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New Results from the STEREO Experiment

In the past decades, short baseline neutrino oscillation studies around experimental or commercial reactor cores have revealed two anomalies. The first one is linked to the absolute flux and the second one to the spectral shape. The first anomaly, called Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly (RAA), could be...

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Autor principal: Bernard, Laura
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2759005
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description In the past decades, short baseline neutrino oscillation studies around experimental or commercial reactor cores have revealed two anomalies. The first one is linked to the absolute flux and the second one to the spectral shape. The first anomaly, called Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly (RAA), could be explained by the introduction of a new oscillation of antineutrinos towards a sterile state of the eV mass. The STEREO detector has been taking data since the end of 2016 at 10 m from the core of the Institut Laue-Langevin research reactor, Grenoble, France. The separation of its Target volume along the neutrino propagation axis allows for measurements of the neutrino spectrum at multiple baselines, providing a clear test of an oscillation at short baseline. In this contribution, a special focus is put on the data analysis and the neutrino extraction using the Pulse Shape Discrimination observable. The results from 119 days of reactor turned on and 210 days of reactor turned off are then reported. The resulting antineutrino rate is (365.7 $\pm$ 3.2) $\bar{v}$$_{e}$/day. The test of a new oscillation towards a sterile neutrino is found to be compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis and the best fit of the RAA is excluded at 99% C.L.
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spelling cern-27590052023-02-16T08:51:06Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2759005engBernard, LauraNew Results from the STEREO Experimentphysics.ins-detDetectors and Experimental Techniqueshep-exParticle Physics - ExperimentIn the past decades, short baseline neutrino oscillation studies around experimental or commercial reactor cores have revealed two anomalies. The first one is linked to the absolute flux and the second one to the spectral shape. The first anomaly, called Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly (RAA), could be explained by the introduction of a new oscillation of antineutrinos towards a sterile state of the eV mass. The STEREO detector has been taking data since the end of 2016 at 10 m from the core of the Institut Laue-Langevin research reactor, Grenoble, France. The separation of its Target volume along the neutrino propagation axis allows for measurements of the neutrino spectrum at multiple baselines, providing a clear test of an oscillation at short baseline. In this contribution, a special focus is put on the data analysis and the neutrino extraction using the Pulse Shape Discrimination observable. The results from 119 days of reactor turned on and 210 days of reactor turned off are then reported. The resulting antineutrino rate is (365.7 $\pm$ 3.2) $\bar{v}$$_{e}$/day. The test of a new oscillation towards a sterile neutrino is found to be compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis and the best fit of the RAA is excluded at 99% C.L.arXiv:1905.11896oai:cds.cern.ch:27590052019
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New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title_full New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title_fullStr New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title_full_unstemmed New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title_short New Results from the STEREO Experiment
title_sort new results from the stereo experiment
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Detectors and Experimental Techniques
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Particle Physics - Experiment
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