Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux 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; Y. L. Chan; 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; F. S. Deng; Y. Y. Ding; M. V. Diwan; M. Dolgareva; J. Dove; D. A. Dwyer; W. R. Edwards; M. Gonchar; G. H. Gong; H. Gong; W. Q. Gu; 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. B. Hsiung; B. Z. Hu; T. Hu; Z. J. Hu; H. X. Huang; X. T. Huang; Y. B. Huang; P. Huber; W. Huo; G. Hussain; D. E. Jaffe; K. L. Jen; 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; Y. C. Lin; J. J. Ling; J. M. Link; L. Littenberg; B. R. Littlejohn; J. C. Liu; J. L. Liu; Y. Liu; Y. H. Liu; C. W. Loh; C. Lu; H. Q. Lu; J. S. Lu; K. B. Luk; X. B. Ma; X. Y. Ma; Y. Q. Ma; Y. Malyshkin; 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; R. M. Qiu; 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; W. Wang; X. Wang; Y. F. Wang; Z. Wang; Z. Wang; Z. M. Wang; H. Y. Wei; L. H. Wei; L. J. Wen; K. Whisnant; C. G. White; T. Wise; 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; H. Yang; L. Yang; M. S. Yang; M. T. Yang; Y. Z. Yang; M. Ye; M. Yeh; B. L. Young; H. Z. Yu; Z. Y. Yu; B. B. Yue; S. 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. M. Zhang; Y. X. Zhang; Y. Y. Zhang; Z. J. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; Z. Y. Zhang; J. Zhao; P. Zheng; L. Zhou; H. L. Zhuang; J. H. Zou

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004

Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux 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, Y. L. Chan, 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. ChuA. Chukanov, J. P. Cummings, F. S. Deng, Y. Y. Ding, M. V. Diwan, M. Dolgareva, J. Dove, D. A. Dwyer, W. R. Edwards, M. Gonchar, G. H. Gong, H. Gong, W. Q. Gu, 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. B. Hsiung, B. Z. Hu, T. Hu, Z. J. Hu, H. X. Huang, X. T. Huang, Y. B. Huang, P. Huber, W. Huo, G. Hussain, D. E. Jaffe, K. L. Jen, 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, Y. C. Lin, J. J. Ling, J. M. Link, L. Littenberg, B. R. Littlejohn, J. C. Liu, J. L. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. H. Liu, C. W. Loh, C. Lu, H. Q. Lu, J. S. Lu, K. B. Luk, X. B. Ma, X. Y. Ma, Y. Q. Ma, Y. Malyshkin, 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, R. M. Qiu, 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, W. Wang, X. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. M. Wang, H. Y. Wei, L. H. Wei, L. J. Wen, K. Whisnant, C. G. White, T. Wise, 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, H. Yang, L. Yang, M. S. Yang, M. T. Yang, Y. Z. Yang, M. Ye, M. Yeh, B. L. Young, H. Z. Yu, Z. Y. Yu, B. B. Yue, S. 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. M. Zhang, Y. X. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, P. Zheng, L. Zhou, H. L. Zhuang, J. H. Zou

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Abstract

This work reports a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux using 2.2 million inverse beta decay (IBD) events collected with the Daya Bay near detectors in 1230 days. The dominant uncertainty on the neutron detection efficiency is reduced by 56% with respect to the previous measurement through a comprehensive neutron calibration and detailed data and simulation analysis. The new average IBD yield is determined to be (5.91±0.09)×10-43 cm2/fission with total uncertainty improved by 29%. The corresponding mean fission fractions from the four main fission isotopes U235, U238, Pu239, and Pu241 are 0.564, 0.076, 0.304, and 0.056, respectively. The ratio of measured to predicted antineutrino yield is found to be 0.952±0.014±0.023 (1.001±0.015±0.027) for the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) model, where the first and second uncertainty are experimental and theoretical model uncertainty, respectively. This measurement confirms the discrepancy between the world average of reactor antineutrino flux and the Huber-Mueller model.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	052004
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	100
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004
State	Published - Sep 9 2019

