A high precision calibration of the nonlinear energy response at Daya Bay

D. Adey; F. P. An; A. B. Balantekin; H. R. Band; M. Bishai; S. Blyth; D. Cao; G. F. Cao; J. Cao; J. F. Chang; Y. Chang; H. S. Chen; S. M. Chen; Y. Chen; Y. X. Chen; J. Cheng; Z. K. Cheng; J. J. Cherwinka; M. C. Chu; A. Chukanov; J. P. Cummings; N. Dash; F. S. Deng; Y. Y. Ding; M. V. Diwan; T. Dohnal; J. Dove; M. Dvořák; D. A. Dwyer; M. Gonchar; G. H. Gong; H. Gong; W. Q. Gu; J. Y. Guo; L. Guo; X. H. Guo; Y. H. Guo; Z. Guo; R. W. Hackenburg; S. Hans; M. He; K. M. Heeger; Y. K. Heng; A. Higuera; Y. K. Hor; Y. B. Hsiung; B. Z. Hu; J. R. Hu; T. Hu; Z. J. Hu; H. X. Huang; X. T. Huang; Y. B. Huang; P. Huber; D. E. Jaffe; K. L. Jen; S. Jetter; X. L. Ji; X. P. Ji; R. A. Johnson; D. Jones; L. Kang; S. H. Kettell; L. W. Koerner; S. Kohn; M. Kramer; T. J. Langford; L. Lebanowski; J. Lee; J. H.C. Lee; R. T. Lei; R. Leitner; J. K.C. Leung; C. Li; F. Li; H. L. Li; Q. J. Li; S. Li; S. C. Li; S. J. Li; W. D. Li; X. N. Li; X. Q. Li; Y. F. Li; Z. B. Li; H. Liang; C. J. Lin; G. L. Lin; S. Lin; S. K. Lin; J. J. Ling; J. M. Link; L. Littenberg; B. R. Littlejohn; J. C. Liu; J. L. Liu; Y. Liu; Y. H. Liu; C. Lu; H. Q. Lu; J. S. Lu; K. B. Luk; X. B. Ma; X. Y. Ma; Y. Q. Ma; C. Marshall; D. A.Martinez Caicedo; K. T. McDonald; R. D. McKeown; I. Mitchell; L. Mora Lepin; J. Napolitano; D. Naumov; E. Naumova; J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux; A. Olshevskiy; H. R. Pan; J. Park; S. Patton; V. Pec; J. C. Peng; L. Pinsky; C. S.J. Pun; F. Z. Qi; M. Qi; X. Qian; N. Raper; J. Ren; R. Rosero; B. Roskovec; X. C. Ruan; H. Steiner; J. L. Sun; K. Treskov; W. H. Tse; C. E. Tull; B. Viren; V. Vorobel; C. H. Wang; J. Wang; M. Wang; N. Y. Wang; R. G. Wang; W. Wang; X. Wang; Y. Wang; Y. F. Wang; Z. Wang; Z. M. Wang; H. Y. Wei; L. H. Wei; L. J. Wen; K. Whisnant; C. G. White; H. L.H. Wong; S. C.F. Wong; E. Worcester; Q. Wu; W. J. Wu; D. M. Xia; Z. Z. Xing; J. L. Xu; T. Xue; C. G. Yang; L. Yang; M. S. Yang; Y. Z. Yang; M. Ye; M. Yeh; B. L. Young; H. Z. Yu; Z. Y. Yu; B. B. Yue; S. Zeng; Y. Zeng; L. Zhan; C. Zhang; C. C. Zhang; F. Y. Zhang; H. H. Zhang; J. W. Zhang; Q. M. Zhang; R. Zhang; X. F. Zhang; X. T. Zhang; Y. M. Zhang; Y. X. Zhang; Y. Y. Zhang; Z. J. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; Z. Y. Zhang; J. Zhao; L. Zhou; H. L. Zhuang; J. H. Zou

