Testing the Scintillation Line Shape (Scaled Poisson) – Oleg Ju. Smirnov
Lifetime measurements of 214Po and 212Po with the CTF liquid scintillator detector at LNGS
Lifetime measurements of 214Po and 212Po with the CTF liquid scintillator detector at LNGS The European Physical Journal A, 49:92, July 2013 Open Access Published: 18 July 2013 [doi:10.1140/epja/i2013-13092-9] (preprint on arXiv) Abstract We have studied the α-decays of 214Po into 210Pb and
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
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
Search for electron antineutrino interactions with the Borexino Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso
Search for electron antineutrino interactions with the Borexino Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields volume 47, pages21–30 (2006) Published: 19 May 2006 doi:10.1140/epjc/s2006-02560-4 (local copy) Abstract Electron antineutrino interactions above the inverse beta decay energy
New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Facility
New experimental limits on violations of the Pauli exclusion principle obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Facility The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields volume 37, pages 421–431 (2004) Published: November 2004 doi:10.1140/epjc/s2004-01991-1 (local copy) Abstract The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has
New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B decay obtained with the Prototype of the Borexino Detector
New experimental limits on heavy neutrino mixing in 8B-decay obtained with the Borexino Counting Test Facility Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters Volume 78, pages 261–266 (2003) Published: September 2003 doi:10.1134/1.1625721 (local copy) Abstract If heavy neutrinos with mass are emitted
Energy and Spatial Resolution of a Large-Volume Liquid-Scintillator Detector
Energy and Spatial Resolution of a Large-Volume Liquid-Scintillator Detector O. Ju. Smirnov Instruments and Experimental Techniques Vol.46 No.2, 327–344 (2003) doi:10.1023/A:1024458203966 [local copy] Abstract The energy and spatial resolution of a large-volume liquid-scintillator detector has been investigated. The relations have
New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO Counting Test Facility
New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO counting test facility Physics Letters B Volume 563, Issues 1–2, 19 June 2003, Pages 23-34 doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00636-1 [local copy] Abstract The results of background measurements with the second version of
Study of the neutrino electromagnetic properties with the Prototype of the Borexino Detector
Study of neutrino electromagnetic properties with the prototype of the Borexino detector Physics Letters B Volume 563, Issues 1–2, 19 June 2003, Pages 35-47 [local copy] doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00579-3 Abstract The results of background measurements with the prototype of the Borexino detector (CTF)
Search for solar pp neutrinos with an upgrade of CTF detector
The possibility of using ultrapure liquid organic scintillator as a low-energy solar neutrino detector is discussed. The detector can be build at the LNGS underground laboratory as an upgrade of the CTF detector using already developed technologies.
Search for neutrino radiative decay with a prototype Borexino detector
Borexino prototype (CTF) results were used to obtain bounds on the lifetime of radiative neutrino decay. New lower limit is more than an order of magnitude stronger than the previous ones.
Search for electron decay mode e –› γ + ν with prototype of Borexino detector
Search for electron decay mode e→γ+ν with prototype of Borexino detector Physics Letters B Volume 525, Issues 1–2, 17 January 2002, Pages 29-40 doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01440-X (local copy) Abstract The prototype of the Borexino detector Counting Test Facility, located in the Gran-Sasso
Video: CTF2 filling
CTF2 filling (May 22 – Jun 18, 2001), time-lapse video from the CTF internal CCTV camera (consider the effects from reflection and refraction as the water level approaches and gets over the position of the camera).
Borexino at Neutrino 2000 (proceedings)
Borexino – proceedings of the XIX International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, Sudbury, Canada, June 16 – 21, 2000
Light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillator
Fluorescence light propagation in a large volume liquid scintillators detector. Effects of the fluor and solvent. Rayleigh scattering. Comparison of model vs. data in Borexino prototype (CTF).
A Scintillator Purification System for a Large Scale Solar Neutrino Experiment
A Scintillator Purification System for a Large Scale Solar Neutrino Experiment J. Benziger, M. Johnson, F. P. Calaprice, M. Chen, N. Darnton, F. Loeser and R.B. Vogelaar. Nuclear Instruments and Methods – A Volume 417, Issues 2–3, 11 November 1998,
A Rn-222 Source for Low-background Liquid Scintillation Detectors
A Rn-222 Source for Low-background Liquid Scintillation Detectors M. Johnson, J. Benziger, C. Stoia, F. P. Calaprice, M. Chen, N. Darnton, F. Loeser and R.B. Vogelaar. Nuclear Instruments and Methods – A Volume 414, Issues 2–3, 11 September 1998, Pages
A neural network approach to spatial reconstruction in the CTF detector
A neural network approach to spatial reconstruction in the CTF detector G.Alimonti and S.Magni. Nuclear Instruments and Methods – A Volume 411, Issues 2–3, 11 July 1998, Pages 467-474 doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00295-2 [local copy] Abstract Artificial neural networks may in some cases
A large-scale low-background liquid scintillation detector: the Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso
A large-scale low-background liquid scintillation detector: the Counting Test Facility at Gran Sasso Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 406, Issue 3, 11 April 1998, Pages 411-426 doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00018-7 [local copy] Abstract