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Double Chooz Experiment Status Double Chooz Experiment Status Jelena Maricic, Drexel University (for the Double Chooz Collaboration) (for the Double Chooz Collaboration) S t b 27 th SNAC11 September, 27 th , SNAC11

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Page 1: Double Chooz Experiment Status...1 g/l Gd Photons rom ncap ure on dedicated nuclei (Gd) t ~ 30 s E ~ 8 MeV Gadolinium in LS J. Maricic‐Double Chooz 5

Double Chooz Experiment StatusDouble Chooz Experiment Status

Jelena Maricic, Drexel University 

(for the Double Chooz Collaboration)(for the Double Chooz Collaboration)

S t b 27th SNAC11September, 27th, SNAC11

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Double Chooz Collaboration

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Outline

• Neutrino detection and 13 measurement

O i f th D bl Ch• Overview of the Double Choozdetector

• DC far preliminary data

• Antineutrino anomaly and consequences for Double Chooz

• Summary and outlook

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NEUTRINO DETECTION AND 13  MEASUREMENT

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Reactor Neutrino Detection Signature• Reactors as neutrino sources:

N 1 6N 1 2 1011P 1 N s1 6NFiss s1 2 1011P s1 Chooz: P =2x4.25 GWth N~2x1021s‐1 th

Neutrino detection via inverse  decay

Target:Distinctive two‐step signature:‐prompt eventPhotons from e+ annihilation

gGd doped scintillator

Photons from e annihilationEe = E+ 0.8 MeV +  O(Ee/mn)

‐delayed eventPh t f t

1 g/l GdPhotons from n capture on    dedicated nuclei (Gd)t ~ 30 s     E ~ 8 MeV

Gadolinium

in LS

J. Maricic‐Double Chooz 5

Gadolinium

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Site in French Ardennes300 mwe

Hill topology

East ReactorWest Reactor

Started 12/10West Reactor

Physics data taking 04/11

351 m

465 mFrance 

115 mweFlat topology

6Jelena Maricic, Drexel U

Start  inearly 2013

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The ‐ New – Concept – 2 detectorsP(ee) = 1 ‐ sin2(213) sin2(m2

31L/4E)( e e) ( 13) ( 31 / )

Background reductionBackground reduction and calibration arevery important

E = 1‐8 MeVPure e flux

e,,e e,µ,τ

400 mNuclear Power Station Near detector Far detector

1050 m 

7Jelena Maricic, Drexel UFar to near detector signal ratio will give information about θ13

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Expected Neutrino Oscillation Signal

Two independent sets of information:

sin2(213)=0 04ars

Two independent sets of information:Normalisation + Spectrum distortion

Far/Near ratiosin (213)=0.04sin2(213)=0.1sin2(213)=0.2

ents/200

 KeV

/3 yea Far/Near ratio 

F D t t ~

Eve

E (MeV)

Far Detector: ~ 40 000events/3y‐Reactor efficiency:   80%

sin2(213)=0.12

m2atm= 3.0 10‐3 eV2

Near Detector: ~ 5 105 events/3yReactor efficiency: 80%

‐Detector efficiency:  80%E (MeV)

J. Maricic‐Double Chooz 8

‐Reactor efficiency:  80%‐Detector efficiency: 80%‐Dead time: 50%

arXiv: hep‐ex/0606025v4

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7 m

4 concentric vessels

l7 m Neutrino target vessel in the center

J. Maricic, Drexel U 9

http://doublechooz.in2p3.fr/

Courtesy of T. Lasserre7 m

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The detector designNear and far detectors are IDENTICAL.

7 m

Muon Outer‐VETO:

‐catcher: 80% dodecane + 20% PXE Extra volume for interaction

‐target: 80% dodecane + 20% PXE + 0.1% GdVolume for ‐interaction (d = 2.3 m, h = 2.8 m)

Extra‐volume for ‐interaction

ep

Gd

511 keV

511 keVe+

Acrylic vessels  «hardware» definition of fiducial volume

7m

Muon Inner‐VETO: scintillating oil (78 8”PMTs)

Non‐scintillating buffer: same liquid Isolate PMTs from target

n Gd

~ 8 MeV

Shielding: steel 17 cm: >7

Improved background reduction

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PMT support structure: steel tank, optical insulation target/veto area (390 10” PMTs)Jelena Maricic, Drexel U

