Improved Measurement of Solar Neutrinos from the Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen Cycle by Borexino and Its Implications for the Standard Solar Model Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 252701 (2022) – Published 12 December 2022 [DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.252701] This paper have been been highlighted. See Viewpoint: “Elemental
Frank Calaprice awarded the 2023 Hans A. Bethe prize
The American Physical Society has just announced Frank Calaprice as the recipient of the 2023 Hans A. Bethe prize : “For pioneering work on large-scale ultra-low-background detectors, specifically Borexino, measuring the complete spectroscopy of solar neutrinos, culminating in observation of
Independent determination of the Earth’s orbital parameters with solar neutrinos in Borexino
Independent determination of the Earth’s orbital parameters with solar neutrinos in Borexino Astroparticle Physics Volume 145, March 2023, 102778 ISSN 0927-6505 [doi: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2022.102778] Data availability The datasets generated during the current study are freely available: see below (scroll down).
The Sun may have more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought
Latest Borexino CNO pre-print results(1) featured on Science News: “Neutrinos hint the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought Figuring out our star’s makeup is crucial for understanding the entire universe” By Ken Croswell JUNE 16, 2022 AT
Search for low-energy signals from Fast Radio Bursts with the Borexino detector
Search for low-energy signals from fast radio bursts with the Borexino detector Eur. Phys. J. C 82, 278 (2022). [doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10197-0] Published 31 March 2022 Abstract The search for neutrino events in correlation with 42 most intense fast radio
New technique makes directional measurements of low-energy solar neutrinos
Physicsworld magazine dedicated an article to our recently published papers about directional measurement of Sub-MeV solar neutrinos with Borexino: Until now, physicists measuring the properties of solar neutrinos have had to make a compromise – either measure the particles’ energy with
Correlated and integrated directionality for sub-MeV solar neutrinos in Borexino
Correlated and integrated directionality for sub-MeV solar neutrinos in Borexino Phys. Rev. D 105, 052002 – Published 3 March 2022 [doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.052002] This paper have been been highlighted with a synopsis: “Solar-Neutrino Detection Gets a Boost” Abstract Liquid scintillator detectors play a
First Directional Measurement of Sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino
First Directional Measurement of Sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 091803 – Published 3 March 2022 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.091803] This paper have been been highlighted with a synopsis: “Solar-Neutrino Detection Gets a Boost” Abstract We report the measurement of sub-MeV
Identification of the cosmogenic 11C background in large volumes of liquid scintillators with Borexino
Identification of the cosmogenic 11C background in large volumes of liquid scintillators with Borexino Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 1075 (2021). [doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09799-x] Published 07 December 2021 (preprint on arXiv) Abstract Cosmogenic radio-nuclei are an important source of background for low-energy
Borexino General Meeting – Special Open Session
We are pleased to invite you to: Borexino General Meeting Special Open Session Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (INFN), Italy 2021, December 1st — 3:00 PM CET [ Poster, Agenda (PDF) ] On the occasion of the next Borexino collaboration meeting at
Borexino experiment is listed in 2020 Top Ten of Physics World
This year’s Top 10 Breakthroughs were selected by a crack team of five Physics World editors, who have sifted through hundreds of research updates published on the website this year. In addition to having been reported in Physics World in 2020, our selections must
Enrico Fermi Prize 2017 to G.Bellini, V.Berezinsky and T.Kirsten
Enrico Fermi Prize 2017 Winners Gianpaolo BELLINI, Veniamin BEREZINSKY, Till Arnulf KIRSTEN Citation for their outstanding contributions to neutrino physics and astrophysics In particular: – to Gianpaolo Bellini, for the measurement of the solar neutrino spectrum, providing the evidence for
Prof. G.Bellini awarded the International Prize “Bruno Pontecorvo”
Friday September 13, 2016 at the presence of the Council of the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Prof. V.A. Mateev, Director of JINR has given to Gianpaolo Bellini the Bruno Pontecorvo Prize 2016. Prof. Bellini has been
A test of electric charge conservation with Borexino
A test of electric charge conservation with Borexino Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 231802 – Published 3 December 2015 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.231802 – Inspire:1391649] (preprint on arXiv) This paper have been been highlighted with a synopsis: “Still Waiting For Electron Decay” Abstract Borexino is a
Borexino finds evidence of neutrinos produced in the Earth’s mantle
CERN Courier : Borexino finds evidence of neutrinos produced in the Earth’s mantle
Borexino experiment is listed in 2014 Top Ten of Physics World
The top-10 breakthroughs were chosen by a panel of six Physics World editors and reporters, and the criteria for judging the top 10 included: fundamental importance of research; significant advance in knowledge; strong connection between theory and experiment; and general
Borexino on a special stamp by the Italian Post Office
On September 16, 2014 the italian Ministry of Economic Development authorized the issue of an ordinary stamp dedicated to the National Laboratories of Gran Sasso (LNGS), in the value of € 0.70. The postage is included in the issue of
A Special Borexino event at LNGS
A workshop to highlight a new important measurement on solar neutrinos recently obtained by Borexino. More details and slides of the talks here: https://agenda.infn.it/event/8548/
Final results of Borexino phase-I on low-energy solar neutrino spectroscopy
Final results of Borexino phase-I on low-energy solar neutrino spectroscopy Phys. Rev. D 89:11 (2014 Jun 25), pp. 112007.1-112007.68 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.112007] (preprint on arXiv) Abstract Borexino has been running since May 2007 at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso laboratory in
New limits on heavy sterile neutrino mixing in 8B decay obtained with the Borexino detector
New limits on heavy sterile neutrino mixing in 8B decay obtained with the Borexino detector G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. D 88, 072010 – Published 29 October 2013 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.88.072010] (preprint on arXiv) Abstract If heavy neutrinos with mass