Low-multiplicity burst search at the Sudbury neutrino Observatory

B. Aharmim; S. N. Ahmed; A. E. Anthony; N. Barros; E. W. Beier; A. Bellerive; B. Beltran; M. Bergevin; S. D. Biller; K. Boudjemline; M. G. Boulay; B. Cai; Y. D. Chan; D. Chauhan; M. Chen; B. T. Cleveland; X. Dai; H. Deng; J. Detwiler; G. Doucas; P. L. Drouin; 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; N. Gagnon; J. T.M. Goon; K. Graham; E. Guillian; S. Habib; R. L. Hahn; A. L. Hallin; E. D. Hallman; P. J. Harvey; R. Hazama; W. J. Heintzelman; J. Heise; R. L. Helmer; A. Hime; C. Howard; M. Huang; B. Jamieson; N. A. Jelley; M. Jerkins; J. R. Klein; M. Kos; C. Kraus; C. B. Krauss; T. Kutter; C. C.M. Kyba; J. Law; K. T. Lesko; J. R. Leslie; J. C. Loach; R. MacLellan; S. Majerus; H. B. Mak; J. Maneira; R. Martin; N. McCauley; A. B. McDonald; M. L. Miller; B. Monreal; J. Monroe; B. G. Nickel; A. J. Noble; H. M. O'keeffe; N. S. Oblath; 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; M. H. Schwendener; J. A. Secrest; S. R. Seibert; O. Simard; J. J. Simpson; D. Sinclair; P. Skensved; T. J. Sonley; L. C. Stonehill; G. Tešić; N. Tolich; T. Tsui; R. Van Berg; B. A. Van Devender; C. J. Virtue; H. Wan Chan Tseung; P. J.S. Watson; N. West; J. F. Wilkerson; J. R. Wilson; A. Wright; M. Yeh; F. Zhang; K. Zuber

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Low-multiplicity burst search at the Sudbury neutrino Observatory

B. Aharmim, S. N. Ahmed, A. E. Anthony, N. Barros, E. W. Beier, A. Bellerive, B. Beltran, M. Bergevin, S. D. Biller, K. Boudjemline, M. G. Boulay, B. Cai, Y. D. Chan, D. Chauhan, M. Chen, B. T. Cleveland, X. Dai, H. Deng, J. Detwiler, G. DoucasP. L. Drouin, 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, N. Gagnon, J. T.M. Goon, K. Graham, E. Guillian, S. Habib, R. L. Hahn, A. L. Hallin, E. D. Hallman, P. J. Harvey, R. Hazama, W. J. Heintzelman, J. Heise, R. L. Helmer, A. Hime, C. Howard, M. Huang, B. Jamieson, N. A. Jelley, M. Jerkins, J. R. Klein, M. Kos, C. Kraus, C. B. Krauss, T. Kutter, C. C.M. Kyba, J. Law, K. T. Lesko, J. R. Leslie, J. C. Loach, R. MacLellan, S. Majerus, H. B. Mak, J. Maneira, R. Martin, N. McCauley, A. B. McDonald, M. L. Miller, B. Monreal, J. Monroe, B. G. Nickel, A. J. Noble, H. M. O'keeffe, N. S. Oblath, 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, M. H. Schwendener, J. A. Secrest, S. R. Seibert, O. Simard, J. J. Simpson, D. Sinclair, P. Skensved, T. J. Sonley, L. C. Stonehill, G. Tešić, N. Tolich, T. Tsui, R. Van Berg, B. A. Van Devender, C. J. Virtue, H. Wan Chan Tseung, P. J.S. Watson, N. West, J. F. Wilkerson, J. R. Wilson, A. Wright, M. Yeh, F. Zhang, K. Zuber

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Abstract

Results are reported from a search for low-multiplicity neutrino bursts in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Such bursts could indicate the detection of a nearby core-collapse supernova explosion. The data were taken from Phase I (1999 November-2001 May), when the detector was filled with heavy water, and Phase II (2001 July-2003 August), when NaCl was added to the target. The search was a blind analysis in which the potential backgrounds were estimated and analysis cuts were developed to eliminate such backgrounds with 90% confidence before the data were examined. The search maintained a greater than 50% detection probability for standard supernovae occurring at a distance of up to 60 kpc for Phase I and up to 70 kpc for Phase II. No low-multiplicity bursts were observed during the data-taking period.