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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., Chan, Y. L., Chang, J. F., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y., Chen, Y. X., Cheng, J., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., ... Zou, J. H. (2019). Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux at Daya Bay. Physical Review D, 100(5), [052004]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004

Adey, D, An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, SM, Chen, Y, Chen, YX, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Deng, FS, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Hu, ZJ, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huang, YB, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, 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, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JC, Liu, JL, Liu, Y, Liu, YH, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XB, Ma, XY, Ma, YQ, Malyshkin, Y, Marshall, C, Martinez Caicedo, DA, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Mitchell, I, Mora Lepin, L, 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, Qiu, RM, 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, W, Wang, X, Wang, YF, Wang, Z, Wang, Z, Wang, ZM, Wei, HY, Wei, LH, Wen, LJ, Whisnant, K, White, CG, Wise, T, Wong, HLH, Wong, SCF, Worcester, E, Wu, Q, Wu, WJ, Xia, DM, Xing, ZZ, Xu, JL, Xue, T, Yang, CG, Yang, H, Yang, L, Yang, MS, Yang, MT, Yang, YZ, Ye, M, Yeh, M, Young, BL, Yu, HZ, Yu, ZY, Yue, BB, Zeng, S, Zhan, L, Zhang, C, Zhang, CC, Zhang, FY, Zhang, HH, Zhang, JW, Zhang, QM, Zhang, R, Zhang, XF, Zhang, XT, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YX, Zhang, YY, Zhang, ZJ, Zhang, ZP, Zhang, ZY, Zhao, J, Zheng, P, Zhou, L, Zhuang, HL & Zou, JH 2019, 'Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux at Daya Bay', Physical Review D, vol. 100, no. 5, 052004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004

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AU - Chan, Y. L.

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AU - Chen, H. S.

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AU - Zhuang, H. L.

AU - Zou, J. H.

N1 - Funding Information: The Daya Bay Experiment 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, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong provincial government, the Shenzhen municipal government, the China General Nuclear Power Group, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, the U.S. National Science Foundation, 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 NSFC-RFBR joint research program, the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile, 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 Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and China Light & Power Company. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.

PY - 2019/9/9

Y1 - 2019/9/9

N2 - This work reports a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux using 2.2 million inverse beta decay (IBD) events collected with the Daya Bay near detectors in 1230 days. The dominant uncertainty on the neutron detection efficiency is reduced by 56% with respect to the previous measurement through a comprehensive neutron calibration and detailed data and simulation analysis. The new average IBD yield is determined to be (5.91±0.09)×10-43 cm2/fission with total uncertainty improved by 29%. The corresponding mean fission fractions from the four main fission isotopes U235, U238, Pu239, and Pu241 are 0.564, 0.076, 0.304, and 0.056, respectively. The ratio of measured to predicted antineutrino yield is found to be 0.952±0.014±0.023 (1.001±0.015±0.027) for the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) model, where the first and second uncertainty are experimental and theoretical model uncertainty, respectively. This measurement confirms the discrepancy between the world average of reactor antineutrino flux and the Huber-Mueller model.

AB - This work reports a precise measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux using 2.2 million inverse beta decay (IBD) events collected with the Daya Bay near detectors in 1230 days. The dominant uncertainty on the neutron detection efficiency is reduced by 56% with respect to the previous measurement through a comprehensive neutron calibration and detailed data and simulation analysis. The new average IBD yield is determined to be (5.91±0.09)×10-43 cm2/fission with total uncertainty improved by 29%. The corresponding mean fission fractions from the four main fission isotopes U235, U238, Pu239, and Pu241 are 0.564, 0.076, 0.304, and 0.056, respectively. The ratio of measured to predicted antineutrino yield is found to be 0.952±0.014±0.023 (1.001±0.015±0.027) for the Huber-Mueller (ILL-Vogel) model, where the first and second uncertainty are experimental and theoretical model uncertainty, respectively. This measurement confirms the discrepancy between the world average of reactor antineutrino flux and the Huber-Mueller model.

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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.100.052004

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AN - SCOPUS:85072910710

SN - 2470-0010

VL - 100

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

IS - 5

M1 - 052004

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Improved measurement of the reactor antineutrino flux at Daya Bay

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