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A neural network approach to spatial reconstruction in the CTF detector
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Ultra-low background measurements in a large volume underground detector
CTF achieved records in the domain of ultra-low background, large volume detectors. These encouraging results point towards the feasibility of detectors like Borexino.
Measuring the Global Radioactivity in the Earth by Multidetector Antineutrino Spectroscopy
Bearing directly on the interior of the whole Earth, such data can test, for the first time, the conceptual foundations of the geophysical structure, dynamics, and evolution of the present Earth.
The water purification system for the low background Counting Test Facility of the Borexino experiment at Gran Sasso
The water purification system for the low background counting test facility of the Borexino experiment at Gran Sasso M. Balata, L. Cadonati, M. Laubenstein, G. Heusser, M.G. Giammarchi, R. Scardaoni, V. Torri, G. Cecchet, A. de Bari, A. Perotti Nuclear
Solar Neutrinos — From Puzzle to Paradox
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Borexino: Proposal for a low energy solar neutrino detector
Detailed Proposal for the Borexino experiment at LNGS, a real time detector for low energy solar neutrino, by G. Bellini, R. S. Raghavan et al.
Design Concepts for BOREX
The proposal for “BOREX” (BORon solar neutrino EXperiment). Such experiment was never realized. While different in concept, goals and design, Borexino was named after it.