Solar neutrino flux measurements by the Soviet-American gallium experiment (SAGE) for half the 22-year solar cycle

We present measurements of the solar neutrino capture rate on metallic gallium in the Soviet-American gallium experiment (SAGE) over a period of slightly more than half the 22-year solar cycle. A combined analysis of 92 runs over the twelve-year period from January 1990 until December 2001 yields a capture rate of 70.8 _?5.2 ^+5.3 (stat) _?3.2 ^+3.7 (sys) SNU for solar neutrinos with energies above 0.233 MeV. This value is slightly more than half the rate predicted by the standard solar model, 130 SNU. We present the results of new runs since April 1998 and analyze all runs combined by years, months, and bimonthly periods beginning in 1990. A simple analysis of the SAGE results together with the results of other solar neutrino experiments gives an estimate of (4.6±1.2)× 10¹⁰ neutrinos cm^?2 s^?1 for the flux of the electron pp neutrinos that reach the Earth without changing their flavor. The flux of the pp neutrinos produced in thermonuclear reactions in the Sun is estimated to be (7.6 ± 2.0) × 10¹⁰ neutrinos cm^?2 s^?1, in agreement with the value of (5.95±0.06)×10¹⁰ neutrinos cm^?2 s^?1 predicted by the standard solar model.     

Neutrino Physics (Rapporteur talk)

Papers related to neutrino physics, submitted in the categories NU-EX (experimental results), NU-IN (methods, techniques, and instrumentation) and NU-TH (theory, model, and simulations) are reviewed with a brief introduction on the current understanding of neutrino masses and mixings.     

India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)

We present some physics possibilities with an iron calorimeter detector (ICAL) and a status report on the feasibility study to construct such a detector at a future possible India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO). This talk was given at the workshop on high energy physics phenomenology, WHEPP-8, in Jan. 2004, at IIT Bombay.     

声源定位实验——一个具有明确应用背景和前沿技术特点的综合性实验

研制开发了一种进行声源定位的实验装置.利用波的传播特性,可以推知物体的空间位置.文章介绍了声发射平面定位的原理,自制的实验装置和实验结果.     

Neutrino masses and oscillations in SU(5)

The masslessness of neutrinos and B - L conservation are not fundamental in SU(5), but “accidental” reflexions of the choice of a simple Higgs system. We argue that a low energy effective two-fermion interaction with two 5's of Higgs field can violate B - L at a very low level and generate neutrino masses of order 10⁻⁵ eV. These may cause oscillations detectable in solar neutrino experiments.     

Neutrino Mass Generation in SO(4) Model

Generation of neutrino mass in SO(4) model is proposed here. Thealgebraic structure of SO(4) is same as to that of SU(2)_L ×SU(2)_R. It is shown that the spontaneous symmetry breaking results three massive as well as three massless gauge bosons. The standard model theory according to which there exist three massive gauge bosons and a massless one is emergedfrom this model. In the framework of SU(2)_L × SU(2)_R a small Dirac neutrino mass is derived. It is also shown that such mass term may vanish with a special choice. The Majorana mass term is not considered here and thus in this model the neutrino mass does not follow seesaw structure.     

J-modulated ADEQUATE (JM-ADEQUATE) experiment for accurate measurement of carbon-carbon coupling constants

A new method for the accurate determination of carbon-carbon coupling constants is described. The method is based on a modified ADEQUATE experiment, where a J-modulated spin-echo sequence precedes the ADEQUATE pulse scheme. The J-modulation and scaling of carbon-carbon couplings is based on simultaneous incrementation of 13C chemical shift and coupling evolution periods. The time increment for the homonuclear carbon-carbon coupling evolution can be suitably scaled with respect to the corresponding increment for the chemical shift evolution. Typically a scaling factor of 2 to 3 is employed for the measurement of one-bond coupling constants, while multiplication by a factor of 10 to 15 is applied when small long-range couplings are determined. The same pulse scheme with coupling evolution period optimized for one-bond or long-range couplings allows the determination of the corresponding carbon-carbon coupling constants. The splittings of the ADEQUATE crosspeaks in the F1 dimension yield the appropriately multiplied coupling constants.     

