New C13(α,n)O16 Cross Section with Implications for Neutrino Mixing and Geoneutrino Measurements
2020
Precise antineutrino measurements are very sensitive to proper background characterization. We present an improved measurement of the ^{13}C(α,n)^{16}O reaction cross section which constitutes significant background for large ν[over ¯] detectors. We greatly improve the precision and accuracy by utilizing a setup that is sensitive to the neutron energies while making measurements of the excited state transitions via secondary γ-ray detection. Our results shows a 54% reduction in the background contributions from the ^{16}O(3^{-},6.13 MeV) state used in the KamLAND analysis.
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