Electron antineutrino search at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

B. Aharmim; S. N. Ahmed; E. W. Beier; A. Bellerive; S. D. Biller; J. Boger; M. G. Boulay; T. J. Bowles; S. J. Brice; T. V. Bullard; Y. D. Chan; M. Chen; X. Chen; B. T. Cleveland; G. A. Cox; X. Dai; F. Dalnoki-Veress; P. J. Doe; R. S. Dosanjh; G. Doucas; M. R. Dragowsky; C. A. Duba; F. A. Duncan; M. Dunford; J. A. Dunmore; E. D. Earle; S. R. Elliott; H. C. Evans; G. T. Ewan; J. Farine; H. Fergani; F. Fleurot; J. A. Formaggio; M. M. Fowler; K. Frame; W. Frati; B. G. Fulsom; N. Gagnon; K. Graham; D. R. Grant; R. L. Hahn; A. L. Hallin; E. D. Hallman; A. S. Hamer; W. B. Handler; C. K. Hargrove; P. J. Harvey; R. Hazama; K. M. Heeger; W. J. Heintzelman; J. Heise; R. L. Helmer; R. J. Hemingway; A. Hime; M. A. Howe; P. Jagam; N. A. Jelley; J. R. Klein; L. L. Kormos; M. S. Kos; A. Krüger; C. B. Krauss; A. V. Krumins; T. Kutter; C. C.M. Kyba; H. Labranche; R. Lange; J. Law; I. T. Lawson; K. T. Lesko; J. R. Leslie; I. Levine; S. Luoma; R. MacLellan; S. Majerus; H. B. Mak; J. Maneira; A. D. Marino; N. McCauley; A. B. McDonald; S. McGee; G. McGregor; C. Mifflin; K. K.S. Miknaitis; G. G. Miller; B. A. Moffat; C. W. Nally; M. S. Neubauer; B. G. Nickel; A. J. Noble; E. B. Norman; N. S. Oblath; C. E. Okada; R. W. Ollerhead; J. L. Orrell; S. M. Oser; C. Ouellet; S. J.M. Peeters; A. W.P. Poon; K. Rielage; B. C. Robertson; R. G.H. Robertson; E. Rollin; S. S.E. Rosendahl; V. L. Rusu; M. H. Schwendener; O. Simard; J. J. Simpson; C. J. Sims; D. Sinclair; P. Skensved; M. W.E. Smith; N. Starinsky; R. G. Stokstad; L. C. Stonehill; R. Tafirout; Y. Takeuchi; G. Tešić; M. Thomson; T. Tsui; R. Van Berg; R. G. Van de Water; C. J. Virtue; B. L. Wall; D. Waller; C. E. Waltham; H. Wan Chan Tseung; D. L. Wark; N. West; J. B. Wilhelmy; J. F. Wilkerson; J. R. Wilson; P. Wittich; J. M. Wouters; M. Yeh; K. Zuber

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.70.093014

Electron antineutrino search at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

