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1. Search for hep solar neutrinos and the diffuse supernova neutrino background using all three phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Blucher, E, Bonventre, R, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Callaghan, EJ, Caravaca, J, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Descamps, FB, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, PL, Dunford, M, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Gilje, K, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Krüger, A, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labe, K, Land, BJ, Lange, R, Latorre, A, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Maclellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, Mastbaum, A, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Orebi Gann, GD, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, and Poon, AWP

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, hep-ex, Molecular, Nuclear, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

A search has been performed for neutrinos from two sources, the hep reaction in the solar pp fusion chain and the νe component of the diffuse supernova neutrino background (DSNB), using the full dataset of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory with a total exposure of 2.47 kton-years after fiducialization. The hep search is performed using both a single-bin counting analysis and a likelihood fit. We find a best-fit flux that is compatible with solar model predictions while remaining consistent with zero flux, and set a one-sided upper limit of φhep

Published
2020

2. Cosmogenic neutron production at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Bonventre, R, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Callaghan, EJ, Caravaca, J, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Curley, R, Dai, X, Deng, H, Descamps, FB, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, PL, Dunford, M, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Gilje, K, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Kéfélian, C, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Krüger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Land, BJ, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, Mastbaum, A, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Orebi Gann, GD, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, and Prior, G

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, hep-ex, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Molecular, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear, Nuclear Experiment, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

Neutrons produced in nuclear interactions initiated by cosmic-ray muons present an irreducible background to many rare-event searches, even in detectors located deep underground. Models for the production of these neutrons have been tested against previous experimental data, but the extrapolation to deeper sites is not well understood. Here we report results from an analysis of cosmogenically produced neutrons at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. A specific set of observables are presented, which can be used to benchmark the validity of geant4 physics models. In addition, the cosmogenic neutron yield, in units of 10-4 cm2/(g·μ), is measured to be 7.28±0.09(stat)-1.12+1.59(syst) in pure heavy water and 7.30±0.07(stat)-1.02+1.40(syst) in NaCl-loaded heavy water. These results provide unique insights into this potential background source for experiments at SNOLAB.

Published
2019

3. Measurement of neutron production in atmospheric neutrino interactions at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Bonventre, R, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Callaghan, EJ, Caravaca, J, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Descamps, FB, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, P-L, Dunford, M, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Gilje, K, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Kruger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Land, BJ, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, Mastbaum, A, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Gann, GD Orebi, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Prior, G, Reitzner, SD, and Rielage, K

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, hep-ex, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Molecular, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear, Nuclear Experiment, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

Neutron production in GeV-scale neutrino interactions is a poorly studied process. We have measured the neutron multiplicities in atmospheric neutrino interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory experiment and compared them to the prediction of a Monte Carlo simulation using GENIE and a minimally modified version of GEANT4. We analyzed 837 days of exposure corresponding to Phase I, using pure heavy water, and Phase II, using a mixture of Cl in heavy water. Neutrons produced in atmospheric neutrino interactions were identified with an efficiency of $15.3\%$ and $44.3\%$, for Phase I and II respectively. The neutron production is measured as a function of the visible energy of the neutrino interaction and, for charged current quasi-elastic interaction candidates, also as a function of the neutrino energy. This study is also performed classifying the complete sample into two pairs of event categories: charged current quasi-elastic and non charged current quasi-elastic, and $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\nu_e$. Results show good overall agreement between data and Monte Carlo for both phases, with some small tension with a statistical significance below $2\sigma$ for some intermediate energies.

