Independent measurement of the total active 8B solar neutrino flux using an array of 3He proportional counters at the sudbury neutrino observatory

B. Aharmim; S. N. Ahmed; J. F. Amsbaugh; A. E. Anthony; J. Banar; N. Barros; E. W. Beier; A. Bellerive; B. Beltran; M. Bergevin; S. D. Biller; K. Boudjemline; M. G. Boulay; T. J. Bowles; M. C. Browne; T. V. Bullard; T. H. Burritt; B. Cai; Y. D. Chan; D. Chauhan; M. Chen; B. T. Cleveland; G. A. Cox-Mobrand; C. A. Currat; X. Dai; H. Deng; J. Detwiler; M. Dimarco; P. J. Doe; G. Doucas; P. L. Drouin; C. A. Duba; F. A. Duncan; M. Dunford; E. D. Earle; S. R. Elliott; H. C. Evans; G. T. Ewan; J. Farine; H. Fergani; F. Fleurot; R. J. Ford; J. A. Formaggio; M. M. Fowler; N. Gagnon; J. V. Germani; A. Goldschmidt; J. T.M. Goon; K. Graham; E. Guillian; S. Habib; R. L. Hahn; A. L. Hallin; E. D. Hallman; A. A. Hamian; G. C. Harper; P. J. Harvey; R. Hazama; K. M. Heeger; W. J. Heintzelman; J. Heise; R. L. Helmer; R. Henning; A. Hime; C. Howard; M. A. Howe; M. Huang; P. Jagam; B. Jamieson; N. A. Jelley; K. J. Keeter; J. R. Klein; L. L. Kormos; M. Kos; A. Krüger; C. Kraus; C. B. Krauss; T. Kutter; C. C.M. Kyba; R. Lange; J. Law; I. T. Lawson; K. T. Lesko; J. R. Leslie; J. C. Loach; R. MacLellan; S. Majerus; H. B. Mak; J. Maneira; R. Martin; K. McBryde; N. McCauley; A. B. McDonald; S. McGee; C. Mifflin; G. G. Miller; M. L. Miller; B. Monreal; J. Monroe; B. Morissette; A. Myers; B. G. Nickel; A. J. Noble; N. S. Oblath; H. M. O'Keeffe; R. W. Ollerhead; G. D.Orebi Gann; S. M. Oser; R. A. Ott; S. J.M. Peeters; A. W.P. Poon; G. Prior; S. D. Reitzner; K. Rielage; B. C. Robertson; R. G.H. Robertson; E. Rollin; M. H. Schwendener; J. A. Secrest; S. R. Seibert; O. Simard; J. J. Simpson; L. Sinclair; P. Skensved; M. W.E. Smith; T. D. Steiger; L. C. Stonehill; G. Tešić; P. M. Thornewell; N. Tolich; T. Tsui; C. D. Tunnell; T. Van Wechel; R. Van Berg; B. A. Vandevender; C. J. Virtue; T. J. Walker; B. L. Wall; D. Waller; H. Wan Chan Tseung; J. Wendland; N. West; J. B. Wilhelmy; J. F. Wilkerson; J. R. Wilson; J. M. Wouters; A. Wright; M. Yeh; F. Zhang; K. Zuber

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.111301

Independent measurement of the total active ⁸B solar neutrino flux using an array of ³He proportional counters at the sudbury neutrino observatory

B. Aharmim, S. N. Ahmed, J. F. Amsbaugh, A. E. Anthony, J. Banar, N. Barros, E. W. Beier, A. Bellerive, B. Beltran, M. Bergevin, S. D. Biller, K. Boudjemline, M. G. Boulay, T. J. Bowles, M. C. Browne, T. V. Bullard, T. H. Burritt, B. Cai, Y. D. Chan, D. ChauhanM. Chen, B. T. Cleveland, G. A. Cox-Mobrand, C. A. Currat, X. Dai, H. Deng, J. Detwiler, M. Dimarco, P. J. Doe, G. Doucas, P. L. Drouin, C. A. Duba, F. A. Duncan, M. Dunford, E. D. Earle, S. R. Elliott, H. C. Evans, G. T. Ewan, J. Farine, H. Fergani, F. Fleurot, R. J. Ford, J. A. Formaggio, M. M. Fowler, N. Gagnon, J. V. Germani, A. Goldschmidt, J. T.M. Goon, K. Graham, E. Guillian, S. Habib, R. L. Hahn, A. L. Hallin, E. D. Hallman, A. A. Hamian, G. C. Harper, P. J. Harvey, R. Hazama, K. M. Heeger, W. J. Heintzelman, J. Heise, R. L. Helmer, R. Henning, A. Hime, C. Howard, M. A. Howe, M. Huang, P. Jagam, B. Jamieson, N. A. Jelley, K. J. Keeter, J. R. Klein, L. L. Kormos, M. Kos, A. Krüger, C. Kraus, C. B. Krauss, T. Kutter, C. C.M. Kyba, R. Lange, J. Law, I. T. Lawson, K. T. Lesko, J. R. Leslie, J. C. Loach, R. MacLellan, S. Majerus, H. B. Mak, J. Maneira, R. Martin, K. McBryde, N. McCauley, A. B. McDonald, S. McGee, C. Mifflin, G. G. Miller, M. L. Miller, B. Monreal, J. Monroe, B. Morissette, A. Myers, B. G. Nickel, A. J. Noble, N. S. Oblath, H. M. O'Keeffe, R. W. Ollerhead, G. D.Orebi Gann, S. M. Oser, R. A. Ott, S. J.M. Peeters, A. W.P. Poon, G. Prior, S. D. Reitzner, K. Rielage, B. C. Robertson, R. G.H. Robertson, E. Rollin, M. H. Schwendener, J. A. Secrest, S. R. Seibert, O. Simard, J. J. Simpson, L. Sinclair, P. Skensved, M. W.E. Smith, T. D. Steiger, L. C. Stonehill, G. Tešić, P. M. Thornewell, N. Tolich, T. Tsui, C. D. Tunnell, T. Van Wechel, R. Van Berg, B. A. Vandevender, C. J. Virtue, T. J. Walker, B. L. Wall, D. Waller, H. Wan Chan Tseung, J. Wendland, N. West, J. B. Wilhelmy, J. F. Wilkerson, J. R. Wilson, J. M. Wouters, A. Wright, M. Yeh, F. Zhang, K. Zuber

