Overall Impact
Systematic error comparison for Chooz and Double Chooz.
- In the end, the total error calculated for Double Chooz is a significant improvement over the previous single detector experiment.
- The addition of the near detector and other efforts aimed to increase precision has brought the systematic error from over 2% down to ~0.5%.
- Recall that the original goal of Double Chooz is to measure mixing angle θ1-3. Minimizing error is the top priority if an acceptable measurement is to be made.