Published
2019

4. Constraints on neutrino lifetime from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Bonventre, R, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Callaghan, EJ, Caravaca, J, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Descamps, FB, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, P-L, Dunford, M, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Gilje, K, Goon, J TM, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Kéfélian, C, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Krüger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Land, BJ, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, Mastbaum, A, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O’Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Gann, GD Orebi, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Prior, G, and Reitzner, SD

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, hep-ex, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Molecular, Nuclear, High Energy Physics::Experiment, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

The long baseline between Earth and the Sun makes solar neutrinos an excellent test beam for exploring possible neutrino decay. The signature of such decay would be an energy-dependent distortion of the traditional survival probability which can be fit for using well-developed and high-precision analysis methods. Here a model including neutrino decay is fit to all three phases of B8 solar neutrino data taken by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO). This fit constrains the lifetime of neutrino mass state ν2 to be >8.08×10-5 s/eV at 90% confidence. An analysis combining this SNO result with those from other solar neutrino experiments results in a combined limit for the lifetime of mass state ν2 of >1.92×10-3 s/eV at 90% confidence.

Published
2019

5. Tests of Lorentz invariance at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Blucher, E, Bonventre, R, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Callaghan, EJ, Caravaca, J, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Descamps, FB, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, PL, Dunford, M, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Gilje, K, Goon, JT, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Kéfélian, C, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Krüger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labe, K, Land, BJ, Lange, R, Latorre, A, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Maclellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, Mastbaum, A, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Orebi Gann, GD, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, and Peeters, SJM

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, hep-ex, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Molecular, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

Experimental tests of Lorentz symmetry in systems of all types are critical for ensuring that the basic assumptions of physics are well founded. Data from all phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, a kiloton-scale heavy water Cherenkov detector, are analyzed for possible violations of Lorentz symmetry in the neutrino sector. Such violations would appear as one of eight possible signal types in the detector: six seasonal variations in the solar electron neutrino survival probability differing in energy and time dependence and two shape changes to the oscillated solar neutrino energy spectrum. No evidence for such signals is observed, and limits on the size of such effects are established in the framework of the standard model extension, including 38 limits on previously unconstrained operators and improved limits on 16 additional operators. This makes limits on all minimal, Dirac-type Lorentz violating operators in the neutrino sector available for the first time.

Published
2018

6. Search for neutron-antineutron oscillations at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, P-L, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Kruger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Gann, GD Orebi, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Prior, G, Reitzner, SD, Rielage, K, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Schwendener, MH, Secrest, JA, Seibert, SR, Simard, O, Simpson, JJ, Sinclair, D, Skensved, P, Sonley, TJ, Stonehill, LC, Tesic, G, Tolich, N, Tsui, T, Van Berg, R, VanDevender, BA, Virtue, CJ, Wall, BL, Waller, D, Tseung, H Wan Chan, Wark, DL, Wendland, J, West, N, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, JR, Wright, A, Yeh, M, Zhang, F, Zuber, K, and Collaboration, SNO

Subjects
Physics, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Particle physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Solar neutrino, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Solar neutrino problem, Antineutron, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, Symmetry breaking, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, QC
Abstract

Tests on $B-L$ symmetry breaking models are important probes to search for new physics. One proposed model with $\Delta(B-L)=2$ involves the oscillations of a neutron to an antineutron. In this paper a new limit on this process is derived for the data acquired from all three operational phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory experiment. The search was concentrated in oscillations occurring within the deuteron, and 23 events are observed against a background expectation of 30.5 events. These translate to a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime of $1.48\times 10^{31}$ years at 90% confidence level (CL) when no restriction is placed on the signal likelihood space (unbounded). Alternatively, a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime was found to be $1.18\times 10^{31}$ years at 90% CL when the signal was forced into a positive likelihood space (bounded). Values for the free oscillation time derived from various models are also provided in this article. This is the first search for neutron-antineutron oscillation with the deuteron as a target., Comment: 14 pages, 8 figures

Published
2017

7. Search for neutron-antineutron oscillations at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Barros, N, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Beltran, B, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Boudjemline, K, Boulay, MG, Cai, B, Chan, YD, Chauhan, D, Chen, M, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Drouin, PL, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Gagnon, N, Goon, JT, Graham, K, Guillian, E, Habib, S, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hime, A, Howard, C, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jerkins, M, Keeter, KJ, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Krüger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Maclellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Martin, RD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, SR, Miller, ML, Monreal, B, Monroe, J, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, O'Keeffe, HM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Orebi Gann, GD, Oser, SM, Ott, RA, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Prior, G, Reitzner, SD, Rielage, K, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Schwendener, MH, Secrest, JA, and Seibert, SR

