solar neutrino measurement with KamLAND
In this article, we report a measurement of the neutrino-electron elastic scattering rate of 862 keV 7Be solar neutrinos based on a 165.4 kt d exposure of KamLAND. The observed rate is 582 ± 94 (kt d) -1, which corresponds to an 862-keV 7Be solar neutrino flux of (3.26 ± 0.52) × 10 9 cm -2s -1, assuming a pure electron-flavor flux. Comparing this flux with the standard solar model prediction and further assuming three-flavor mixing, a ν e survival probability of 0.66 ± 0.15 is determined from the KamLAND data. Utilizing a global three-flavor oscillation analysis, we obtain a total 7Be solar neutrino flux of (5.82 ± 1.02) × 10 9 cm -2s -1, which is consistent with the standard solar model predictions.
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- Publication Date:
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; FG02-01ER41166
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2813
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Research Org:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
- Contributing Orgs:
- KamLAND Collaboration
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1378662
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1227520