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Manual calibration system for Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

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Published 23 September 2013 © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
, , Citation H X Huang et al 2013 JINST 8 P09013 DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/8/09/P09013

1748-0221/8/09/P09013

Abstract

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has measured the last unknown neutrino mixing angle, θ13, to be non-zero at the 7.7σ level. This is the most precise measurement to θ13 to date [1,2]. To further enhance the understanding of the response of the antineutrino detectors (ADs), a detailed calibration of an AD with the Manual Calibration System (MCS) was undertaken during the summer 2012 shutdown. The MCS is capable of placing a radioactive source with a positional accuracy of 25 mm in R direction, 12 mm in Z axis and 0.5° in Φ direction. A detailed description of the MCS is presented followed by a summary of its performance in the AD calibration run.

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