• Corpus ID: 119215454

Latest nH analysis in the Double Chooz experiment

@article{Yang2015LatestNA,
  title={Latest nH analysis in the Double Chooz experiment},
  author={Guang Yang},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Experiment},
  year={2015}
}

• Guang Yang
• Published 30 October 2015
• Physics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Experiment

Precise measurement of the neutrino mixing angle $\theta_{13}$ is the primary goal of the Double Chooz Experiment (DC), which is located in Chooz, France. The inverse beta decay process provides a unique signature of reactor anti-neutrino interactions, giving prompt signals from positron annihilation and delayed signals from neutron capture by either Gadolinium (Gd) or Hydrogen (H). This paper is dedicated to the latest nH analysis in Double Chooz. Typically, The Gd analysis is primary since fewer background events are involved. However, with accurate estimates of backgrounds and a precise reconstruction of energy, the nH analysis gives a powerful independent measurement of $\theta_{13}$.