EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2016)
Short distance neutrino oscillations with Borexino
- Caminata A.,
- Agostini M.,
- Altenmüller K.,
- Appel S.,
- Bellini G.,
- Benziger J.,
- Berton N.,
- Bick D.,
- Bonfini G.,
- Bravo D.,
- Caccianiga B.,
- Calaprice F.,
- Cavalcante P.,
- Chepurnov A.,
- Cribier M.,
- D'Angelo D.,
- Davini S.,
- Derbin A.,
- Noto L. di,
- Durero M.,
- Empl A.,
- Etenko A.,
- Farinon S.,
- Fischer V.,
- Fomenko K.,
- Franco D.,
- Gabriele F.,
- Gaffiot J.,
- Galbiati C.,
- Ghiano C.,
- Giammarchi M.,
- Göger-Neff M.,
- Goretti A.,
- Gromov M.,
- Hagner C.,
- Houdy Th.,
- Hungerford E.,
- Ianni Aldo,
- Ianni Andrea,
- Jonquères N.,
- Kaiser M.,
- Kobychev V.,
- Korablev D.,
- Korga G.,
- Kryn D.,
- Lachenmaier T.,
- Lasserre T.,
- Laubenstein M.,
- Lehnert B.,
- Link J.,
- Litvinovich E.,
- Lombardi F.,
- Lombardi P.,
- Ludhova L.,
- Lukyanchenko G.,
- Machulin I.,
- Maneschg W.,
- Marcocci S.,
- Maricic J.,
- Mention G.,
- Meroni E.,
- Meyer M.,
- Miramonti L.,
- Misiaszek M.,
- Montuschi M.,
- Muratova V.,
- Musenich R.,
- Neumair B.,
- Oberauer L.,
- Obolensky M.,
- Ortica F.,
- Pallavicini M.,
- Papp L.,
- Perasso L.,
- Pocar A.,
- Ranucci G.,
- Razeto A.,
- Re A.,
- Romani A.,
- Rossi N.,
- Schönert S.,
- Scola L.,
- Simgen H.,
- Skorokhvatov M.,
- Smirnov O.,
- Sotnikov A.,
- Sukhotin S.,
- Suvorov Y.,
- Tartaglia R.,
- Testera G.,
- Veyssière C.,
- Vivier M.,
- Vogelaar R.B.,
- Feilitzsch F. von,
- Wang H.,
- Winter J.,
- Wojcik M.,
- Wurm M.,
- Zaimidoroga O.,
- Zavatarelli S.,
- Zuber K.,
- Zuzel G.
Affiliations
- Caminata A.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Agostini M.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Altenmüller K.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Appel S.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Bellini G.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Benziger J.
- Chemical Engineering Department, Princeton University
- Berton N.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Bick D.
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg
- Bonfini G.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Bravo D.
- Physics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Caccianiga B.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Calaprice F.
- Cavalcante P.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Chepurnov A.
- Lomonosov Moscow State University Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Cribier M.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- D'Angelo D.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Davini S.
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (INFN)
- Derbin A.
- St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- Noto L. di
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Durero M.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Empl A.
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- Etenko A.
- Farinon S.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Fischer V.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Fomenko K.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Franco D.
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3,CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris
- Gabriele F.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Gaffiot J.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Galbiati C.
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- Ghiano C.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Giammarchi M.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Göger-Neff M.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Goretti A.
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- Gromov M.
- Lomonosov Moscow State University Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Hagner C.
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg
- Houdy Th.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Hungerford E.
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- Ianni Aldo
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Ianni Andrea
- Physics Department, Princeton University
- Jonquères N.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay, DEN/DM2S/SEMT/BCCR
- Kaiser M.
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg
- Kobychev V.
- Kiev Institute for Nuclear Research
- Korablev D.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Korga G.
- Department of Physics, University of Houston
- Kryn D.
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3,CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris
- Lachenmaier T.
- Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics, Universitt Tübingen
- Lasserre T.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Laubenstein M.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Lehnert B.
- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
- Link J.
- Physics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Litvinovich E.
- Lombardi F.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Lombardi P.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Ludhova L.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Lukyanchenko G.
- NRC Kurchatov Institute
- Machulin I.
- Maneschg W.
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Marcocci S.
- Maricic J.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawai'i
- Mention G.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Meroni E.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Meyer M.
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg
- Miramonti L.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Misiaszek M.
- Montuschi M.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Muratova V.
- St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
- Musenich R.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Neumair B.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Oberauer L.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Obolensky M.
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3,CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris
- Ortica F.
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Universita‘ degli Studi e INFN
- Pallavicini M.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Papp L.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Perasso L.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Pocar A.
- Physics Department, University of Massachusetts
- Ranucci G.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Razeto A.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Re A.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Romani A.
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Universita‘ degli Studi e INFN
- Rossi N.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Schönert S.
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Scola L.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Simgen H.
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Skorokhvatov M.
- Smirnov O.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Sotnikov A.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Sukhotin S.
- NRC Kurchatov Institute
- Suvorov Y.
- Tartaglia R.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Testera G.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Veyssière C.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Vivier M.
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay
- Vogelaar R.B.
- Physics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Feilitzsch F. von
- Physik-Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München
- Wang H.
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Winter J.
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
- Wojcik M.
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- Wurm M.
- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
- Zaimidoroga O.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Zavatarelli S.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi e INFN
- Zuber K.
- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
- Zuzel G.
- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612101002
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 121
p. 01002
Abstract
The Borexino detector has convincingly shown its outstanding performances in the low energy, sub-MeV regime through its unprecedented accomplishments in the solar and geo-neutrinos detection. These performances make it the ideal tool to accomplish a state-of-the-art experiment able to test unambiguously the long-standing issue of the existence of a sterile neutrino, as suggested by the several anomalous results accumulated over the past two decades, i.e. the outputs of the LSND and Miniboone experiments, the results of the source calibration of the two Gallium solar neutrino experiments, and the recently hinted reactor anomaly. The SOX project will exploit two sources, based on Chromium and Cerium, respectively, which deployed under the experiment, in a location foreseen on purpose at the time of the construction of the detector, will emit two intense beams of neutrinos (Cr) and anti-neutrinos (Ce). Interacting in the active volume of the liquid scintillator, each beam would create an unmistakable spatial wave pattern in case of oscillation of the νe (or ν̅e) into the sterile state: such a pattern would be the smoking gun proving the existence of the new sterile member of the neutrino family. Otherwise, its absence will allow setting a very stringent limit on its existence.