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Particle and Plasma Physics, hep-ex, Molecular, Nuclear, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

Tests on B-L symmetry breaking models are important probes to search for new physics. One proposed model with Δ(B-L)=2 involves the oscillations of a neutron to an antineutron. In this paper, a new limit on this process is derived for the data acquired from all three operational phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory experiment. The search concentrated on oscillations occurring within the deuteron, and 23 events were observed against a background expectation of 30.5 events. These translated to a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime of 1.48×1031 yr at 90% C.L. when no restriction was placed on the signal likelihood space (unbounded). Alternatively, a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime was found to be 1.18×1031 yr at 90% C.L. when the signal was forced into a positive likelihood space (bounded). Values for the free oscillation time derived from various models are also provided in this article. This is the first search for neutron-Antineutron oscillation with the deuteron as a target.

Published
2017

8. Recent Results from SNO

Author

Sinclair, D, Kutter, T, Nally, CW, Oser, SM, Waltham, CE, Boger, J, Hahn, RL, Lange, R, Yeh, M, Bellerive, A, Dai, X, Dalnoki-Veress, F, Dosanjh, RS, Grant, DR, Hargrove, CK, Hemingway, RJ, Levine, I, Mifflin, C, Rollin, E, Simard, O, Starinsky, N, Tesic, G, Waller, D, Jagam, P, Labranche, H, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Nickel, BG, Ollerhead, RW, Simpson, JJ, Farine, J, Fleurot, F, Hallman, ED, Luoma, S, Schwendener, MH, Tafirout, R, Virtue, CJ, Chan, YD, Chen, X, Heeger, KM, Lesko, KT, Marino, AD, Norman, EB, Okada, CE, Poon, AWP, Rosendahl, SSE, Stokstad, RG, Boulay, MG, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Dragowsky, MR, Elliott, SR, Fowler, MM, Hamer, AS, Heise, J, Hime, A, Miller, GG, Van de Water, RG, Wilhelmy, JB, Wouters, JM, Biller, SD, Bowler, MG, Cleveland, BT, Doucas, G, Dunmore, JA, Fergani, H, Frame, K, Jelley, NA, Majerus, S, McGregor, G, Peeters, SJM, Sims, CJ, Thorman, M, Tseung, HWC, West, N, Wilson, JR, Zuber, K, Beier, EW, Dunford, M, Heintzelman, WJ, Kyba, CCM, McCauley, N, Rusu, VL, Van Berg, R, Ahmed, SN, Chen, M, Duncan, FA, Earle, ED, Fulsom, BG, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Graham, K, Hallin, AL, Handler, WB, Harvey, PJ, Kos, MS, Krumins, AV, Leslie, JR, and MacLellan, R

Subjects
Heavy water, chemistry.chemical_classification, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, chemistry.chemical_compound, Materials science, chemistry, Seesaw molecular geometry, Chemical engineering, Phase (matter), Salt (chemistry), Nanotechnology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Abstract

The SNO project has now completed two of its three major phases of operation. The no-oscillation hypothesis has been ruled out at 5σ in the pure heavy water phase and 8σ in the salt phase. Discussion in terms of the SeeSaw model is presented. © 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Published
2004

9. Determination of the nu(e) and total B-8 solar neutrino fluxes using the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Phase I data set