双棱镜实验中虚光源间距的直接测量

用组装的移测望远镜，对双棱镜干涉实验中两虚光源的间距进行了直接测量。     

液体闪烁体探测器测量皮秒激光脉冲中子源能谱

在星光Ⅲ实验装置上开展皮秒激光脉冲中子源实验,使用液体闪烁体探测器测得较好的中子信号,利用飞行时间法获得中子的能量/时间分布,通过示波器电压时间积分与阻抗之比得到不同能量段的电荷值。建立液体闪烁体探测器Geant4计算模型,通过实际打靶情况与标定情况下液体闪烁体探测器出光口收集到的可见光光子数之比,结合标定的灵敏度数据,获得液体闪烁体探测器对不同能量中子的灵敏度。计算得到源发射的中子能谱,能量在1 MeV以上的液体闪烁体探测器方向测得的中子产额为1.04108 sr-1。     

The initial oxidation of Cr(100)

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), Auger spectroscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) have been used to study oxygen chemisorption on and the initial oxidation of Cr(100). With O₂ exposures up to 5 L, CrO vibrational frequencies between 495 and 545 cm⁻¹ are observed. A CrO stretching frequency at 635 cm⁻¹, probably due to rhombohedral Cr₂O₃, is observed to emerge strongly by ≈ 60 L. Based on a sequence of O₂ exposures at 300 K and on a second sequence with 625 and 1175 K anneals, a model of the initial oxidation of Cr(100) is presented. Subsurface oxygen in interstitial sites with Cr atoms maintaining bulk positions is proposed to act as a nucleus for subsequent oxide growth. According to this model, oxide growth at 300 K occurs primarily through domain expansion, while frequent creation of new domains occurs at 625 K. At elevated temperatures, competition between domain growth and diffusion into the bulk is observed.     

Scattering of a Neutrino (Antineutrino) on an Electron

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TEXONO低能中微子实验中的CsI(T1)晶体探测器

TEXONO合作组首次采用CsI(T1)晶体测量反应堆中微子的能量、通量和反常磁矩,描述了实验的基本原理,探测器结构及其性能.     

The Mu-MASS (muonium laser spectroscopy) experiment

We present a new experiment, Mu-MASS, aiming for a 1000-fold improvement in the determination of the 1S-2S transition frequency of Muonium (M), the positive-muon/electron bound state. This substantial improvement beyond the current state-of-the-art relies on the novel cryogenic M converters and confinement techniques we developed, on the new excitation and detection schemes which we implemented for positronium spectroscopy and the tremendous advances in generation of UV radiation. This experiment is planned to be performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Interesting anomalies in the muon sector have accumulated: notably the famous anomalous muon magnetic moment (g-2) and the muonic hydrogen Lamb shift measurement which prompted the so-called proton charge radius puzzle. These tantalizing results triggered vibrant activity on both experimental and theoretical sides. Different explanations have been put forward including exciting solutions invoking New Physics beyond the Standard Model. Mu-MASS could contribute to clarifying the origin of these anomalies by providing robust and reliable values of fundamental constants such as the muon mass and a value of the Rydberg constant independent of finite size effects.     

The distribution of charge below the (001) surfaces of gallium arsenide

Whilst the surfaces of several semiconductors have received extensive study, less attention has been paid to what happens below the surface. We have examined the electronic structure of both arsenic and gallium unrelaxed (001) surfaces, our results demonstrating the rather openess of these surfaces for adsorption by impurities. It is also shown that electronic structure up to at least the fourth or fifth layers of atoms into the bulk is affected, and that regions of large charge density are not centred on lattice positions.     

The measurement of nuclear emulsion to experiment WA-95

The parametres of measurement devices for the search events in the photoemulsion target to the experiment WA-95 are presented.     

Oxygen adsorption and oxide formation on Cr(100) and Cr(110) surfaces

The adsorption of oxygen on (100) and (110) clean chromium surfaces was studied by electron diffraction (LEED and RHEED) and scanning microscopy. The beginning of the oxidation process was investigated using LEED technique. The successive patterns, observed with increasing oxidizing atmosphere, allow us to propose an oxidation mechanism for these chromium surfaces. For both orientations, rhombohedral chromium oxide grows on the surface, as shown by RHEED diagrams. The behaviour of the two planes is markedly different: the oxide film is polycrystalline on the (100) surface, while the pseudo six-fold symmetry of the (110) plane permits a parallel oriented growth.