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Precision measurement of the 7Be solar neutrino interaction rate in Borexino

Precision Measurement of the 7Be Solar Neutrino Interaction Rate in Borexino G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 141302 Published 30 September 2011 doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.141302 (preprint on arXiv) Abstract The rate of neutrino-electron elastic scattering interactions from 862 keV 7Be solar

Muon and cosmogenic neutron detection in Borexino

Muon and cosmogenic neutron detection in Borexino G. Bellini et al 2011 JINST 6 P05005 Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 6, May 2011 Published 11 May 2011 doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/05/P05005 (preprint on arXiv) Abstract Borexino, a liquid scintillator detector at LNGS, is designed for the detection of neutrinos and

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

Study of solar and other unknown anti-neutrino fluxes with Borexino at LNGS Physics Letters B Volume 696, Issue 3, 31 January 2011, Pages 191-196 doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.12.030 (local copy, preprint on arXiv) Abstract We report on the search for anti-neutrinos of yet

Measurement of the solar 8B neutrino rate with a liquid scintillator target and 3 MeV energy threshold in the Borexino detector

Measurement of the solar 8B neutrino rate with a liquid scintillator target and 3 MeV energy threshold in the Borexino detector G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. D 82, 033006 – Published 5 August 2010 doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.82.033006 (local copy; preprint on arXiv) Abstract

Borexino gets a first look inside the Earth

Borexino gets a first look inside the Earth (CERN Courier, 5 May 2010) The Borexino Collaboration has announced the observation of geoneutrinos at the underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The data reveal,

Observation of Geo-Neutrinos

Observation of Geo-Neutrinos Physics Letters B Volume 687, Issues 4–5, 19 April 2010, Pages 299-304 doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.03.051 (local copy; preprint on arXiv) Italian press coverage of our Geo-Neutrino research (partial list): “Le particelle che arrivano dal centro della Terra” from ANSA

New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data

New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. C 81, 034317 – Published 29 March 2010 doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034317 (local copy; preprint on arXiv) Abstract The Pauli exclusion principle

The liquid handling systems for the Borexino solar neutrino detector

The liquid handling systems for the Borexino solar neutrino detector Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment NIM-A Volume 609, Issue 1, 1 October 2009, Pages 58-78 doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.028 (local copy) Submitted 10

Borexino homes in on neutrino oscillations

Borexino homes in on neutrino oscillations (CERN Courier) Experiment at Gran Sasso provides key evidence for the solar-neutrino problem. The mystery of the “missing” solar neutrinos arose in the 1970s when the pioneering experiment by Raymond Davis and colleagues in the Homestake

Apr 06, 2009: Dramatic earthquake hit Abruzzo

On April 6, 2009, at 03:32 a.m. local time, a strong earthquake (Ml = 5.8; Mw = 6.2) struck the town of L’Aquila and its surroundings. The earthquake had dramatic consequences: more than 300 victims, thousands injured, and countless left homeless. Despite being located

The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

The Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso NIM-A Volume 600, Issue 3, 11 March 2009, Pages 568-593. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.076 (local copy; preprint on arXiv) Submitted 24 June 2008, Revised 25 October 2008, Accepted 7 November 2008, Available online

Direct Measurement of the 7Be Solar Neutrino Flux with 192 Days of Borexino Data

Direct Measurement of the 7Be Solar Neutrino Flux with 192 Days of Borexino Data C. Arpesella et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 091302 – Published 29 August 2008 doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.091302 (local copy; preprint on arXiv) Abstract We report the direct measurement of the 7Be

CNGS (CERN to LNGS) neutrino beam (re)started

CNGS, the CERN to LNGS neutrino beam has been (re)started on Jun 18, 2008. Also Borexino may detect some of the neutrinos from the CNGS beam.

Search for solar axions emitted in the M1-transition of 7Li* with Borexino CTF

Search for solar axions emitted in the M1-transition of 7Li* with Borexino CTF G. Bellini, J. Benziger et All (The Borexino Collaboration) The European Physical Journal C Volume 54, issue 1, March 2008, pages 61–72 (Published 29 January 2008) doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0530-9 (local copy) Abstract Results

Study of PhenylXylylEthane (PXE) as scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments

Study of PhenylXylylEthane (PXE) as scintillator for low energy neutrino experiments NIM-A Volume 585, Issues 1–2, 21 January 2008, Pages 48-60 doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.10.045 (local copy) Abstract We report on the study of a new liquid scintillator target for neutrino interactions in

Pulse-shape discrimination with the Counting Test Facility

Pulse-shape discrimination with the Counting Test Facility NIM-A Volume 584, Issue 1, 1 January 2008, Pages 98-113 doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.09.036 (local copy) Abstract Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) is one of the most distinctive features of liquid scintillators. Since the introduction of

First real time detection of 7Be solar neutrinos by Borexino

First real time detection of 7Be solar neutrinos by Borexino Physics Letters B Volume 658, Issue 4, 3 January 2008, Pages 101-108 doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.09.054 Submitted 10 August 2007, Revised 12 September 2007, Accepted 20 September 2007, Available online 5 October 2007 (local

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