Background Evaluation for the Neutron Sources in the Daya Bay Experiment

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We present an evaluation of the background induced by $^{241}$Am-$^{13}$C neutron calibration sources in the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment.

• As a significant background for electron-antineutrino detection at 0.26$\pm$0.12 per detector per day on average, it has been estimated by a Monte Carlo simulation that was benchmarked by a special calibration data set.
• This dedicated data set also provided the energy spectrum of the background.