Rate analysis of the θ13 neutrino mixing angle for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

Ely, Seth

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Title

Rate analysis of the θ13 neutrino mixing angle for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

Author(s)

Ely, Seth

Issue Date

2013-05-28T19:20:43Z

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Peng, Jen-Chieh

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Neubauer, Mark S.

Committee Member(s)

• Peng, Jen-Chieh
• Willenbrock, Scott S.
• Hubler, Alfred W.

Department of Study

Physics

Discipline

Physics

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• Daya Bay
• Neutrinos
• Theta-13

Abstract

We perform a rate analysis of the neutrino mixing angle θ13 for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. The data were collected from December 24, 2011, to May 11, 2012, during a period of data acquisition when six antineutrino detectors were deployed. After accounting for backgrounds and detector efficiencies and comparing measured rates to those predicted, we estimate sin^2 2θ_{13} = 0.0926 ± 0.0109.

Graduation Semester

2013-05

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Copyright 2013 Seth Ely

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