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LIST OF FIGURES 177<br />

tel-00821629, version 1 - 11 May 2013<br />

5.22 Comparison b<strong>et</strong>ween the spatial distributions of SM candidates<br />

(b<strong>la</strong>ck histograms) and HELN sample obtained by performing<br />

o↵-time selection (viol<strong>et</strong> points). The on-time prompt<br />

distributions (top left and right) shows clear excess of events<br />

below the d<strong>et</strong>ector chimney, as expected by SM, while the<br />

o↵-time distribution shows events distributed more wi<strong>de</strong>ly in<br />

the d<strong>et</strong>ector, as expected from natural radioactivity gammas.<br />

The <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed vertex distribution (bottom left and right) shows<br />

an excess below the chimney and some others peaks at fixed<br />

positions. Such peaks are well repro<strong>du</strong>ced by the o↵-time<br />

selection and are <strong>du</strong>e to LN. The packed distribution is an<br />

artefact of the vertex reconstruction algorithm, which reconstruct<br />

the LN vertex close to the PMT responsible of the light<br />

emission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141<br />

5.23 Q max /Q tot variable as a function of the prompt (left) and <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed<br />

(right) energy for SM candidates (b<strong>la</strong>ck histograms) and<br />

HELN sample obtained by performing o↵-time selection (viol<strong>et</strong><br />

points). The SM prompt candidates shown Q max /Q tot distribution<br />

typical for physics events, while the <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed events<br />

show an excess of event b<strong>et</strong>ween [0.04, 0.06] with 1/E behaviour.142<br />

5.24 Prompt (left) and <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed (right) SM spectrum upon subtraction<br />

of HELN contamination. The error bars account for the<br />

statistical uncertainty of the data sample and the systematic<br />

uncertainty in<strong>du</strong>ced by the spectral subtraction. . . . . . . . 142<br />

5.25 SM spectrum fit with f<strong>la</strong>t mo<strong>de</strong>l (top) and sloped linear mo<strong>de</strong>l<br />

(bottom). The f<strong>la</strong>t linear mo<strong>de</strong>l gives a<br />

2 /ndf =7.1/8 and a<br />

fit probability of ⇠ 52 % while the sloped linear mo<strong>de</strong>l gives<br />

a 2 /ndf = 6.9/7 and a fit probability of ⇠ 44 %. Both<br />

mo<strong>de</strong>ls shown compatible results however the more generic<br />

sloped shape is used as spectral shape for SM background,<br />

since there is no physical reason for a f<strong>la</strong>t SM spectrum. A<br />

total rate of (0.62 ± 0.20) cpd is found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144<br />

5.26 Digital Q max /Q tot vs energy for prompt (left column) and <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed<br />

(right column) for HELN events (top row) and SM candidates<br />

(bottom row). De<strong>la</strong>yed events are clearly distributed<br />

above Digital Q max /Q tot of about 40 while prompt events<br />

appear to be below such value. As discussed previously, the<br />

Digital Q max /Q tot distributions confirm that the <strong>de</strong><strong>la</strong>yed candidates<br />

at high energy are the most a↵ected by HELN contamination.<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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