Measurement of the B-8 solar neutrino flux with the KamLAND liquid scintillator detector

S. Abe; K. Furuno; A. Gando; Y. Gando; K. Ichimura; H. Ikeda; K. Inoue; Y. Kibe; W. Kimura; Y. Kishimoto; M. Koga; Y. Minekawa; T. Mitsui; T. Morikawa; N. Nagai; K. Nakajima; K. Nakamura; M. Nakamura; K. Narita; I. Shimizu; Y. Shimizu; J. Shirai; F. Suekane; A. Suzuki; H. Takahashi; N. Takahashi; Y. Takemoto; K. Tamae; H. Watanabe; B. D. Xu; H. Yabumoto; E. Yonezawa; H. Yoshida; S. Yoshida; S. Enomoto; A. Kozlov; H. Murayama; C. Grant; G. Keefer; D. McKee; A. Piepke; T. I. Banks; T. Bloxham; J. A. Detwiler; S. J. Freedman; B. K. Fujikawa; K. Han; R. Kadel; T. O'Donnell; H. M. Steiner; L. A. Winslow; D. A. Dwyer; C. Mauger; R. D. McKeown; C. Zhang; B. E. Berger; C. E. Lane; J. Maricic; T. Miletic; M. Batygov; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; S. Pakvasa; M. Sakai; G. A. Horton-Smith; A. Tang; K. E. Downum; G. Gratta; K. Tolich; Y. Efremenko; Y. Kamyshkov; O. Perevozchikov; H. J. Karwowski; D. M. Markoff; W. Tornow; K. M. Heeger; F. Piquemal; J-S. Ricol; M. P. Decowski; KamLAND Collaboration

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Measurement of the B-8 solar neutrino flux with the KamLAND liquid scintillator detector

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Measurement of the B-8 solar neutrino flux with the KamLAND liquid scintillator detector

S. Abe, K. Furuno, A. Gando, Y. Gando, K. Ichimura, H. Ikeda, K. Inoue, Y. Kibe, W. Kimura, Y. Kishimoto, …

Physical review. C, Nuclear physics, v 84(3)

13 Sep 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.035804

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We report a measurement of the neutrino-electron elastic scattering rate from B-8 solar neutrinos based on a 123 kton-day exposure of KamLAND. The background-subtracted electron recoil rate, above a 5.5-MeV analysis threshold is 1.49 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.17(syst) events per kton-day. Interpreted as due to a pure electron flavor flux with a B-8 neutrino spectrum, this corresponds to a spectrum integrated flux of 2.77 +/- 0.26(stat) +/- 0.32(syst) x 10(6) cm(-2)s(-1). The analysis threshold is driven by Tl-208 present in the liquid scintillator, and the main source of systematic uncertainty is due to background from cosmogenic Be-11. The measured rate is consistent with existing measurements and with standard solar model predictions which include matter-enhanced neutrino oscillation.

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Title: Measurement of the B-8 solar neutrino flux with the KamLAND liquid scintillator detector
Creators: S. Abe - Tohoku University
K. Furuno - Tohoku University
A. Gando - Tohoku University
Y. Gando - Tohoku University
K. Ichimura - Tohoku University
H. Ikeda - Tohoku University
K. Inoue - University of Tokyo
Y. Kibe - Tokyo Institute of Technology
W. Kimura - Tohoku University
Y. Kishimoto - Tohoku University
M. Koga - University of Tokyo
Y. Minekawa - Tohoku University
T. Mitsui - Tohoku University
T. Morikawa - Tohoku University
N. Nagai - Tohoku University
K. Nakajima - Tohoku University
K. Nakamura - University of Tokyo
M. Nakamura - Tohoku University
K. Narita - Tohoku University
I. Shimizu - Tohoku University
Y. Shimizu - Tohoku University
J. Shirai - Tohoku University
F. Suekane - Tohoku University
A. Suzuki - Tohoku University
H. Takahashi - Tohoku University
N. Takahashi - Tohoku University
Y. Takemoto - Tohoku University
K. Tamae - Tohoku University
H. Watanabe - Tohoku University
B. D. Xu - Tohoku University
H. Yabumoto - Tohoku University
E. Yonezawa - Tohoku University
H. Yoshida - Tohoku University
S. Yoshida - Tohoku University
S. Enomoto - University of Tokyo
A. Kozlov - University of Tokyo
H. Murayama - University of Tokyo
C. Grant - University of Alabama
G. Keefer - University of Alabama
D. McKee - University of Alabama
A. Piepke - University of Alabama
T. I. Banks - University of California, Berkeley
T. Bloxham - University of California, Berkeley
J. A. Detwiler - University of California, Berkeley
S. J. Freedman - University of Tokyo
B. K. Fujikawa - University of Tokyo
K. Han - University of California, Berkeley
R. Kadel - University of California, Berkeley
T. O'Donnell - University of California, Berkeley
H. M. Steiner - University of California, Berkeley
L. A. Winslow - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D. A. Dwyer - California Institute of Technology
C. Mauger - California Institute of Technology
R. D. McKeown - California Institute of Technology
C. Zhang - California Institute of Technology
B. E. Berger - Colorado State University
C. E. Lane - Drexel University
J. Maricic - Drexel University
T. Miletic - Rowan University
M. Batygov - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
J. G. Learned - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
S. Matsuno - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
S. Pakvasa - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
M. Sakai - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
G. A. Horton-Smith - University of Tokyo
A. Tang - Kansas State University
K. E. Downum - Stanford University
G. Gratta - Stanford University
K. Tolich - Stanford University
Y. Efremenko - University of Tokyo
Y. Kamyshkov - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
O. Perevozchikov - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
H. J. Karwowski - Duke University
D. M. Markoff - Duke University
W. Tornow - Duke University
K. M. Heeger - University of Tokyo
F. Piquemal - University of Bordeaux
J-S. Ricol - University of Bordeaux
M. P. Decowski - University of Tokyo
KamLAND Collaboration
Publication Details: Physical review. C, Nuclear physics, v 84(3)
Publisher: Amer Physical Soc
Number of pages: 6
Grant note: DE-FG03-00ER41138; DE-AC02-05CH11231; DE-FG02-01ER41166 / US Department of Energy (DOE); United States Department of Energy (DOE) 1002399 / Division Of Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) 16002002 / Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) 21684008 / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI Initiative), MEXT, Japan; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) DOE; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000294925400002
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-80053066463
Other Identifier: 991019296792004721

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