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031

A high precision calibration of the nonlinear energy response at Daya Bay

D. Adey, F. P. An, A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, M. Bishai, S. Blyth, D. Cao, G. F. Cao, J. Cao, J. F. Chang, Y. Chang, H. S. Chen, S. M. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. X. Chen, J. Cheng, Z. K. Cheng, J. J. Cherwinka, M. C. Chu, A. ChukanovJ. P. Cummings, N. Dash, F. S. Deng, Y. Y. Ding, M. V. Diwan, T. Dohnal, J. Dove, M. Dvořák, D. A. Dwyer, M. Gonchar, G. H. Gong, H. Gong, W. Q. Gu, J. Y. Guo, L. Guo, X. H. Guo, Y. H. Guo, Z. Guo, R. W. Hackenburg, S. Hans, M. He, K. M. Heeger, Y. K. Heng, A. Higuera, Y. K. Hor, Y. B. Hsiung, B. Z. Hu, J. R. Hu, T. Hu, Z. J. Hu, H. X. Huang, X. T. Huang, Y. B. Huang, P. Huber, D. E. Jaffe, K. L. Jen, S. Jetter, X. L. Ji, X. P. Ji, R. A. Johnson, D. Jones, L. Kang, S. H. Kettell, L. W. Koerner, S. Kohn, M. Kramer, T. J. Langford, L. Lebanowski, J. Lee, J. H.C. Lee, R. T. Lei, R. Leitner, J. K.C. Leung, C. Li, F. Li, H. L. Li, Q. J. Li, S. Li, S. C. Li, S. J. Li, W. D. Li, X. N. Li, X. Q. Li, Y. F. Li, Z. B. Li, H. Liang, C. J. Lin, G. L. Lin, S. Lin, S. K. Lin, J. J. Ling, J. M. Link, L. Littenberg, B. R. Littlejohn, J. C. Liu, J. L. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. H. Liu, C. Lu, H. Q. Lu, J. S. Lu, K. B. Luk, X. B. Ma, X. Y. Ma, Y. Q. Ma, C. Marshall, D. A.Martinez Caicedo, K. T. McDonald, R. D. McKeown, I. Mitchell, L. Mora Lepin, J. Napolitano, D. Naumov, E. Naumova, J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux, A. Olshevskiy, H. R. Pan, J. Park, S. Patton, V. Pec, J. C. Peng, L. Pinsky, C. S.J. Pun, F. Z. Qi, M. Qi, X. Qian, N. Raper, J. Ren, R. Rosero, B. Roskovec, X. C. Ruan, H. Steiner, J. L. Sun, K. Treskov, W. H. Tse, C. E. Tull, B. Viren, V. Vorobel, C. H. Wang, J. Wang, M. Wang, N. Y. Wang, R. G. Wang, W. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. M. Wang, H. Y. Wei, L. H. Wei, L. J. Wen, K. Whisnant, C. G. White, H. L.H. Wong, S. C.F. Wong, E. Worcester, Q. Wu, W. J. Wu, D. M. Xia, Z. Z. Xing, J. L. Xu, T. Xue, C. G. Yang, L. Yang, M. S. Yang, Y. Z. Yang, M. Ye, M. Yeh, B. L. Young, H. Z. Yu, Z. Y. Yu, B. B. Yue, S. Zeng, Y. Zeng, L. Zhan, C. Zhang, C. C. Zhang, F. Y. Zhang, H. H. Zhang, J. W. Zhang, Q. M. Zhang, R. Zhang, X. F. Zhang, X. T. Zhang, Y. M. Zhang, Y. X. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, L. Zhou, H. L. Zhuang, J. H. Zou

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Abstract

A high precision calibration of the nonlinearity in the energy response of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment's antineutrino detectors is presented in detail. The energy nonlinearity originates from the particle-dependent light yield of the scintillator and charge-dependent electronics response. The nonlinearity model is constrained by γ calibration points from deployed and naturally occurring radioactive sources, the β spectrum from ¹²B decays, and a direct measurement of the electronics nonlinearity with a new flash analog-to-digital converter readout system. Less than 0.5% uncertainty in the energy nonlinearity calibration is achieved for positrons of kinetic energies greater than 1 MeV.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	230-242
Number of pages	13
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	940
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031
State	Published - Oct 1 2019

