Direct Measurement of Backgrounds using Reactor-Off Data in Double Chooz
Creators: name: Abe, Y.
name: Aberle, C.
name: Anjos, J. C. dos
name: Barriere, J. C.
name: Bergevin, M.
name: Bernstein, A.
name: Bezerra, T. J. C.
name: Bezrukhov, L.
name: Blucher, E.
name: Bowden, N. S.
name: Buck, C.
name: Busenitz, J.
name: Cabrera, A.
name: Caden, E.
name: Camilleri, L.
name: Carr, R.
name: Cerrada, M.
name: Chang, P. -J.
name: Chimenti, P.
name: Classen, T.
name: Collin, A. P.
name: Conover, E.
name: Conrad, J. M.
name: Crespo-Anadon, J. I.
name: Crum, K.
name: Cucoanes, A.
name: D'Agostino, M. V.
name: Damon, E.
name: Dawson, J. V.
name: Dazeley, S.
name: Dietrich, D.
name: Djurcic, Z.
name: Dracos, M.
name: Durand, V.
name: Ebert, J.
name: Efremenko, Y.
name: Elnimr, M.
name: Erickson, A.
name: Etenko, A.
name: Fallot, M.
name: Fechner, M.
name: von Feilitzsch, F.
name: Felde, J.
name: Fernandes, S. M.
name: Fischer, V.
name: Franco, D.
name: Franke, A. J.
name: Franke, M.
name: Furuta, H.
name: Gama, R.
name: Gil-Botella, I.
name: Giot, L.
name: Göger-Neff, M.
name: Gonzalez, L. F. G.
name: Goodenough, L.
name: Goodman, M. C.
name: Goon, J. TM.
name: Greiner, D.
name: Haag, N.
name: Habib, S.
name: Hagner, C.
name: Hara, T.
name: Hartmann, F. X.
name: Haser, J.
name: Hatzikoutelis, A.
name: Hayakawa, T.
name: Hofmann, M.
name: Horton-Smith, G. A.
name: Hourlier, A.
name: Ishitsuka, M.
name: Jochum, J.
name: Jollet, C.
name: Jones, C. L.
name: Kaether, F.
name: Kalousis, L. N.
name: Kamyshkov, Y.
name: Kaplan, D. M.
name: Kawasaki, T.
name: Keefer, G.
name: Kemp, E.
name: de Kerret, H.
name: Kibe, Y.
name: Konno, T.
name: Kryn, D.
name: Kuze, M.
name: Lachenmaier, T.
name: Lane, C. E.
name: Langbrandtner, C.
name: Lasserre, T.
name: Letourneau, A.
name: Lhuillier, D.
name: Lima, H. P.
name: Lindner, M.
name: Lopez-Castano, J. M.
name: LoSecco, J. M.
name: Lubsandorzhiev, B. K.
name: Lucht, S.
name: McKee, D.
name: Maeda, J.
name: Maesano, C. N.
name: Mariani, C.
name: Maricic, J.
name: Martino, J.
name: Matsubara, T.
name: Mention, G.
name: Meregaglia, A.
name: Meyer, M.
name: Miletic, T.
name: Milincic, R.
name: Miyata, H.
name: Mueller, Th. A.
name: Nagasaka, Y.
name: Nakajima, K.
name: Novella, P.
name: Obolensky, M.
name: Oberauer, L.
name: Onillon, A.
name: Osborn, A.
name: Ostrovskiy, I.
name: Palomares, C.
name: Pepe, I. M.
name: Perasso, S.
name: Perrin, P.
name: Pfahler, P.
name: Porta, A.
name: Potzel, W.
name: Pronost, G.
name: Reichenbacher, J.
name: Reinhold, B.
name: Remoto, A.
name: Röhling, M.
name: Roncin, R.
name: Roth, S.
name: Rybolt, B.
name: Sakamoto, Y.
name: Santorelli, R.
name: Sato, F.
name: Schönert, S.
name: Schoppmann, S.
name: Schwetz, T.
name: Shaevitz, M. H.
name: Shimojima, S.
name: Shrestha, D.
name: Sida, J-L.
name: Sinev, V.
name: Skorokhvatov, M.
name: Smith, E.
name: Spitz, J.
name: Stahl, A.
name: Stancu, I.
name: Stokes, L. F. F.
name: Strait, M.
name: Stüken, A.
name: Suekane, F.
name: Sukhotin, S.
name: Sumiyoshi, T.
name: Sun, Y.
name: Svoboda, R.
name: Terao, K.
name: Tonazzo, A.
name: Toups, M.
name: Thi, H. H. Trinh
name: Valdiviesso, G.
name: Veyssiere, C.
name: Wagner, S.
name: Watanabe, H.
name: White, B.
name: Wiebusch, C.
name: Winslow, L.
name: Worcester, M.
name: Wurm, M.
name: Yermia, F.
name: Zimmer, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Double Chooz is unique among modern reactor-based neutrino experiments studying $\bar ν_e$ 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$\pm$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.
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