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The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) used an array of He3 proportional counters to measure the rate of neutral-current interactions in heavy water and precisely determined the total active (νx) B8 solar neutrino flux. This technique is independent of previous methods employed by SNO. The total flux is found to be 5.54-0.31+0.33(stat)-0.34+0.36(syst)×106cm-2s-1, in agreement with previous measurements and standard solar models. A global analysis of solar and reactor neutrino results yields Δm2=7.59-0.21+0.19×10-5eV2 and θ=34.4-1.2+1.3 degrees. The uncertainty on the mixing angle has been reduced from SNO's previous results.

Original language	English
Article number	111301
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	101
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.111301
State	Published - Sep 9 2008

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Aharmim, B., Ahmed, S. N., Amsbaugh, J. F., Anthony, A. E., Banar, J., Barros, N., Beier, E. W., Bellerive, A., Beltran, B., Bergevin, M., Biller, S. D., Boudjemline, K., Boulay, M. G., Bowles, T. J., Browne, M. C., Bullard, T. V., Burritt, T. H., Cai, B., Chan, Y. D., ... Zuber, K. (2008). Independent measurement of the total active ⁸B solar neutrino flux using an array of ³He proportional counters at the sudbury neutrino observatory. Physical Review Letters, 101(11), Article 111301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.111301

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AU - Anthony, A. E.

AU - Banar, J.

AU - Barros, N.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Beltran, B.

AU - Bergevin, M.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Boudjemline, K.

AU - Boulay, M. G.

AU - Bowles, T. J.

AU - Browne, M. C.

AU - Bullard, T. V.

AU - Burritt, T. H.

AU - Cai, B.

AU - Chan, Y. D.

AU - Chauhan, D.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Cleveland, B. T.

AU - Cox-Mobrand, G. A.

AU - Currat, C. A.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Deng, H.

AU - Detwiler, J.

AU - Dimarco, M.

AU - Doe, P. J.

AU - Doucas, G.

AU - Drouin, P. L.

AU - Duba, C. A.

AU - Duncan, F. A.

AU - Dunford, M.

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 - Ford, R. J.

AU - Formaggio, J. A.

AU - Fowler, M. M.

AU - Gagnon, N.

AU - Germani, J. V.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Goon, J. T.M.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Guillian, E.

AU - Habib, S.

AU - Hahn, R. L.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hallman, E. D.

AU - Hamian, A. A.

AU - Harper, G. C.

AU - Harvey, P. J.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Heeger, K. M.

AU - Heintzelman, W. J.

AU - Heise, J.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Henning, R.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Howard, C.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - Huang, M.

AU - Jagam, P.

AU - Jamieson, B.

AU - Jelley, N. A.

AU - Keeter, K. J.

AU - Klein, J. R.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - Kos, M.

AU - Krüger, A.

AU - Kraus, C.

AU - Krauss, C. B.

AU - Kutter, T.

AU - Kyba, C. C.M.

AU - Lange, R.

AU - Law, J.

AU - Lawson, I. T.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Leslie, J. R.

AU - Loach, J. C.

AU - MacLellan, R.

AU - Majerus, S.

AU - Mak, H. B.

AU - Maneira, J.

AU - Martin, R.

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AU - McCauley, N.

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AU - Myers, A.

AU - Nickel, B. G.

AU - Noble, A. J.

AU - Oblath, N. S.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

AU - Ollerhead, R. W.

AU - Gann, G. D.Orebi

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AU - Tešić, G.

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AU - Tolich, N.

AU - Tsui, T.

AU - Tunnell, C. D.

AU - Van Wechel, T.

AU - Van Berg, R.

AU - Vandevender, B. A.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Walker, T. J.

AU - Wall, B. L.

AU - Waller, D.

AU - Tseung, H. Wan Chan

AU - Wendland, J.

AU - West, N.

AU - Wilhelmy, J. B.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Wouters, J. M.

AU - Wright, A.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zhang, F.

AU - Zuber, K.

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