Direct measurement of backgrounds using reactor-off data in Double Chooz
Y. Abe
,
C. Aberle
,
J. C. dos Anjos
,
J. C. Barriere
,
M. Bergevin
,
A. Bernstein
,
T. J. C. Bezerra
,
L. Bezrukhov
,
E. Blucher
,
N. S. Bowden
,
C. Buck
,
J. Busenitz
,
A. Cabrera
(1, 2)
,
E. Caden
,
L. Camilleri
,
R. Carr
,
M. Cerrada
,
P.-J. Chang
,
P. Chimenti
,
T. Classen
,
A. P. Collin
,
E. Conover
,
J. M. Conrad
,
J. I. Crespo-Anadón
,
K. Crum
,
A. Cucoanes
(3)
,
M. V. d'Agostino
,
E. Damon
,
J.V. Dawson
(1, 2)
,
S. Dazeley
,
D. Dietrich
,
Z. Djurcic
,
M. Dracos
(4)
,
V. Durand
(2, 5)
,
J. Ebert
,
Y. Efremenko
,
M. Elnimr
,
A. Erickson
,
A. Etenko
,
Muriel Fallot
(3)
,
M. Fechner
,
F. von Feilitzsch
,
J. Felde
,
S. M. Fernandes
,
V. Fischer
,
D. Franco
(2)
,
A. J. Franke
,
M. Franke
,
H. Furuta
,
R. Gama
,
I. Gil-Botella
,
Lydie Giot
(3)
,
M. Göger-Neff
,
L. F. G. Gonzalez
,
L. Goodenough
,
M. C. Goodman
,
J. T. M. Goon
,
D. Greiner
,
N. Haag
,
S. Habib
,
C. Hagner
,
T. Hara
,
F. X. Hartmann
,
J. Haser
,
A. Hatzikoutelis
,
T. Hayakawa
,
M. Hofmann
,
G. A. Horton-Smith
,
A. Hourlier
(2)
,
M. Ishitsuka
,
J. Jochum
,
C. Jollet
(4)
,
C. L. Jones
,
F. Kaether
,
L. N. Kalousis
,
Y. Kamyshkov
,
D. M. Kaplan
,
T. Kawasaki
,
G. Keefer
,
E. Kemp
,
H. de Kerret
(2)
,
Y. Kibe
,
T. Konno
,
D. Kryn
(2)
,
M. Kuze
,
T. Lachenmaier
,
C. E. Lane
,
C. Langbrandtner
,
T. Lasserre
(2, 5)
,
A. Letourneau
(5)
,
D. Lhuillier
(5)
,
H. P. Lima
,
M. Lindner
,
J. M. López-Castaño
,
J. M. Losecco
,
B. K. Lubsandorzhiev
,
S. Lucht
,
D. Mckee
,
J. Maeda
,
C. N. Maesano
,
C. Mariani
,
J. Maricic
,
J. Martin
(6)
,
T. Matsubara
,
G. Mention
(5)
,
A. Meregaglia
(4)
,
M. Meyer
,
T. Miletic
,
R. Milincic
,
H. Miyata
,
Th. A. Mueller
,
Y. Nagasaka
,
K. Nakajima
,
P. Novella
,
M. Obolensky
(2)
,
L. Oberauer
,
A. Onillon
(3)
,
A. Osborn
,
I. Ostrovskiy
,
C. Palomares
,
I. M. Pepe
,
S. Perasso
,
P. Perrin
(5)
,
P. Pfahler
,
Amanda Porta
(3)
,
W. Potzel
,
G. Pronost
(3)
,
J. Reichenbacher
,
B. Reinhold
,
A. Remoto
(2, 3)
,
M. Röhling
,
R. Roncin
(2)
,
S. Roth
,
B. Rybolt
,
Y. Sakamoto
,
R. Santorelli
,
F. Sato
,
S. Schönert
,
S. Schoppmann
,
T. Schwetz
,
M. H. Shaevitz
,
S. Shimojima
,
D. Shrestha
,
J.-L. Sida
(5)
,
V. Sinev
,
M. Skorokhvatov
,
E. Smith
,
J. Spitz
,
A. Stahl
,
I. Stancu
,
L. F. F. Stokes
,
M. Strait
,
A. Stüken
,
F. Suekane
,
S. Sukhotin
,
T. Sumiyoshi
,
Y. Sun
,
R. Svoboda
,
K. Terao
,
A. Tonazzo
(2)
,
M. Toups
,
H. H. Trinh Thi
,
G. Valdiviesso
,
C. Veyssiere
(5)
,
S. Wagner
,
H. Watanabe
,
B. White
,
C. Wiebusch
,
L. Winslow
,
M. Worcester
,
M. Wurm
,
Frédéric Yermia
(3)
,
V. Zimmer
Y. Abe
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C. Aberle
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J. C. dos Anjos
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J. C. Barriere
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M. Bergevin
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A. Bernstein
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T. J. C. Bezerra
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L. Bezrukhov
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E. Blucher
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N. S. Bowden
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C. Buck
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J. Busenitz
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A. Cabrera
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E. Caden
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L. Camilleri
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R. Carr
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M. Cerrada
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P.-J. Chang
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P. Chimenti
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T. Classen
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A. P. Collin
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E. Conover
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J. M. Conrad
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J. I. Crespo-Anadón
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K. Crum
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M. V. d'Agostino
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E. Damon
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J.V. Dawson
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S. Dazeley
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D. Dietrich
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Z. Djurcic
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M. Dracos
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J. Ebert
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Y. Efremenko
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M. Elnimr
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A. Erickson
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A. Etenko
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Muriel Fallot
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M. Fechner
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F. von Feilitzsch
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J. Felde
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S. M. Fernandes
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V. Fischer
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D. Franco
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A. J. Franke
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M. Franke
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H. Furuta
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R. Gama
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I. Gil-Botella
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Lydie Giot
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M. Göger-Neff
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L. F. G. Gonzalez
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L. Goodenough
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M. C. Goodman
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J. T. M. Goon
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D. Greiner
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N. Haag
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S. Habib
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C. Hagner
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T. Hara
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F. X. Hartmann
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J. Haser
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A. Hatzikoutelis
