Study of solar and other unknown anti-neutrino fluxes with Borexino at LNGS

G. Bellini; Jay Burton Benziger; S. Bonetti; M. Buizza Avanzini; B. Caccianiga; L. Cadonati; Frank Calaprice; C. Carraro; A. Chavarria; A. Chepurnov; D. D'Angelo; S. Davini; A. Derbin; A. Etenko; K. Fomenko; D. Franco; Cristiano Galbiati; S. Gazzana; C. Ghiano; M. Giammarchi; M. Goeger-Neff; A. Goretti; E. Guardincerri; S. Hardy; Aldo Ianni; Andrea Ianni; M. Joyce; V. V. Kobychev; D. Korablev; Y. Koshio; G. Korga; D. Kryn; M. Laubenstein; T. Lewke; E. Litvinovich; B. Loer; P. Lombardi; L. Ludhova; I. Machulin; S. Manecki; W. Maneschg; G. Manuzio; Q. Meindl; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; M. Misiaszek; D. Montanari; V. Muratova; L. Oberauer; M. Obolensky; F. Ortica; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; L. Perasso; S. Perasso; A. Pocar; R. S. Raghavan; G. Ranucci; A. Razeto; A. Re; P. Risso; A. Romani; D. Rountree; A. Sabelnikov; 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; F. von Feilitzsch; J. Winter; M. Wojcik; A. Wright; M. Wurm; J. Xu; O. Zaimidoroga; S. Zavatarelli; G. Zuzel

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Study of solar and other unknown anti-neutrino fluxes with Borexino at LNGS

G. Bellini, Jay Burton Benziger, S. Bonetti, M. Buizza Avanzini, B. Caccianiga, L. Cadonati, Frank Calaprice, C. Carraro, A. Chavarria, A. Chepurnov, D. D'Angelo, S. Davini, A. Derbin, A. Etenko, K. Fomenko, D. Franco, Cristiano Galbiati, S. Gazzana, C. Ghiano, M. GiammarchiM. Goeger-Neff, A. Goretti, E. Guardincerri, S. Hardy, Aldo Ianni, Andrea Ianni, M. Joyce, V. V. Kobychev, D. Korablev, Y. Koshio, G. Korga, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, T. Lewke, E. Litvinovich, B. Loer, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, I. Machulin, S. Manecki, W. Maneschg, G. Manuzio, Q. Meindl, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, D. Montanari, V. Muratova, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, S. Perasso, A. Pocar, R. S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Re, P. Risso, A. Romani, D. Rountree, A. Sabelnikov, 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, F. von Feilitzsch, J. Winter, M. Wojcik, A. Wright, M. Wurm, J. Xu, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Zavatarelli, G. Zuzel

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Abstract

We report on the search for anti-neutrinos of yet unknown origin with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. In particular, a hypothetical anti-neutrino flux from the Sun is investigated. Anti-neutrinos are detected through the neutron inverse β decay reaction in a large liquid organic scintillator target. We set a new upper limit for a hypothetical solar ν ^-e flux of 760 cm^-2s^-1, obtained assuming an undistorted solar ⁸B energy spectrum. This corresponds to a limit on the transition probability of solar neutrinos to anti-neutrinos of 1.3×10-4 (90% C.L.) for Eν>1.8 MeV, covering the entire ⁸B spectrum. Best differential limits on anti-neutrino fluxes from unknown sources are also obtained between the detection energy threshold of 1.8 MeV and 17.8 MeV with more than 2 years of data.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	191-196
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	696
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.030
State	Published - Jan 31 2011

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

Anti-neutrinos
Liquid scintillator
Neutrino detector
Solar neutrinos

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Bellini, G., Benziger, J. B., Bonetti, S., Buizza Avanzini, M., Caccianiga, B., Cadonati, L., Calaprice, F., Carraro, C., Chavarria, A., Chepurnov, A., D'Angelo, D., Davini, S., Derbin, A., Etenko, A., Fomenko, K., Franco, D., Galbiati, C., Gazzana, S., Ghiano, C., ... Zuzel, G. (2011). Study of solar and other unknown anti-neutrino fluxes with Borexino at LNGS. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 696(3), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.030

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AU - Bonetti, S.

AU - Buizza Avanzini, M.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Calaprice, Frank

AU - Carraro, C.

AU - Chavarria, A.

AU - Chepurnov, A.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - Davini, S.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - Fomenko, K.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Galbiati, Cristiano

AU - Gazzana, S.

AU - Ghiano, C.

AU - Giammarchi, M.

AU - Goeger-Neff, M.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Guardincerri, E.

AU - Hardy, S.

AU - Ianni, Aldo

AU - Ianni, Andrea

AU - Joyce, M.

AU - Kobychev, V. V.

AU - Korablev, D.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Laubenstein, M.

AU - Lewke, T.

AU - Litvinovich, E.

AU - Loer, B.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Ludhova, L.

AU - Machulin, I.

AU - Manecki, S.

AU - Maneschg, W.

AU - Manuzio, G.

AU - Meindl, Q.

AU - Meroni, E.

AU - Miramonti, L.

AU - Misiaszek, M.

AU - Montanari, D.

AU - Muratova, V.

AU - Oberauer, L.

AU - Obolensky, M.

AU - Ortica, F.

AU - Pallavicini, M.

AU - Papp, L.

AU - Perasso, L.

AU - Perasso, S.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Raghavan, R. S.

AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Re, A.

AU - Risso, P.

AU - Romani, A.

AU - Rountree, D.

AU - Sabelnikov, A.

AU - Saldanha, R.

AU - Salvo, C.

AU - Schönert, S.

AU - Simgen, H.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

AU - Sukhotin, S.

AU - Suvorov, Y.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Vignaud, D.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Winter, J.

AU - Wojcik, M.

AU - Wright, A.

AU - Wurm, M.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Zaimidoroga, O.

AU - Zavatarelli, S.

AU - Zuzel, G.

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KW - Liquid scintillator

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