Keywords

Daya Bay
Energy calibration
Liquid scintillator
Neutrino

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Adey, D., An, F. P., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bishai, M., Blyth, S., Cao, D., Cao, G. F., Cao, J., Chang, J. F., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y., Chen, Y. X., Cheng, J., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., Chu, M. C., ... Zou, J. H. (2019). A high precision calibration of the nonlinear energy response at Daya Bay. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 940, 230-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031

Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Dash, N, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dohnal, T, Dove, J, Dvořák, M, Dwyer, DA, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, JY, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hor, YK, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, JR, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XL, Ji, XP, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Koerner, LW, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Langford, TJ, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Leung, JKC, Li, C, Li, F, Li, HL, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, SJ, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Marshall, C, Caicedo, DAM, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Mitchell, I, Lepin, LM, Napolitano, J, Naumov, D, Naumova, E, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Olshevskiy, A, Pan, HR, Park, J, Patton, S, Pec, V, Peng, JC, Pinsky, L, Pun, CSJ, Qi, FZ, Qi, M, Qian, X, Raper, N, Ren, J, Rosero, R, Roskovec, B, Ruan, XC, Steiner, H, Sun, JL, Treskov, K, Tse, WH, Tull, CE, Viren, B, Vorobel, V, Wang, CH, Wang, J, Wang, M, Wang, NY, Wang, RG, Wang, W, Wang, X, Wang, Y, Wang, YF, Wang, Z, Wang, ZM, Wei, HY, Wei, LH, Wen, LJ, Whisnant, K, White, CG, Wong, HLH, Wong, SCF, Worcester, E, Wu, Q, Wu, WJ, Xia, DM, Xing, ZZ, Xu, JL, Xue, T, Yang, CG, Yang, L, Yang, MS, Yang, YZ, Ye, M, Yeh, M, Young, BL, Yu, HZ, Yu, ZY, Yue, BB, Zeng, S, Zeng, Y, Zhan, L, Zhang, C, Zhang, CC, Zhang, FY, Zhang, HH, Zhang, JW, Zhang, QM, Zhang, R, Zhang, XF, Zhang, XT, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YX, Zhang, YY, Zhang, ZJ, Zhang, ZP, Zhang, ZY, Zhao, J, Zhou, L, Zhuang, HL & Zou, JH 2019, 'A high precision calibration of the nonlinear energy response at Daya Bay', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 940, pp. 230-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031

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note = "Funding Information: Daya Bay is supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China , the U.S. Department of Energy , the Chinese Academy of Sciences , the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, China , the National Natural Science Foundation of China , the Guangdong provincial government, China , the Shenzhen municipal government, China , the China General Nuclear Power Group , Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Tsinghua University), the Ministry of Education, China , Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (Shandong University), the Ministry of Education, China , Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, China , the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China , the University Development Fund of The University of Hong Kong , the MOE program for Research of Excellence at National Taiwan University , National Chiao-Tung University, China , and NSC fund support from Taiwan, the U.S. National Science Foundation , the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, United States , the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic , the Charles University Research Centre UNCE , the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile , and the Tsinghua University, China Initiative Scientific Research Program. We acknowledge Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., and China Railway 15th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., for building the underground laboratory. We are grateful for the ongoing cooperation from the China General Nuclear Power Group and China Light and Power Company. Funding Information: Daya Bay is supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong provincial government, China, the Shenzhen municipal government, China, the China General Nuclear Power Group, Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Tsinghua University), the Ministry of Education, China, Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (Shandong University), the Ministry of Education, China, Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, China, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the University Development Fund of The University of Hong Kong, the MOE program for Research of Excellence at National Taiwan University, National Chiao-Tung University, China, and NSC fund support from Taiwan, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, United States, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic, the Charles University Research Centre UNCE, the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile, and the Tsinghua University, China Initiative Scientific Research Program. We acknowledge Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd. and China Railway 15th Bureau Group Co. Ltd. for building the underground laboratory. We are grateful for the ongoing cooperation from the China General Nuclear Power Group and China Light and Power Company. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019",

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AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blyth, S.

AU - Cao, D.

AU - Cao, G. F.

AU - Cao, J.

AU - Chang, J. F.

AU - Chang, Y.

