A statistical analysis of the chlorine solar neutrino experiment

Journal Article · Thu May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X91001155· OSTI ID:5005948

Nunokawa, H; Minakata, H ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Setagaya, Tokyo 158 (JP)

This paper reports on a detailed analysis performed so as to reveal the statistical significance of the possible anticorrelation between the solar neutrino flux, measured by the {sup 37}C1 experiment, and the sunspot activity. The authors find that the new data added since 1986 do contribute to improving the significance of the anticorrelation. However, the authors also observe that the statistical significance depends upon the treatment of errors rather sensitively. Therefore, the authors conclude that the anticorrelation is not definitively established at the present stage of the experiment. The authors also point out the possibility of a new type of correlation.

• OSTI ID: 5005948
• Journal Information: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States), Vol. 6:13; ISSN 0217-751X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
SOLAR NEUTRINOS
RADIATION FLUX
CHLORINE 37
ERRORS
SENSITIVITY
STATISTICAL MECHANICS
SUNSPOTS
CHLORINE ISOTOPES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
ISOTOPES
LEPTONS
LIGHT NUCLEI
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MECHANICS
NEUTRINOS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIATIONS
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR PARTICLES
SOLAR RADIATION
STABLE ISOTOPES
STARSPOTS
STELLAR ACTIVITY
STELLAR RADIATION
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