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmad, QR, Ahmed, SN, Allen, RC, Andersen, TC, Anglin, JD, Buehler, G, Barton, JC, Beier, EW, Bercovitch, M, Bergevin, M, Bigu, J, Biller, SD, Black, RA, Blevis, I, Boardman, RJ, Boger, J, Bonvin, E, Boulay, MG, Bowler, MG, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Browne, MC, Bullard, TV, Burritt, TH, Cameron, J, Chan, YD, Chen, HH, Chen, M, Chen, X, Cleveland, BT, Cowan, JHM, Cowen, DF, Cox, GA, Currat, CA, Dai, X, Dalnoki-Veress, F, Davidson, WF, Deng, H, DiMarco, M, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Dragowsky, MR, Duba, CA, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Dunmore, JA, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Ferraris, AP, Fleurot, F, Ford, RJ, Formaggio, JA, Fowler, MM, Frame, K, Frank, ED, Frati, W, Gagnon, N, Germani, JV, Gil, S, Goldschmidt, A, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Grant, DR, Guillian, E, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Hamer, AS, Hamian, AA, Handler, WB, Haq, RU, Hargrove, CK, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heeger, KM, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Henning, R, Hepburn, JD, Heron, H, Hewett, J, Hime, A, Howard, C, Howe, MA, Huang, M, Hykaway, JG, Isaac, MCP, Jagam, P, Jamieson, B, Jelley, NA, Jillings, C, Jonkmans, G, Kazkaz, K, Keener, PT, Kirch, K, Klein, JR, Knox, AB, Komar, RJ, Kormos, LL, Kos, M, Kouzes, R, Krueger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labranche, H, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lay, M, Lee, HW, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Locke, W, Luoma, S, Lyon, J, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Marino, AD, Martin, R, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McDonald, DS, McFarlane, K, McGee, S, McGregor, G, Drees, RM, Mes, H, Mifflin, C, Miknaitis, KKS, Miller, ML, Milton, G, Moffat, BA, Monreal, B, Moorhead, M, Morrissette, B, Nally, CW, Neubauer, MS, Newcomer, FM, Ng, HS, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, Norman, EB, Novikov, VM, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, O'Keeffe, HM, Ollerhead, RW, Omori, M, Orrell, JL, Oser, SM, Ott, R, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Prior, G, Reitzner, SD, Rielage, K, Roberge, A, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Rosendahl, SSE, Rowley, JK, Rusu, VL, Saettler, E, Schulke, A, Schwendener, MH, Secrest, JA, Seifert, H, Shatkay, M, Simpson, JJ, Sims, CJ, Sinclair, D, Skensved, P, Smith, AR, Smith, MWE, Starinsky, N, Steiger, TD, Stokstad, RG, Stonehill, LC, Storey, RS, Sur, B, Tafirout, R, Tagg, N, Takeuchi, Y, Tanner, NW, Taplin, RK, Thorman, M, Thornewell, PM, Tolich, N, Trent, PT, Tserkovnyak, YI, Tsui, T, Tunnell, CD, Van Berg, R, De Water, RGV, Virtue, CJ, Walker, TJ, Wall, BL, Waltham, CE, Tseung, HWC, Wang, J-X, Wark, DL, Wendland, J, West, N, Wilhelmy, JB, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, JR, Wittich, P, Wouters, JM, Wright, A, Yeh, M, Zuber, K, and Collaboration, SNO

