Double Chooz experiment

The Double Chooz experiment aims to study neutrinos, tiny subatomic particles from nuclear reactors that rarely interact with matter. It uses two detectors positioned at different distances from a nuclear reactor in France to measure the number and type of neutrinos produced. By comparing the data from both detectors, scientists can observe how many neutrinos change from one type to another—a phenomenon called neutrino oscillation. This helps them understand fundamental properties of neutrinos, including a mixing angle called θ13, which is crucial for understanding the universe’s matter-antimatter imbalance.