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T. Hayakawa
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M. Hofmann
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G. A. Horton-Smith
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M. Ishitsuka
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J. Jochum
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C. L. Jones
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F. Kaether
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L. N. Kalousis
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Y. Kamyshkov
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D. M. Kaplan
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T. Kawasaki
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G. Keefer
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E. Kemp
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Y. Kibe
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T. Konno
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M. Kuze
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T. Lachenmaier
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C. E. Lane
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C. Langbrandtner
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H. P. Lima
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M. Lindner
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J. M. López-Castaño
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J. M. Losecco
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B. K. Lubsandorzhiev
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S. Lucht
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D. Mckee
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J. Maeda
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C. N. Maesano
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C. Mariani
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J. Maricic
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T. Matsubara
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M. Meyer
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T. Miletic
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R. Milincic
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H. Miyata
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Th. A. Mueller
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Y. Nagasaka
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K. Nakajima
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P. Novella
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L. Oberauer
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A. Osborn
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I. Ostrovskiy
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C. Palomares
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I. M. Pepe
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S. Perasso
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P. Pfahler
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Amanda Porta
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W. Potzel
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J. Reichenbacher
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B. Reinhold
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M. Röhling
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S. Roth
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B. Rybolt
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Y. Sakamoto
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R. Santorelli
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F. Sato
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S. Schönert
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S. Schoppmann
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T. Schwetz
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M. H. Shaevitz
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S. Shimojima
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D. Shrestha
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V. Sinev
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M. Skorokhvatov
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E. Smith
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J. Spitz
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A. Stahl
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I. Stancu
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L. F. F. Stokes
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M. Strait
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A. Stüken
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F. Suekane
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S. Sukhotin
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T. Sumiyoshi
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Y. Sun
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R. Svoboda
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K. Terao
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M. Toups
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H. H. Trinh Thi
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G. Valdiviesso
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S. Wagner
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H. Watanabe
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B. White
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C. Wiebusch
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L. Winslow
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M. Worcester
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M. Wurm
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Frédéric Yermia
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V. Zimmer
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Abstract
Double Chooz is unique among modern reactor-based neutrino experiments studying ν̅ e disappearance in that data can be collected with all reactors off. In this paper, we present data from 7.53 days of reactor-off running. Applying the same selection criteria as used in the Double Chooz reactor-on oscillation analysis, a measured background rate of 1.0±0.4 events/day is obtained. The background model for accidentals, cosmogenic β-n-emitting isotopes, fast neutrons from cosmic muons, and stopped-μ decays used in the oscillation analysis is demonstrated to be correct within the uncertainties. Kinematic distributions of the events, which are dominantly cosmic-ray-produced correlated-background events, are provided. The background rates are scaled to the shielding depths of two other reactor-based oscillation experiments, Daya Bay and RENO.