Published
2007

10. Electron energy spectra, fluxes, and day-night asymmetries of B-8 solar neutrinos from measurements with NaCl dissolved in the heavy-water detector at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Boger, J, Boulay, MG, Bowler, MG, Bullard, TV, Chan, YD, Chen, M, Chen, X, Cleveland, BT, Cox, GA, Currat, CA, Dai, X, Dalnoki-Veress, F, Deng, H, Doe, PJ, Dosanjh, RS, Doucas, G, Duba, CA, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Dunmore, JA, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Formaggio, JA, Frame, K, Frati, W, Fulsom, BG, Gagnon, N, Graham, K, Grant, DR, Hahn, RL, Hall, JC, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Handler, WB, Hargrove, CK, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heeger, KM, Heelan, L, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hemingway, RJ, Hime, A, Howard, C, Howe, MA, Huang, M, Jagam, P, Jelley, NA, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, MS, Kruger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Krumins, AV, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labranche, H, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Luoma, S, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Maneira, J, Marino, AD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, S, McGregor, G, Mifflin, C, Miknaitis, KKS, Moffat, BA, Nally, CW, Neubauer, MS, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, Norman, EB, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Orrell, JL, Oser, SM, Ouellet, C, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Rielage, K, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Rollin, E, Rosendahl, SSE, Rusu, VL, Schwendener, MH, Seibert, SR, Simard, O, Simpson, JJ, Sims, CJ, Sinclair, D, Skensved, P, Smith, MWE, Starinsky, N, Stokstad, RG, Stonehill, LC, Tafirout, R, Takeuchi, Y, Tesic, G, Thomson, M, Thorman, M, Tsui, T, Van Berg, R, Van de Water, RG, Virtue, CJ, Wall, BL, Waller, D, Waltham, CE, Tseung, HWC, Wark, DL, Wendland, J, West, N, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, JR, Wittich, P, Wouters, JM, Wright, A, Yeh, M, Zuber, K, and Collaboration, SNO

Subjects
High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results are reported from the complete salt phase of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory experiment in which NaCl was dissolved in the H22O ("D2O") target. The addition of salt enhanced the signal from neutron capture as compared to the pure D2O detector. By making a statistical separation of charged-current events from other types based on event-isotropy criteria, the effective electron recoil energy spectrum has been extracted. In units of 106cm-2s-1, the total flux of active-flavor neutrinos from B8 decay in the Sun is found to be 4.94-0.21+0.21(stat)-0.34+0.38(syst) and the integral flux of electron neutrinos for an undistorted B8 spectrum is 1.68-0.06+0.06(stat)-0. 09+0.08(syst); the signal from (νx,e) elastic scattering is equivalent to an electron-neutrino flux of 2.35-0.22+0.22(stat)-0.15+0.15(syst). These results are consistent with those expected for neutrino oscillations with the so-called large mixing angle parameters and also with an undistorted spectrum. A search for matter-enhancement effects in the Earth through a possible day-night asymmetry in the charged-current integral rate is consistent with no asymmetry. Including results from other experiments, the best-fit values for two-neutrino mixing parameters are Δm2=(8.0-0.4+0.6)×10-5 eV2 and θ=33.9-2.2+2.4 degrees. © 2005 The American Physical Society.

Published
2005

11. Search for periodicities in the B8 solar neutrino flux measured by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Boulay, MG, Bowler, MG, Chan, YD, Chen, M, Chen, X, Cleveland, BT, Costin, T, Cox, GA, Currat, CA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Detwiler, J, Doe, PJ, Dosanjh, RS, Doucas, G, Duba, CA, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Dunmore, JA, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Formaggio, JA, Frati, W, Fulsom, BG, Gagnon, N, Goon, JTM, Graham, K, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Handler, WB, Hargrove, CK, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heeger, KM, Heelan, L, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hemingway, RJ, Hime, A, Howe, MA, Huang, M, Inrig, E, Jagam, P, Jelley, NA, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, MS, Krüger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Krumins, AV, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labranche, H, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Luoma, S, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Maneira, J, Marino, AD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, S, Mifflin, C, Miknaitis, KKS, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, Norman, EB, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, O'Keeffe, HM, Ollerhead, RW, Gann, GDO, Orrell, JL, Oser, SM, Ouvarova, T, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Pun, CSJ, Rielage, K, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Rollin, E, Rosendahl, SSE, Schwendener, MH, Seibert, SR, Simard, O, Simpson, JJ, Sims, CJ, Sinclair, D, Sinclair, L, Skensved, P, Smith, MWE, Stokstad, RG, Stonehill, LC, Tafirout, R, Takeuchi, Y, Tešić, G, Thomson, M, Tsang, KV, Tsui, T, Berg, RV, Virtue, CJ, Wall, BL, Waller, D, Waltham, CE, Tseung, HWC, Wark, DL, Wendland, J, West, N, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, JR, Wouters, JM, Yeh, M, and Zuber, K