AU - Chen, H. S.

AU - Chen, S. M.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Chen, Y. X.

AU - Cheng, J.

AU - Cheng, Z. K.

AU - Cherwinka, J. J.

AU - Chu, M. C.

AU - Chukanov, A.

AU - Cummings, J. P.

AU - Dash, N.

AU - Deng, F. S.

AU - Ding, Y. Y.

AU - Diwan, M. V.

AU - Dohnal, T.

AU - Dove, J.

AU - Dvořák, M.

AU - Dwyer, D. A.

AU - Gonchar, M.

AU - Gong, G. H.

AU - Gong, H.

AU - Gu, W. Q.

AU - Guo, J. Y.

AU - Guo, L.

AU - Guo, X. H.

AU - Guo, Y. H.

AU - Guo, Z.

AU - Hackenburg, R. W.

AU - Hans, S.

AU - He, M.

AU - Heeger, K. M.

AU - Heng, Y. K.

AU - Higuera, A.

AU - Hor, Y. K.

AU - Hsiung, Y. B.

AU - Hu, B. Z.

AU - Hu, J. R.

AU - Hu, T.

AU - Hu, Z. J.

AU - Huang, H. X.

AU - Huang, X. T.

AU - Huang, Y. B.

AU - Huber, P.

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AU - Jen, K. L.

AU - Jetter, S.

AU - Ji, X. L.

AU - Ji, X. P.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

AU - Jones, D.

AU - Kang, L.

AU - Kettell, S. H.

AU - Koerner, L. W.

AU - Kohn, S.

AU - Kramer, M.

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AU - Lebanowski, L.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Lee, J. H.C.

AU - Lei, R. T.

AU - Leitner, R.

AU - Leung, J. K.C.

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AU - Li, F.

AU - Li, H. L.

AU - Li, Q. J.

AU - Li, S.

AU - Li, S. C.

AU - Li, S. J.

AU - Li, W. D.

AU - Li, X. N.

AU - Li, X. Q.

AU - Li, Y. F.

AU - Li, Z. B.

AU - Liang, H.

AU - Lin, C. J.

AU - Lin, G. L.

AU - Lin, S.

AU - Lin, S. K.

AU - Ling, J. J.

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AU - Littenberg, L.

AU - Littlejohn, B. R.

AU - Liu, J. C.

AU - Liu, J. L.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Liu, Y. H.

AU - Lu, C.

AU - Lu, H. Q.

AU - Lu, J. S.

AU - Luk, K. B.

AU - Ma, X. B.

AU - Ma, X. Y.

AU - Ma, Y. Q.

AU - Marshall, C.

AU - Caicedo, D. A.Martinez

AU - McDonald, K. T.

AU - McKeown, R. D.

AU - Mitchell, I.

AU - Lepin, L. Mora

AU - Napolitano, J.

AU - Naumov, D.

AU - Naumova, E.

AU - Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P.

AU - Olshevskiy, A.

AU - Pan, H. R.

AU - Park, J.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Pec, V.

AU - Peng, J. C.

AU - Pinsky, L.

AU - Pun, C. S.J.

AU - Qi, F. Z.

AU - Qi, M.

AU - Qian, X.

AU - Raper, N.

AU - Ren, J.

AU - Rosero, R.

AU - Roskovec, B.

AU - Ruan, X. C.

AU - Steiner, H.

AU - Sun, J. L.

AU - Treskov, K.

AU - Tse, W. H.

AU - Tull, C. E.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Vorobel, V.

AU - Wang, C. H.

AU - Wang, J.

AU - Wang, M.

AU - Wang, N. Y.

AU - Wang, R. G.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Wang, X.

AU - Wang, Y.

AU - Wang, Y. F.

AU - Wang, Z.

AU - Wang, Z. M.

AU - Wei, H. Y.

AU - Wei, L. H.

AU - Wen, L. J.

AU - Whisnant, K.

AU - White, C. G.

AU - Wong, H. L.H.

AU - Wong, S. C.F.

AU - Worcester, E.

AU - Wu, Q.

AU - Wu, W. J.

AU - Xia, D. M.

AU - Xing, Z. Z.

AU - Xu, J. L.