B. Aharmim, S. N. Ahmed, E. W. Beier, A. Bellerive, S. D. Biller, J. Boger, M. G. Boulay, T. J. Bowles, S. J. Brice, T. V. Bullard, Y. D. Chan, M. Chen, X. Chen, B. T. Cleveland, G. A. Cox, X. Dai, F. Dalnoki-Veress, P. J. Doe, R. S. Dosanjh, G. DoucasM. R. Dragowsky, C. A. Duba, F. A. Duncan, M. Dunford, J. A. Dunmore, E. D. Earle, S. R. Elliott, H. C. Evans, G. T. Ewan, J. Farine, H. Fergani, F. Fleurot, J. A. Formaggio, M. M. Fowler, K. Frame, W. Frati, B. G. Fulsom, N. Gagnon, K. Graham, D. R. Grant, R. L. Hahn, A. L. Hallin, E. D. Hallman, A. S. Hamer, W. B. Handler, C. K. Hargrove, P. J. Harvey, R. Hazama, K. M. Heeger, W. J. Heintzelman, J. Heise, R. L. Helmer, R. J. Hemingway, A. Hime, M. A. Howe, P. Jagam, N. A. Jelley, J. R. Klein, L. L. Kormos, M. S. Kos, A. Krüger, C. B. Krauss, A. V. Krumins, T. Kutter, C. C.M. Kyba, H. Labranche, R. Lange, J. Law, I. T. Lawson, K. T. Lesko, J. R. Leslie, I. Levine, S. Luoma, R. MacLellan, S. Majerus, H. B. Mak, J. Maneira, A. D. Marino, N. McCauley, A. B. McDonald, S. McGee, G. McGregor, C. Mifflin, K. K.S. Miknaitis, G. G. Miller, B. A. Moffat, C. W. Nally, M. S. Neubauer, B. G. Nickel, A. J. Noble, E. B. Norman, N. S. Oblath, C. E. Okada, R. W. Ollerhead, J. L. Orrell, S. M. Oser, C. Ouellet, S. J.M. Peeters, A. W.P. Poon, K. Rielage, B. C. Robertson, R. G.H. Robertson, E. Rollin, S. S.E. Rosendahl, V. L. Rusu, M. H. Schwendener, O. Simard, J. J. Simpson, C. J. Sims, D. Sinclair, P. Skensved, M. W.E. Smith, N. Starinsky, R. G. Stokstad, L. C. Stonehill, R. Tafirout, Y. Takeuchi, G. Tešić, M. Thomson, T. Tsui, R. Van Berg, R. G. Van de Water, C. J. Virtue, B. L. Wall, D. Waller, C. E. Waltham, H. Wan Chan Tseung, D. L. Wark, N. West, J. B. Wilhelmy, J. F. Wilkerson, J. R. Wilson, P. Wittich, J. M. Wouters, M. Yeh, K. Zuber

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Upper limits on the [Formula Presented] flux at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory have been set based on the [Formula Presented] charged-current reaction on deuterium. The reaction produces a positron and two neutrons in coincidence. This distinctive signature allows a search with very low background for [Formula Presented]’s from the Sun and other potential sources. Both differential and integral limits on the [Formula Presented] flux have been placed in the energy range from 4–14.8 MeV. For an energy-independent [Formula Presented] conversion mechanism, the integral limit on the flux of solar [Formula Presented]’s in the energy range from 4–14.8 MeV is found to be [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.), which corresponds to 0.81% of the standard solar model [Formula presented] [Formula Presented] flux of [Formula Presented], and is consistent with the more sensitive limit from KamLAND in the 8.3–14.8 MeV range of [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.). In the energy range from 4–8 MeV, a search for [Formula Presented]’s is conducted using coincidences in which only the two neutrons are detected. Assuming a [Formula Presented] spectrum for the neutron induced fission of naturally occurring elements, a flux limit of [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.) is obtained.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	70
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.093014
State	Published - 2004

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada; Industry Canada; National Research Council, Canada; Northern ?> ?>Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Inco, Canada; ?> ?>Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.; Ontario Power ?> ?>Generation; the U.S. Department. of Energy; and ?> ?>Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, ?> ?>United Kingdom. We thank the SNO technical staff for ?> ?>their strong contributions.

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Aharmim, B., Ahmed, S. N., Beier, E. W., Bellerive, A., Biller, S. D., Boger, J., Boulay, M. G., Bowles, T. J., Brice, S. J., Bullard, T. V., Chan, Y. D., Chen, M., Chen, X., Cleveland, B. T., Cox, G. A., Dai, X., Dalnoki-Veress, F., Doe, P. J., Dosanjh, R. S., ... Zuber, K. (2004). Electron antineutrino search at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 70(9). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.093014

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Electron antineutrino search at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

AU - Aharmim, B.

AU - Ahmed, S. N.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Boger, J.

AU - Boulay, M. G.

AU - Bowles, T. J.

AU - Brice, S. J.

AU - Bullard, T. V.

AU - Chan, Y. D.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Chen, X.

AU - Cleveland, B. T.

AU - Cox, G. A.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Dalnoki-Veress, F.

AU - Doe, P. J.

AU - Dosanjh, R. S.

AU - Doucas, G.

AU - Dragowsky, M. R.

AU - Duba, C. A.

AU - Duncan, F. A.

AU - Dunford, M.

AU - Dunmore, J. A.

