Milestones Archives – Borexino Experiment

Improved Measurement of CNO Solar Neutrinos and Its Implications for the SSM

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

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

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

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: see

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

Simultaneous precision spectroscopy of pp, 7Be and pep solar neutrinos with Borexino Phase-II

Simultaneous precision spectroscopy of pp, 7Be and pep solar neutrinos with Borexino Phase-II Phys. Rev. D 100, Issue 8 , 082004 – 15 October 2019 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.082004] Abstract We present the simultaneous measurement of the interaction rates pp, RBe, Rpep of pp, 7Be, and pep solar neutrinos performed with a global fit to 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

Spectroscopy of geoneutrinos from 2056 days of Borexino data

Spectroscopy of geoneutrinos from 2056 days of Borexino data Phys. Rev. D 92, 031101(R) – Published 7 August 2015 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.92.031101] (preprint on arXiv) This paper have been been highlighted with a Focus story: “Neutrinos Detected from the Earth’s Mantle”. Data

Neutrinos from the primary proton-proton fusion process in the Sun

Neutrinos from the primary proton-proton fusion process in the Sun Nature 512, 383-386 (28 August 2014) [doi:10.1038/nature13702] It looks like our results on p-p neutrino measurement have attracted some general public interest. See below for a (likely incomplete) list of articles appeared

First Evidence of pep Solar Neutrinos by Direct Detection in Borexino

First Evidence of pep Solar Neutrinos by Direct Detection in Borexino G. Bellini et al. (Borexino Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 051302 – Published 2 February 2012 [doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.051302] (preprint on arXiv) this paper have been been highlighted with a Synopsis on the Physics

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)

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 (Submitted 10 August 2007, Revised 12 September 2007, Accepted 20 September 2007, Available online 5 October 2007). [doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.09.054] (local copy; preprint on

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