The study of very low energy neutrinos requires a suppression of the natural radioactivity. This is what Borexino succeeded to achieve.
Thesis
Doctoral (PhD), master’s and graduation thesis on Borexino
Borexino listed in 2020 Top Ten of Physics World
Borexino experiment is listed in the 2020 Top Ten of Physics World. It was “chosen for observing neutrinos from the carbon–nitrogen–oxygen (CNO) cycle in the Sun”.
Perché le stelle brillano? L’ultima scoperta di Borexino [video]
Un approfondimento sugli ultimi risultati dell’esperimento Borexino, installato presso i Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell’INFN.
Why and how the Sun and the stars shine
Borexino revealed for the first time the mechanisms powering the Sun and the other stars. In this article Prof. em. Gianpaolo Bellini describes the experiment and recollects its history and achievements (Il Nuovo Saggiatore Vol. 36, Anno 2020, No. 5-6, Pag. 82).
AsiTV: Borexino svela i segreti dei neutrini solari [video]
L’esperimento – situato al LNGS dell’INFN – ha individuato per la prima volta i neutrini prodotti nel Sole dal ciclo CNO.
Deciphering the solar neutrino flux and properties with Borexino [video]
After recalling the main features of the detector, the impressive solar data gathered so far by the experiment will be summarized.
Nature news: Neutrinos reveal final secret of Sun’s nuclear fusion
Detection of particles produced by the Sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered. By catching neutrinos emanating from the Sun’s core, physicists have filled in the last missing detail of how nuclear fusion powers the stars.
La natura del Sole e dei neutrini – L’ esperimento Borexino [video]
La natura del Sole, i neutrini e Borexino spiegati in modo semplice. Video prodotto dai dip. di Fisica delle Università di Genova e Milano, LNGS ed INFN.
The nature of Sun and neutrinos – The Borexino experiment [video]
Nature of Sun, neutrinos and the Borexino experiment explained in a simple way. Video by the Universities of Genoa and Milan, LNGS and INFN.
AsiTV: Neutrini senza segreti per Borexino [video]
Borexino ha svelato per la prima volta lo spettro completo dei neutrini emessi dal Sole.
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
The impact of Borexino on the solar and neutrino physics
Summary of Borexino results: solar neutrino rates from pp, 7Be, pep, 8B, CNO, day/night asymmetry, seasonal variation, neutrino oscillation.
Topical issue on underground nuclear astrophysics and solar neutrinos: Impact on astrophysics, solar and neutrino physics
Topical issue on underground nuclear astrophysics and solar neutrinos: Impact on astrophysics, solar and neutrino physics Gianpaolo Bellini, Carlo Broggini and Alessandra Guglielmetti Eur. Phys. J. A (2016) 52: 88 Published online: 19 April 2016 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2016-16088-y]
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
Borexino finds evidence of neutrinos produced in the Earth’s mantle (CERN Courier) In July, the Borexino collaboration reported a geoneutrino signal from the Earth’s mantle with 98% C.L. Geoneutrinos are electron antineutrinos produced by β decays of 238U and 232Th chains, and 40K. These
Borexino listed in 2014 Top Ten of Physics World
Borexino is listed in 2014 Top Ten of Physics World “for being the first to detect neutrinos from the main nuclear reaction that powers the Sun”.
Borexino on a special stamp by the Italian Post Office
Borexino was featured 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
A Special Borexino event at LNGS
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/
Water purification in Borexino
Water purification in Borexino Marco Giammarchi International Journal of Modern Physics A Vol. 29, No. 16, 1442008 (2014) SPECIAL ISSUE – Technologies of the Borexino Experiment doi: 10.1142/S0217751X14420081 [local copy] Abstract Water Purification is often an important methodological tool in
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
Technologies of the Borexino experiment: Introduction
Technologies of the Borexino experiment: Introduction Gianpaolo Bellini (guest editor) Int. Jour. Of Modern Physics Vol. 29 (2014) n. 16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X14020023
The Borexino scintillator and solvent procurement
The Borexino scintillator and solvent procurement Marco Giammarchi International Journal of Modern Physics A Vol. 29, No. 16, 1442007 (2014) SPECIAL ISSUE – Technologies of the Borexino Experiment doi: 10.1142/S0217751X1442007X [local copy] Abstract The Borexino experiment for solar neutrino physics
Neutrino oscillations
Theoretical background of neutrino oscillation, models, techniques and detectors, physics results, problems not yet fixed, perspectives.