78 research outputs found
First Directional Measurement of sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino
We report the measurement of sub-MeV solar neutrinos through the use of their associated Cherenkov radiation, performed with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. The measurement is achieved using a novel technique that correlates individual photon hits of events to the known position of the Sun. In an energy window between 0.54 to 0.74 MeV, selected using the
dominant scintillation light, we have measured 10 887ĂŸ2386 Ă°statĂ ïżœ 947Ă°systĂ (68% confidence interval) â2103 solar neutrinos out of 19904 total events. This corresponds to a 7Be neutrino interaction rate of 51.6ĂŸ13.9 counts=Ă°day · 100 tonĂ, which is in agreement with the standard solar model predictions and the â12.5 previous spectroscopic results of Borexino. The no-neutrino hypothesis can be excluded with > 5Ï confidence level. For the first time, we have demonstrated the possibility of utilizing the directional Cherenkov information for sub-MeV solar neutrinos, in a large-scale, high light yield liquid scintillator detector. This measurement provides an experimental proof of principle for future hybrid event reconstruction using both Cherenkov and scintillation signatures simultaneously
Experimental Detection of the CNO Cycle
Borexino recently reported the first experimental evidence for a CNO neutrino. Since this process accounts for only about 1% of the Sunâs total energy production, the associated neutrino flux is remarkably low compared to that of the pp chain, the dominant hydrogen-burning process. This experimental evidence for the existence of CNO neutrinos was obtained using a highly radio-pure Borexino liquid scintillator. Improvements in the thermal stabilization of the detector over the last five years have allowed us to exploit a method of constraining the rate of 210Bi background. Since the CNO cycle is dominant in massive stars, this result is the first experimental evidence of a major stellar hydrogen-to-helium conversion mechanism in the Universe
Solar and geoneutrinos
Thanks to the progress of neutrino physics, today we are able of exploiting neutrinos as a tool to study astrophysical objects. The latter in turn serve as unique sources of elusive neutrinos, which fundamental properties are still to be understood. This contribution attempts to summarize the latest results obtained by measuring neutrinos emitted from the Sun and geoneutrinos produced in radioactive decays inside the Earth, with a particular focus on a recent discovery of the CNO-cycle solar neutrinos by Borexino. Comprehensive measurement of the pp-chain solar neutrinos and the first directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos by Borexino, the updated 8B solar neutrino results of Super-Kamiokande, as well as the latest Borexino and KamLAND geoneutrino measurements are also discussed
Identification of the cosmogenic 11C background in large volumes of liquid scintillators with Borexino
Cosmogenic radio-nuclei are an important source of background for low-energy neutrino experiments. In Borexino, cosmogenic 11C decays outnumber solar pep and CNO neutrino events by about ten to one. In order to extract the flux of these two neutrino species, a highly efficient identification of this background is mandatory. We present here the details of the most consolidated strategy, used throughout Borexino solar neutrino measurements. It hinges upon finding the space-time correlations between 11C decays, the preceding parent muons and the accompanying neutrons. This article describes the working principles and evaluates the performance of this Three-Fold Coincidence (TFC) technique in its two current implementations: a hard-cut and a likelihood-based approach. Both show stable performances throughout Borexino Phases II (2012â2016) and III (2016â2020) data sets, with a 11C tagging efficiency of âŒ90 % and ⌠63â66 % of the exposure surviving the tagging. We present also a novel technique that targets specifically 11C produced in high-multiplicity during major spallation events. Such 11C appear as a burst of events, whose space-time correlation can be exploited. Burst identification can be combined with the TFC to obtain about the same tagging efficiency of âŒ90% but with a higher fraction of the exposure surviving, in the range of ⌠66â68 %
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Modulations of the cosmic muon signal in ten years of Borexino data
We have measured the flux of cosmic muons in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso at 3800 m w.e. to be (3.432 ± 0.003)â
10â4 mâ2sâ1 based on ten years of Borexino data acquired between May 2007 and May 2017. A seasonal modulation with a period of (366.3 ± 0.6) d and a relative amplitude of (1.36 ±0.04)% is observed. The phase is measured to be (181.7 ± 0.4) d, corresponding to a maximum at the 1st of July. Using data inferred from global atmospheric models, we show the muon flux to be positively correlated with the atmospheric temperature and measure the effective temperature coefficient αT = 0.90 ± 0.02. The origin of cosmic muons from pion and kaon decays in the atmosphere allows to interpret the effective temperature coefficient as an indirect measurement of the atmospheric kaon-to-pion production ratio rK/Ï = 0.11+0.11â0.07 for primary energies above 18 TeV. We find evidence for a long-term modulation of the muon flux with a period of ~ 3000 d and a maximum in June 2012 that is not present in the atmospheric temperature data. A possible correlation between this modulation and the solar activity is investigated. The cosmogenic neutron production rate is found to show a seasonal modulation in phase with the cosmic muon flux but with an increased amplitude of (2.6 ± 0.4)%
The contribution of EIA to sustainable development: Part 1 - Stakeholder beliefs on the nature and effectiveness of the relationship
The contribution of EIA to sustainable development: Part 2 - towards a richer conceptual understanding
Neue Auswerungsmethode zur Bestimmung der Kennwerte der Dehnungswöhlerlinie und der Spannungs-Dehnungs-Kurve unter BerĂŒcksichtigung der KompatibilitĂ€t
Es wird eine Methode zur Auswertung dehnungsgeregelter Versuche vorgeschlagen. Sie beinhaltet eine Regressionsrechnung auf Basis der Versuchsergebnisse im 3-Dimensionalen Raum. Dabei wird jeder Versuchspunkt genau einer Spannungsamplitude, einer Dehnungsamplitude und einer Schwingspielzahl zugeordnet. Die gesuchten zyklischen Konstanten und Exponenten werden direkt aus dem Richtungsvetor R und dem StĂŒtzpunkt P aus der Regressionsrechnung bestimmt. Weiterhin wird anhand der 3D-Methode gezeigt, wie die KompatibilitĂ€tsbedingung, d.h. die Gleichsetzung der elastischen und plastischen Anteile aus der Ramberg-Osgood- und der Coffin-Manson-Basquin-Gleichung, sowohl die mathematischen als auch die physikalischen ZusammenhĂ€nge beibehĂ€lt. Anhand von Versuchdaten, die an sprĂŒhkompaktierten Aluminiumlegierungen mit unterschiedlichen Fertigungs- und PrĂŒfparametern ermittelt wurden, wird das Ergebnis und die Vorteile dieser neuen Auswertmethode gezeigt
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