Abstract
Borexino is an unsegmented neutrino detector operating at LNGS in central Italy. The experiment has shown its performances through its unprecedented accomplishments in the solar and geoneutrino detection. These performances make it an ideal tool to accomplish a state- of-the-art experiment able to test the existence of sterile neutrinos (SOX experiment). For both the solar and the SOX analysis, a good understanding of the detector response is fundamental. Consequently, calibration campaigns with radioactive sources have been performed over the years. The calibration data are of extreme importance to develop an accurate Monte Carlo code. This code is used in all the neutrino analyses. The Borexino-SOX calibration techniques and program and the advances on the detector simulation code in view of the start of the SOX data taking are presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 012012 |
Pages (from-to) | 24 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 675 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | International Conference on Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ICPPA 2015 - Moscow, Russian Federation Duration: Oct 5 2015 → Oct 10 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy