillation

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The Chooz experiment measured the best upper limit on \(\sin ^22\theta _{13}\). This Chapter is dedicated to describe the Double Chooz experiment, an international-wise collaboration effort, giving details on the improvements to reduce the systematics uncertainties in order to precisely measure \(\theta _{13}\), namely: new detector design; bigger target volume; improved liquid scintillator; low radioactivity emitting materials; and the use of two identical detectors. Moreover, the principles of neutrino production by a nuclear reactor and its detection is explained in detail. The whole detector is described here, from its geometry, components, hardware and software. Finally, a short description of the backgrounds that mimic a true neutrino interaction is given.

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Notes

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    During the preparation of this book, such measurement was presented in [7].

  2. 2.

    During the preparation of this book, a work on the search of the ortho-positronium state was performed using the Double Chooz far detector data [9].

  3. 3.

    In 3 % of cases, there is a 1.077 MeV gamma emission from an excited state of \(^{68}\)Zn.

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    When preparing the book version of the dissertation, the near detector was completed and filled with the detection liquids. The commissioning work was about to finish.

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Junqueira de Castro Bezerra, T. (2015). The Double Chooz Experiment. In: Double Chooz and Reactor Neutrino Oscillation. Springer Theses. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55375-5_3

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