On the presence of fictitious solar neutrino flux variations in radiochemical experiments

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - The currently available data on solar neutrino flux variation in radiochemical experiments and Cherenkov measurements have so far defied a simple...     

The MSW mechanism for three neutrino generations and the solar neutrino puzzle

We analyse the ³⁷Cl experiment for three neutrino generations with arbitrary mixing angles in the adiabatic approximation and present the resulting ⁸B-neutrino energy spectrum.     

An effective lower bound of the solar neutrino flux

If the deficit of the solar neutrino (ν_e) flux is caused by the neutrino oscillation, there exists a lower bound of an effective neutrino flux detectable by electron scattering experiment, since the converted neutrino can also interact with atomic electron via neutral current effect. The effective reduction factor and day-night asymmetry for the ⁸B flux is calculated and plotted in the mixing parameter space, when matter oscillation effects both in the sun and in the earth are included, yielding a lower flux bound, ∼ 14% of the standard value.     

Oscillations of three generations of neutrinos and the solar neutrino problem

The resonant neutrino oscillations in matter are assumed to be responsible for the observed reduction in the capture rate for the ³⁷Cl detector. The expression of the probability that a solar v_e reaches the Earth as a v_e is given in the case of three generations. In the small mixing angle approximation, we describe all the regions of neutrino parameters which give rise to a capture rate of 2.1 SNU for ³⁷Cl and we give the corresponding prediction for the ⁷¹Ga detector.     

Measurement of the total active 8B solar neutrino flux at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory with enhanced neutral current sensitivity

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory has precisely determined the total active (nu(x)) 8B solar neutrino flux without assumptions about the energy dependence of the nu(e) survival probability. The measurements were made with dissolved NaCl in heavy water to enhance the sensitivity and signature for neutral-current interactions. The flux is found to be 5.21 +/- 0.27(stat)+/-0.38(syst) x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1), in agreement with previous measurements and standard solar models. A global analysis of these and other solar and reactor neutrino results yields Deltam(2)=7.1(+1.2)(-0.6) x 10(-5) eV(2) and theta=32.5(+2.4)(-2.3) degrees. Maximal mixing is rejected at the equivalent of 5.4 standard deviations.     

Superstring induced mass and magnetic moment of the neutrino and the time modulation of the solar neutrino flux

The new Yukawa couplings involving heavy matter E₆ fields predicted in the framework of superstring theories are considered as a source of mass and magnetic moment for the neutrino. Given the experimental bound m_ve < 46 eV bounds are derived on the neutrino magnetic moment thus generated. Finally, a scenario is produced where the induced magnetic moment has the correct magnitude (∼10⁻¹¹ μ_B) to explain an alleged depletion or solar neutrino flux during periods of maximum solar activity.     

On the possible existence of a neutrino pulsar

If the neutrino has a magnetic moment in the interval 10⁻¹³μ_B < μ _ν < 10⁻¹² μ_B and if a magnetic field of strength about 10¹⁴ G exists in the supernova envelope, the effect of a pulsation of a neutrino signal from a supernova may arise owing to a ν _L → ν _R resonance transition in the envelope magnetic field.     

束缚电子对7Be太阳中微子流量的影响

计算了在太阳核心从R=0到R=0.125R⊙处,7Be存在1个或2个K壳层束缚电子的概率约为4.54%.这表明7Be原子俘获的电子95.46%是自由电子.假定太阳中微子自产生后没有发生任何改变,并且太阳的其他参量不改变,那么7Be和8B太阳中微子流量的理论计算值分别约为4.04×109和6.12×106cm-2s-1.这将进一步扩大8B太阳中微子与superKamiokande太阳中微子实验测量值之间的差距 关键词： K壳层束缚电子 电子俘获概率 7Be太阳中微子流量 8B太阳中微子流量     

On vacuum oscillations solution of the solar neutrino problem

Experimental signatures of vacuum oscillations solution of the solar neutrino problem are considered. This solution predicts a strict correlation between a distortion of the neutrino energy spectrum and an amplitude of seasonal variations of the neutrino flux. The slope parameter which characterizes a distortion of the recoil electron energy spectrum in the Super-Kamiokande experiment and the seasonal asymmetry of the signal have been calculated in a wide range of oscillation parameters. The correlation of the slope and asymmetry gives crucial criteria for identification or exclusion of this solution. For the positive slope indicated by preliminary Super-Kamiokande data we predict (40 – 60) % enhancement of the seasonal variations.     

Observation of possible production and decay of short-living heavy neutral particles in the SKAT neutrino experiment

In the SKAT bubble chamber neutrino experiment production of a short-living neutral particle with mass (1.4?m?2.5) GeV/c² and lifetime τ≈6×10^?12 s has been detected. The event may be interpreted as production and decay of the heavy lepton M⁰→μ^?+e⁺+ν_e with mass (1.4?m_M⁰?2.1) GeV/c². It might also be the production of a charmed particle D⁰→e⁺+τ^?+ν_e (D⁰→e⁺+π^?+ν_e) with mass 1.4?m_D⁰?2.5) GeV/c² in a non-diagonal neutral current. The probability to interpret the event as other possible processes is very low.     

On the axial-vector coupling constant and the solar neutrino problem

The influence of the value of g_A on the solar neutrino flux is discussed. It is shown that a more precise determination of g_A would be important to define the actual extent of the solar neutrino problem.     

Direct measurement of the 7Be solar neutrino flux with 192 days of borexino data

We report the direct measurement of the 7Be solar neutrino signal rate performed with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. The interaction rate of the 0.862 MeV 7Be neutrinos is 49+/-3stat+/-4syst counts/(day.100 ton). The hypothesis of no oscillation for 7Be solar neutrinos is inconsistent with our measurement at the 4sigma C.L. Our result is the first direct measurement of the survival probability for solar nu(e) in the transition region between matter-enhanced and vacuum-driven oscillations. The measurement improves the experimental determination of the flux of 7Be, pp, and CNO solar nu(e), and the limit on the effective neutrino magnetic moment using solar neutrinos.