Background-independent measurement of θ13 in Double Chooz
Y. Abe
,
J. C. dos Anjos
,
J. C. Barriere
,
E. Baussan
(1)
,
I. Bekman
,
M. Bergevin
,
T. J. C. Bezerra
,
L. Bezrukov
,
E. Blucher
,
C. Buck
,
J. Busenitz
,
A. Cabrera
(2)
,
E. Caden
(3)
,
L. Camilleri
,
R. Carr
,
M. Cerrada
,
P.-J. Chang
,
E. Chauveau
,
P. Chimenti
,
A. P. Collin
,
E. Conover
,
J. M. Conrad
,
J. I. Crespo-Anadón
,
K. Crum
,
A. Cucoanes
(4)
,
E. Damon
,
J.V. Dawson
(2)
,
D. Dietrich
(3)
,
Z. Djurcic
,
M. Dracos
(1)
,
M. Elnimr
,
A. Etenko
,
Muriel Fallot
(4)
,
F. von Feilitzsch
,
J. Felde
,
S. M. Fernandes
,
V. Fischer
(5)
,
D. Franco
(3)
,
M. Franke
(3)
,
H. Furuta
,
I. Gil-Botella
,
Lydie Giot
,
M. Göger-Neff
,
L. F. G. Gonzalez
,
L. Goodenough
,
M. C. Goodman
,
C. Grant
,
N. Haag
,
T. Hara
,
J. Haser
,
M. Hofmann
,
G. A. Horton-Smith
,
A. Hourlier
(3)
,
M. Ishitsuka
(3)
,
J. Jochum
,
C. Jollet
(1)
,
F. Kaether
,
L. N. Kalousis
,
Y. Kamyshkov
,
D. M. Kaplan
,
T. Kawasaki
,
E. Kemp
,
H. de Kerret
(3)
,
T. Konno
(3)
,
D. Kryn
(3)
,
M. Kuze
(3)
,
T. Lachenmaier
,
C. E. Lane
,
T. Lasserre
(3, 5)
,
A. Letourneau
(5)
,
D. Lhuillier
(5)
,
H. P. Lima
,
M. Lindner
,
J. M. López-Castaño
,
J. M. Losecco
,
B. K. Lubsandorzhiev
,
S. Lucht
,
J. Maeda
,
C. Mariani
,
J. Maricic
,
J. Martino
,
T. Matsubara
,
G. Mention
(5)
,
A. Meregaglia
(1)
,
T. Miletic
,
R. Milincic
,
A. Minotti
,
Y. Nagasaka
,
K. Nakajima
,
Y. Nikitenko
,
P. Novella
(3)
,
M. Obolensky
(3)
,
L. Oberauer
(3)
,
A. Onillon
(4)
,
A. Osborn
,
C. Palomares
,
I. M. Pepe
,
S. Perasso
(3)
,
P. Pfahler
(3)
,
Amanda Porta
(4)
,
G. Pronost
(4)
,
J. Reichenbacher
,
B. Reinhold
,
M. Röhling
,
R. Roncin
(3)
,
S. Roth
(3)
,
B. Rybolt
,
Y. Sakamoto
,
R. Santorelli
,
F. Sato
,
A. C. Schilithz
,
S. Schönert
,
S. Schoppmann
,
M. H. Shaevitz
,
R. Sharankova
,
S. Shimojima
,
V. Sibille
(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
(3)
,
H. H. Trinh Thi
(3)
,
G. Valdiviesso
,
N. Vassilopoulos
(1)
,
C. Veyssiere
(5)
,
M. Vivier
(5)
,
S. Wagner
,
H. Watanabe
,
C. Wiebusch
,
L. Winslow
,
M. Wurm
,
G. Yang
,
F. Yermia
(4)
,
V. Zimmer
Y. Abe
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J. C. dos Anjos
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J. C. Barriere
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E. Baussan
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I. Bekman
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M. Bergevin
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T. J. C. Bezerra
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L. Bezrukov
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E. Blucher
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C. Buck
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J. Busenitz
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A. Cabrera
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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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E. Chauveau
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P. Chimenti
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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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E. Damon
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J.V. Dawson
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Z. Djurcic
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M. Dracos
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M. Elnimr
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A. Etenko
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Muriel Fallot
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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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H. Furuta
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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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C. Grant
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N. Haag
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T. Hara
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J. Haser
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M. Hofmann
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G. A. Horton-Smith
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J. Jochum
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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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E. Kemp
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T. Lachenmaier
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C. E. Lane
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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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J. Maeda
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C. Mariani
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J. Maricic
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J. Martino
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T. Matsubara
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T. Miletic
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R. Milincic
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A. Minotti
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Y. Nagasaka
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K. Nakajima
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Y. Nikitenko
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A. Osborn
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C. Palomares
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I. M. Pepe
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Amanda Porta
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J. Reichenbacher
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B. Reinhold
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M. Röhling
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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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A. C. Schilithz
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S. Schönert
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S. Schoppmann
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M. H. Shaevitz
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R. Sharankova
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S. Shimojima
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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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G. Valdiviesso
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S. Wagner
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H. Watanabe
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C. Wiebusch
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L. Winslow
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M. Wurm
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G. Yang
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F. Yermia
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V. Zimmer
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Abstract
The oscillation results published by the Double Chooz Collaboration in 2011 and 2012 rely on background models substantiated by reactor-on data. In this analysis, we present a background-model-independent measurement of the mixing angle θ13 by including 7.53 days of reactor-off data. A global fit of the observed antineutrino rates for different reactor power conditions is performed, yielding a measurement of both θ13 and the total background rate. The results on the mixing angle are improved significantly by including the reactor-off data in the fit, as it provides a direct measurement of the total background rate. This reactor rate modulation analysis considers antineutrino candidates with neutron captures on both Gd and H, whose combination yields sin2(2θ13)=0.102±0.028(stat.)±0.033(syst.). The results presented in this study are fully consistent with the ones already published by Double Chooz, achieving a competitive precision. They provide, for the first time, a determination of θ13 that does not depend on a background model.