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Inner Detector

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Inner Detector Lid

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Background in Double Chooz

Accidental bkg:

• e+‐like signal: radioactivity from• e ‐like signal: radioactivity from materials, PMTs, surrounding rock Rate=Re

• n signal: n from cosmic spallation• n signal: n from cosmic  spallation, thermalized in detector and 

captured on Gd (Rn)

Accidental coincidence Accidental coincidenceRate = Re x Rn x Δt

Correlated bkg:

• fast n (by cosmic ) recoil on p (low energy) and captured on Gd

• long‐lived (9Li, 8He) ‐decaying 

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isotopes induced by 

Jelena Maricic, Drexel U

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CalibrationCHOOZ had a 1 6% absolute detector systematic uncertainty the best to date TotalCHOOZ had a 1.6% absolute detector systematic uncertainty, the best to date. Total uncertainty 2.7%Bugey is the only experiment that has tried to build identical detectors. Result was 2.0% relative error. 5.0% total.D bl Ch l i 0 6% l i i d l h 0 6% lDouble Chooz goal is 0.6% relative uncertainty and less than 0.6% total.

Glovebox Calibration sources:Glovebox‐ Natural H n‐capture peak

‐ Radioactive sources

Fish‐lineBuffer guide tube

‐ Laser and LED system

Articulated ArmGamma‐catcher guide tube

LED systemDeployed in NT and GC: 137Cs, 60Co, 68Ge, 252Cf

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Calibration ‐ 68Ge in the guide tubeCalibration  Ge in the guide tube

Blue – MCRed ‐ data

Example of calibration data:68Ge in the guide tube.g

Monte Carlo tuning is ongoing.

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DC FAR PRELIMINARY PHYSICS DATADC FAR PRELIMINARY PHYSICS DATA

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Data Taking• Data taking with 

far detector started on April 13, 2011

• >100 days yphysics data 

• Trigger rate ~120 HzHz

• Trigger threshold < 0.6 MeV

h• 75% physics runs• 10% calibration 

runs

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Muons: rate and coincidenceMuons: rate and coincidence• Inner veto 39 Hz

• Inner detector 11 Hz• Michel electrons from 

stopped muons:• Inner detector 11 Hz stopped muons:• = 2.25  0.13 s

t = time between 2 muons in ms TID – TOD = t = time in s

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Muon correlated eventsMuon correlated events

• H ~ 2.2 MeV

• C ~ 3‐5 MeVC   3 5 MeV

• Gd ~ 8 MeV

• Energy calibration is ongoingongoing

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Muon correlated neutron capture on HMuon correlated neutron capture on H

• Muoncorrelated neutron capture in

Stable for 120 daysRate < 0.1 Hz

capture in hydrogen energy window

• 1.9 – 2.5 MeV

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Neutrino candidates selectionNeutrino candidates selection

1) Apply muon veto cut ~1 ms1) Apply muon veto cut   1 ms2) Prompt energy window 0.7 – 12 MeV‐ singles rate ~10 Hz‐ singles rate  10 Hz

3) Delayed energy window 6 – 12 MeVi l t ~0 1 H‐ singles rate ~0.1 Hz

4) Coincidence window ~ 100 s

Result: neutrino candidates (neutrinos + bkg)

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Time and Space Distribution

• Timing distributionTiming distribution between prompt and delayed signal in Gd

i d (6 12energy window (6‐12 MeV)  ~ 30 s.

• Spatial distribution between prompt and d l d i l bdelayed signal – between 20‐30 cm is expected.

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Energy spectrum in delayed Gd window

• Energy distribution of delayed signals in the Gd energy window (6‐12 MeV)  peak ~ 8.3 MeV

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Position Reconstruction of neutrino d d d l d lcandidates – delayed signal vertex

Gd doped  Gd doped ptarget target

Detector top view Detector side viewGamma catcher

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Daily Neutrino RateDaily Neutrino Rate

1 reactor off data

~4000 neutrino candidates in 3 months  already exceeds CHOOZ statistics

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Summary and Outlook

• Double Chooz is detecting neutrinos g

• Backgrounds are low

• We will use Bugey‐4 c‐s for normalization 

• Data analysis in progressprogress

• T2K best fit will be Near detector

addresses with this data set