AU - Earle, E. D.

AU - Elliott, S. R.

AU - Evans, H. C.

AU - Ewan, G. T.

AU - Farine, J.

AU - Fergani, H.

AU - Fleurot, F.

AU - Formaggio, J. A.

AU - Fowler, M. M.

AU - Frame, K.

AU - Frati, W.

AU - Fulsom, B. G.

AU - Gagnon, N.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Grant, D. R.

AU - Hahn, R. L.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hallman, E. D.

AU - Hamer, A. S.

AU - Handler, W. B.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Harvey, P. J.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Heeger, K. M.

AU - Heintzelman, W. J.

AU - Heise, J.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - Jagam, P.

AU - Jelley, N. A.

AU - Klein, J. R.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - Kos, M. S.

AU - Krüger, A.

AU - Krauss, C. B.

AU - Krumins, A. V.

AU - Kutter, T.

AU - Kyba, C. C.M.

AU - Labranche, H.

AU - Lange, R.

AU - Law, J.

AU - Lawson, I. T.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Leslie, J. R.

AU - Levine, I.

AU - Luoma, S.

AU - MacLellan, R.

AU - Majerus, S.

AU - Mak, H. B.

AU - Maneira, J.

AU - Marino, A. D.

AU - McCauley, N.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - McGee, S.

AU - McGregor, G.

AU - Mifflin, C.

AU - Miknaitis, K. K.S.

AU - Miller, G. G.

AU - Moffat, B. A.

AU - Nally, C. W.

AU - Neubauer, M. S.

AU - Nickel, B. G.

AU - Noble, A. J.

AU - Norman, E. B.

AU - Oblath, N. S.

AU - Okada, C. E.

AU - Ollerhead, R. W.

AU - Orrell, J. L.

AU - Oser, S. M.

AU - Ouellet, C.

AU - Peeters, S. J.M.

AU - Poon, A. W.P.

AU - Rielage, K.

AU - Robertson, B. C.

AU - Robertson, R. G.H.

AU - Rollin, E.

AU - Rosendahl, S. S.E.

AU - Rusu, V. L.

AU - Schwendener, M. H.

AU - Simard, O.

AU - Simpson, J. J.

AU - Sims, C. J.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Skensved, P.

AU - Smith, M. W.E.

AU - Starinsky, N.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Stonehill, L. C.

AU - Tafirout, R.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Tešić, G.

AU - Thomson, M.

AU - Tsui, T.

AU - Van Berg, R.

AU - Van de Water, R. G.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Wall, B. L.

AU - Waller, D.

AU - Waltham, C. E.

AU - Tseung, H. Wan Chan

AU - Wark, D. L.

AU - West, N.

AU - Wilhelmy, J. B.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Wittich, P.

AU - Wouters, J. M.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zuber, K.

N1 - Funding Information: This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada; Industry Canada; National Research Council, Canada; Northern ?> ?>Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Inco, Canada; ?> ?>Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.; Ontario Power ?> ?>Generation; the U.S. Department. of Energy; and ?> ?>Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, ?> ?>United Kingdom. We thank the SNO technical staff for ?> ?>their strong contributions.

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - Upper limits on the [Formula Presented] flux at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory have been set based on the [Formula Presented] charged-current reaction on deuterium. The reaction produces a positron and two neutrons in coincidence. This distinctive signature allows a search with very low background for [Formula Presented]’s from the Sun and other potential sources. Both differential and integral limits on the [Formula Presented] flux have been placed in the energy range from 4–14.8 MeV. For an energy-independent [Formula Presented] conversion mechanism, the integral limit on the flux of solar [Formula Presented]’s in the energy range from 4–14.8 MeV is found to be [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.), which corresponds to 0.81% of the standard solar model [Formula presented] [Formula Presented] flux of [Formula Presented], and is consistent with the more sensitive limit from KamLAND in the 8.3–14.8 MeV range of [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.). In the energy range from 4–8 MeV, a search for [Formula Presented]’s is conducted using coincidences in which only the two neutrons are detected. Assuming a [Formula Presented] spectrum for the neutron induced fission of naturally occurring elements, a flux limit of [Formula Presented] (90% C.L.) is obtained.

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