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Borexino Collaboration (Bellini, G. et al); Pena-Garay, C. |
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Absence of a day-night asymmetry in the Be-7 solar neutrino rate in Borexino |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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707 |
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1 |
Pages |
22-26 |
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Solar neutrinos; Day-night effect; CPT violation; Neutrino oscillations |
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We report the result of a search for a day-night asymmetry in the Be-7 solar neutrino interaction rate in the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Italy. The measured asymmetry is A(dn) = 0.001 +/- 0.012 (stat) +/- 0.007 (syst), in agreement with the prediction of MSW-LMA solution for neutrino oscillations. This result disfavors MSW oscillations with mixing parameters in the LOW region at more than 8.5 sigma. This region is, for the first time, strongly disfavored without the use of reactor anti-neutrino data and therefore the assumption of CPT symmetry. The result can also be used to constrain some neutrino oscillation scenarios involving new physics. |
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[Carraro, C.; Davini, S.; Guardincerri, E.; Manuzio, G.; Pallavicini, M.; Perasso, S.; Salvo, C.; Testera, G.; Zavatarelli, S.] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Fis, I-16146 Genoa, Italy, Email: marco.pallavicini@ge.infn.it |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000299757000004 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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901 |
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Perez-Perez, J.; Amare, J.C.; Bandac, I.C.; Bayo, A.; Borjabad-Sanchez, S.; Calvo-Mozota, J.M.; Cid-Barrio, L.; Hernandez-Antolin, R.; Hernandez-Molinero, B.; Novella, P.; Pelczar, K.; Pena-Garay, C.; Romeo, B.; Ortiz de Solorzano, A.; Sorel, M.; Torrent, J.; Uson, A.; Wojna-Pelczar, A.; Zuzel, G. |
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Radon Mitigation Applications at the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Universe |
Abbreviated Journal |
Universe |
| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
112 - 20pp |
| Keywords |
radon; neutrinos; HPGe-detector; LSC |
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The Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (LSC) is the Spanish national hub for low radioactivity techniques and the associated scientific and technological applications. The concentration of the airborne radon is a major component of the radioactive budget in the neighborhood of the detectors. The LSC hosts a Radon Abatement System, which delivers a radon suppressed air with 1.1 & PLUSMN;0.2 mBq/m(3) of Rn-222. The radon content in the air is continuously monitored with an Electrostatic Radon Monitor. Measurements with the double beta decay demonstrators NEXT-NEW and CROSS and the gamma HPGe detectors show the important reduction of the radioactive background due to the purified air in the vicinity of the detectors. We also discuss the use of this facility in the LSC current program which includes NEXT-100, low background biology experiments and radiopure copper electroformation equipment placed in the radon-free clean room. |
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[Perez-Perez, Javier; Bandac, Iulian Catalin; Bayo, Alberto; Borjabad-Sanchez, Silvia; Calvo-Mozota, Jose Maria; Cid-Barrio, Laura; Hernandez-Antolin, Rebecca; Hernandez-Molinero, Beatriz; Pena-Garay, Carlos; Romeo, Beatriz] Lab Subterraneo Canfranc LSC, Canfranc Estn 22880, Spain, Email: javier.perez.perez@uj.edu.pl; |
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Mdpi |
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WOS:000762509500001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5143 |
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Serenelli, A.; Scott, P.; Villante, F.L.; Vincent, A.C.; Asplund, M.; Basu, S.; Grevesse, N.; Pena-Garay, C. |
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Implications of solar wind measurements for solar models and composition |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Abbreviated Journal |
Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. |
| Volume |
463 |
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1 |
Pages |
2-9 |
| Keywords |
neutrinos; Sun: abundances; Sun: helioseismology; Sun: interior |
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We critically examine recent claims of a high solar metallicity by von Steiger & Zurbuchen (2016, vSZ16) based onin situ measurements of the solar wind, rather than the standard spectroscopically inferred abundances (Asplund et al. 2009, hereafter AGSS09). We test the claim by Vagnozzi et al. (2016) that a composition based on the solar wind enables one to construct a standard solar model in agreement with helioseismological observations and thus solve the decades-old solar modelling problem. We show that, although some helioseismological observables are improved compared to models computed with spectroscopic abundances, most are in fact worse. The high abundance of refractory elements leads to an overproduction of neutrinos, with a predicted B-8 flux that is nearly twice its observed value, and Be-7 and CNO fluxes that are experimentally ruled out at high confidence. A combined likelihood analysis shows that models using the vSZ16 abundances are worse than AGSS09 despite a higher metallicity. We also present astrophysical and spectroscopic arguments showing the vSZ16 composition to be an implausible representation of the solar interior, identifying the first ionization potential effect in the outer solar atmosphere and wind as the likely culprit. |
