The 2021 Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize for an outstanding contribution to Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology is awarded to the Borexino collaboration for the groundbreaking observation of solar neutrinos from the pp chain and CNO cycle that provided unique and
Video: “BOREXINO, anno 2020: una scoperta rivoluzionaria per l’astrofisica”
BOREXINO, anno 2020: una scoperta rivoluzionaria per l’astrofisica (italian language)
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
Video: “Detection of a 2nd Type of Nuclear Fusion Inside the Sun”
Recent Borexino results, pp and CNO cycles explained for general public in this nice video by Anton Petrov:
Experimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun (Nature cover)
Experimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun Nature volume 587, pages 577-582 (2020) – published 25 November 2020 [doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2934-0] (full text here) Data availability The datasets generated during the current study are freely available:
Neutrinos confirm rare solar fusion process
CERN Courier : Neutrinos confirm rare solar fusion process
Comprehensive geoneutrino analysis with Borexino
Comprehensive geoneutrino analysis with Borexino Phys. Rev. D 101, 012009 – Published 21 January 2020 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.012009] (preprint on arXiv). This paper have been been highlighted with a synopsis: “Earth As a Neutrino Source”. Data availability The datasets generated during the
Comprehensive measurement of pp-chain solar neutrinos
Comprehensive measurement of pp-chain solar neutrinos Nature volume 562, pages 505–510 (2018) Published: 24 October 2018 [doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0624-y] (full text here) Data availability The datasets generated during the current study are freely available: see below (scroll down). Additional information is available from the
The Borexino collaboration mourns the loss of Corrado Salvo
I collaboratori dell’esperimento Borexino, installato al Laboratorio del Gran Sasso, piangono la prematura perdita dell’amico e collega Corrado Salvo (Genova 27/12/1948 – Assergi 01/06/2018). Genovese di Albaro, Corrado dopo un lungo impegno presso la Sezione INFN di Genova nelle tematiche del calcolo
Workshop: Recent developments in Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics
The Borexino Collaboration celebrates in L’Aquila (Italy) the 10th anniversary of data-taking Workshop: Recent developments in Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics «The Borexino experiment – designed for world-class research in neutrino physics (especially, their oscillatory behavior), with particular emphasis on solar