AU - Xue, T.

AU - Yang, C. G.

AU - Yang, L.

AU - Yang, M. S.

AU - Yang, Y. Z.

AU - Ye, M.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Young, B. L.

AU - Yu, H. Z.

AU - Yu, Z. Y.

AU - Yue, B. B.

AU - Zeng, S.

AU - Zeng, Y.

AU - Zhan, L.

AU - Zhang, C.

AU - Zhang, C. C.

AU - Zhang, F. Y.

AU - Zhang, H. H.

AU - Zhang, J. W.

AU - Zhang, Q. M.

AU - Zhang, R.

AU - Zhang, X. F.

AU - Zhang, X. T.

AU - Zhang, Y. M.

AU - Zhang, Y. X.

AU - Zhang, Y. Y.

AU - Zhang, Z. J.

AU - Zhang, Z. P.

AU - Zhang, Z. Y.

AU - Zhao, J.

AU - Zhou, L.

AU - Zhuang, H. L.

AU - Zou, J. H.

N1 - Funding Information: Daya Bay is supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China , the U.S. Department of Energy , the Chinese Academy of Sciences , the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, China , the National Natural Science Foundation of China , the Guangdong provincial government, China , the Shenzhen municipal government, China , the China General Nuclear Power Group , Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Tsinghua University), the Ministry of Education, China , Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (Shandong University), the Ministry of Education, China , Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, China , the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China , the University Development Fund of The University of Hong Kong , the MOE program for Research of Excellence at National Taiwan University , National Chiao-Tung University, China , and NSC fund support from Taiwan, the U.S. National Science Foundation , the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, United States , the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic , the Charles University Research Centre UNCE , the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile , and the Tsinghua University, China Initiative Scientific Research Program. We acknowledge Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., and China Railway 15th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., for building the underground laboratory. We are grateful for the ongoing cooperation from the China General Nuclear Power Group and China Light and Power Company. Funding Information: Daya Bay is supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong provincial government, China, the Shenzhen municipal government, China, the China General Nuclear Power Group, Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Tsinghua University), the Ministry of Education, China, Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (Shandong University), the Ministry of Education, China, Shanghai Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, China, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the University Development Fund of The University of Hong Kong, the MOE program for Research of Excellence at National Taiwan University, National Chiao-Tung University, China, and NSC fund support from Taiwan, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, United States, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic, the Charles University Research Centre UNCE, the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile, and the Tsinghua University, China Initiative Scientific Research Program. We acknowledge Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd. and China Railway 15th Bureau Group Co. Ltd. for building the underground laboratory. We are grateful for the ongoing cooperation from the China General Nuclear Power Group and China Light and Power Company. Publisher Copyright: © 2019

PY - 2019/10/1

Y1 - 2019/10/1

N2 - A high precision calibration of the nonlinearity in the energy response of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment's antineutrino detectors is presented in detail. The energy nonlinearity originates from the particle-dependent light yield of the scintillator and charge-dependent electronics response. The nonlinearity model is constrained by γ calibration points from deployed and naturally occurring radioactive sources, the β spectrum from 12B decays, and a direct measurement of the electronics nonlinearity with a new flash analog-to-digital converter readout system. Less than 0.5% uncertainty in the energy nonlinearity calibration is achieved for positrons of kinetic energies greater than 1 MeV.

AB - A high precision calibration of the nonlinearity in the energy response of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment's antineutrino detectors is presented in detail. The energy nonlinearity originates from the particle-dependent light yield of the scintillator and charge-dependent electronics response. The nonlinearity model is constrained by γ calibration points from deployed and naturally occurring radioactive sources, the β spectrum from 12B decays, and a direct measurement of the electronics nonlinearity with a new flash analog-to-digital converter readout system. Less than 0.5% uncertainty in the energy nonlinearity calibration is achieved for positrons of kinetic energies greater than 1 MeV.

KW - Daya Bay

KW - Energy calibration

KW - Liquid scintillator

KW - Neutrino

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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.031

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85067607188

SN - 0168-9002

VL - 940

SP - 230

EP - 242

JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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A high precision calibration of the nonlinear energy response at Daya Bay

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