Original language	English
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	728
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/83
State	Published - Feb 20 2011

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Science and Technology Facilities Council	ST/H001026/1, ST/H000887/1, ST/H001026/2, ST/H000887/2
Science and Technology Facilities Council

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General
Neutrinos - supernovae

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Aharmim, B., Ahmed, S. N., Anthony, A. E., Barros, N., Beier, E. W., Bellerive, A., Beltran, B., Bergevin, M., Biller, S. D., Boudjemline, K., Boulay, M. G., Cai, B., Chan, Y. D., Chauhan, D., Chen, M., Cleveland, B. T., Dai, X., Deng, H., Detwiler, J., ... Zuber, K. (2011). Low-multiplicity burst search at the Sudbury neutrino Observatory. Astrophysical Journal, 728(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/83

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AU - Aharmim, B.

AU - Ahmed, S. N.

AU - Anthony, A. E.

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 - Cai, B.

AU - Chan, Y. D.

AU - Chauhan, D.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Cleveland, B. T.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Deng, H.

AU - Detwiler, J.

AU - Doucas, G.

AU - Drouin, P. L.

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 - Gagnon, N.

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 - Harvey, P. J.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Heintzelman, W. J.

AU - Heise, J.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Howard, C.

AU - Huang, M.

AU - Jamieson, B.

AU - Jelley, N. A.

AU - Jerkins, M.

AU - Klein, J. R.

AU - Kos, M.

AU - Kraus, C.

AU - Krauss, C. B.

AU - Kutter, T.

AU - Kyba, C. C.M.

AU - Law, J.

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.

AU - McCauley, N.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - Miller, M. L.

AU - Monreal, B.

AU - Monroe, J.

AU - Nickel, B. G.

AU - Noble, A. J.

AU - O'keeffe, H. M.

AU - Oblath, N. S.

AU - Orebi Gann, G. D.

AU - Oser, S. M.

AU - Ott, R. A.

AU - Peeters, S. J.M.

AU - Poon, A. W.P.

AU - Prior, G.

AU - Reitzner, S. D.

AU - Rielage, K.

AU - Robertson, B. C.

AU - Robertson, R. G.H.

AU - Schwendener, M. H.

AU - Secrest, J. A.

AU - Seibert, S. R.

AU - Simard, O.

AU - Simpson, J. J.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Skensved, P.

AU - Sonley, T. J.

AU - Stonehill, L. C.

AU - Tešić, G.

AU - Tolich, N.

AU - Tsui, T.

AU - Van Berg, R.

AU - Van Devender, B. A.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Wan Chan Tseung, H.

AU - Watson, P. J.S.

AU - West, N.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Wright, A.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zhang, F.

AU - Zuber, K.

PY - 2011/2/20

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AB - Results are reported from a search for low-multiplicity neutrino bursts in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Such bursts could indicate the detection of a nearby core-collapse supernova explosion. The data were taken from Phase I (1999 November-2001 May), when the detector was filled with heavy water, and Phase II (2001 July-2003 August), when NaCl was added to the target. The search was a blind analysis in which the potential backgrounds were estimated and analysis cuts were developed to eliminate such backgrounds with 90% confidence before the data were examined. The search maintained a greater than 50% detection probability for standard supernovae occurring at a distance of up to 60 kpc for Phase I and up to 70 kpc for Phase II. No low-multiplicity bursts were observed during the data-taking period.

KW - General

KW - Neutrinos - supernovae

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