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[Serenelli, Aldo] Inst Space Sci IEEC CSIC, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain, Email: aldos@ice.csic.es |
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Oxford Univ Press |
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English |
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0035-8711 |
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WOS:000386464900001 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2842 |
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Vinyoles, N.; Serenelli, A.M.; Villante, F.L.; Basu, S.; Bergstrom, J.; Gonzalez-Garcia, M.C.; Maltoni, M.; Pena-Garay, C.; Song, N.Q. |
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A New Generation of Standard Solar Models |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. |
| Volume |
835 |
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2 |
Pages |
202 - 16pp |
| Keywords |
neutrinos; Sun: abundances; Sun: Helioseismology; Sun: interior |
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We compute a new generation of standard solar models (SSMs) that includes recent updates on some important nuclear reaction rates and a more consistent treatment of the equation of state. Models also include a novel and flexible treatment of opacity uncertainties based on opacity kernels, required in. light of recent theoretical and experimental works on radiative opacity. Two large sets of SSMs, each based on a different canonical set of solar abundances with high and low metallicity (Z), are computed to determine model uncertainties and correlations among different observables. We present detailed comparisons of high-and low-Z models against different ensembles of solar observables,. including solar neutrinos, surface helium abundance, depth of the. convective envelope, and sound speed profile. A global comparison, including all observables, yields a p-value of 2.7 sigma for the high-Z model and 4.7 sigma for the low-Z one. When the sound speed differences in the narrow region of 0.65 < r/R-circle dot < 0.70 are excluded from the analysis, results are 0.9 sigma and 3.0 sigma for high-and low-Z models respectively. These results show that. high-Z models agree well with solar data but have a systematic problem right below the bottom of the convective envelope linked to steepness of molecular weight and temperature gradients, and that low-Z models lead to a much more general disagreement with solar data. We also show that, while simple parametrizations of opacity uncertainties can strongly alleviate the solar abundance problem, they are insufficient to substantially improve the agreement of SSMs with helioseismic data beyond that obtained for high-Z models due to the intrinsic correlations of theoretical predictions. |
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[Vinyoles, Nuria; Serenelli, Aldo M.] CSIC IEEC, Inst Ciencies Espai, Campus UAB,Carrer Can Magrans S-N, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain, Email: vinyoles@ice.csic.es; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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English |
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0004-637x |
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WOS:000401145700018 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3145 |
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Simpson, F.; Jimenez, R.; Pena-Garay, C.; Verde, L. |
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Dark energy from the motions of neutrinos |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physics of the Dark Universe |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Dark Universe |
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20 |
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72-77 |
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Neutrinos; Dark energy; Interactions in the dark sector |
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Ordinarily, a scalar field may only play the role of dark energy if it possesses a potential that is either extraordinarily flat or extremely fine-tuned. Here we demonstrate that these restrictions are lifted when the scalar field undergoes persistent energy exchange with another fluid. In this scenario, the field is prevented from reversing its direction of motion, and instead may come to rest while displaced from the local minimum of its potential. Therefore almost any scalar potential is capable of initiating a prolonged phase of cosmic acceleration. If the rate of energy transfer is modulated via a derivative coupling, the field undergoes a rapid process of freezing, after which the field's equation of state mimicks that of a cosmological constant. We present a physically motivated realisation in the form of a neutrino-majoron coupling, which avoids the dynamical instabilities associated with mass-varying neutrino models. Finally we discuss possible means by which this model could be experimentally verified. |
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[Simpson, Fergus; Jimenez, Raul; Verde, Licia] Univ Barcelona, UB IEEC, ICC, Marti i Franques 1, E-08028 Barcelona 08028, Spain, Email: feigus2@icc.ub.edu; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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2212-6864 |
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WOS:000433904300009 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3599 |
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