Recent Borexino results and prospects for the near future

D. D'Angelo, G. Bellini, Jay Burton Benziger, D. Bick, G. Bonfini, M. Buizza Avanzini, B. Caccianiga, L. Cadonati, Frank Calaprice, P. Cavalcante, A. Chavarria, A. Chepurnov, S. Davini, A. Derbin, A. Empl, A. Etenko, F. Von Feilitzsch, K. Fomenko, D. Franco, C. GalbiatiS. Gazzana, C. Ghiano, M. Giammarchi, M. Göger-Neff, A. Goretti, L. Grandi, C. Hagner, E. Hungerford, Aldo Ianni, Andrea Ianni, V. Kobychev, D. Korablev, G. Korga, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, B. Lehnert, T. Lewke, E. Litvinovich, F. Lombardi, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, G. Lukyanchenko, I. Machulin, S. Manecki, W. Maneschg, G. Manuzio, Q. Meindl, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, P. Mosteiro, V. Muratova, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, K. Otis, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, S. Perasso, A. Pocar, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Re, A. Romani, N. Rossi, R. Saldanha, C. Salvo, S. Schönert, H. Simgen, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, D. Vignaud, R. B. Vogelaar, J. Winter, M. Wojcik, A. Wright, M. Wurm, J. Xu, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Zavatarelli, K. Zuber, G. Zuzel

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Abstract

The Borexino experiment, located in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is an organic liquid scintillator detector conceived for the real time spectroscopy of low energy solar neutrinos. The data taking campaign phase I (2007 - 2010) has allowed the first independent measurements of 7Be, 8B and pep fluxes as well as the first measurement of anti-neutrinos from the earth. After a purification of the scintillator, Borexino is now in phase II since 2011. We review here the recent results achieved during 2013, concerning the seasonal modulation in the 7Be signal, the study of cosmogenic backgrounds and the updated measurement of geo-neutrinos. We also review the upcoming measurements from phase II data (pp, pep, CNO) and the project SOX devoted to the study of sterile neutrinos via the use of a 51Cr neutrino source and a 144Ce-144Pr antineutrino source placed in close proximity of the active material.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 49th Rencontres de Moriond - 2014 Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, EW 2014
EditorsEtienne Auge, Jacques Dumarchez, Jean Tron Thanh Van
PublisherARISF
Pages129-136
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9782954640037
StatePublished - 2014
Event49th Rencontres de Moriond on Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, EW 2014 - La Thuile, Italy
Duration: Mar 15 2014Mar 22 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 49th Rencontres de Moriond - 2014 Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, EW 2014

Conference

Conference49th Rencontres de Moriond on Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, EW 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityLa Thuile
Period3/15/143/22/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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