Subjects
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract

A search has been made for sinusoidal periodic variations in the B8 solar neutrino flux using data collected by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory over a 4-year time interval. The variation at a period of 1 yr is consistent with modulation of the B8 neutrino flux by the Earth's orbital eccentricity. No significant sinusoidal periodicities are found with periods between 1 d and 10 years with either an unbinned maximum likelihood analysis or a Lomb-Scargle periodogram analysis. The data are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the results of the recent analysis by Sturrock et al., based on elastic scattering events in Super-Kamiokande, can be attributed to a 7% sinusoidal modulation of the total B8 neutrino flux. © 2005 The American Physical Society.

Published
2005

12. Search for periodicities in the B-8 solar neutrino flux measured by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Aharmim, B, Ahmed, SN, Anthony, AE, Beier, EW, Bellerive, A, Bergevin, M, Biller, SD, Boulay, MG, Bowler, MG, Chan, YD, Chen, M, Chen, X, Cleveland, BT, Costin, T, Cox, GA, Currat, CA, Dai, X, Deng, H, Detwiler, J, Doe, PJ, Dosanjh, RS, Doucas, G, Duba, CA, Duncan, FA, Dunford, M, Dunmore, JA, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Fleurot, F, Formaggio, JA, Frati, W, Fulsom, BG, Gagnon, N, Goon, JT, Graham, K, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Handler, WB, Hargrove, CK, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heeger, KM, Heelan, L, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hemingway, RJ, Hime, A, Howe, MA, Huang, M, Inrig, E, Jagam, P, Jelley, NA, Klein, JR, Kormos, LL, Kos, MS, Kruger, A, Kraus, C, Krauss, CB, Krumins, AV, Kutter, T, Kyba, CCM, Labranche, H, Lange, R, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Loach, JC, Luoma, S, MacLellan, R, Majerus, S, Maneira, J, Marino, AD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McGee, S, Mifflin, C, Miknaitis, KKS, Nickel, BG, Noble, AJ, Norman, EB, Oblath, NS, Okada, CE, O'Keeffe, HM, Ollerhead, RW, Gann, GDO, Orrell, JL, Oser, SM, Ouvarova, T, Peeters, SJM, Poon, AWP, Pun, CSJ, Rielage, K, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RGH, Rollin, E, Rosendahl, SSE, Schwendener, MH, Seibert, SR, Simard, O, Simpson, JJ, Sims, CJ, Sinclair, D, Sinclair, L, Skensved, P, Smith, MWE, Stokstad, RG, Stonehill, LC, Tafirout, R, Takeuchi, Y, Tesic, G, Thomson, M, Tsang, KV, Tsui, T, Van Berg, R, Virtue, CJ, Wall, BL, Waller, D, Waltham, CE, Tseung, HWC, Wark, DL, Wendland, J, West, N, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, JR, Wouters, JM, Yeh, M, Zuber, K, and Collaboration, SNO

Published
2005

13. Measurement of the rate of nu(e) + d --p + p + e(-) interactions produced by (8)B solar neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Ahmad, QR, Allen, RC, Andersen, TC, Anglin, JD, Bühler, G, Barton, JC, Beier, EW, Bercovitch, M, Bigu, J, Biller, S, Black, RA, Blevis, I, Boardman, RJ, Boger, J, Bonvin, E, Boulay, MG, Bowler, MG, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Browne, MC, Bullard, TV, Burritt, TH, Cameron, K, Cameron, J, Chan, YD, Chen, M, Chen, HH, Chen, X, Chon, MC, Cleveland, BT, Clifford, ET, Cowan, JH, Cowen, DF, Cox, GA, Dai, Y, Dai, X, Dalnoki-Veress, F, Davidson, WF, Doe, PJ, Doucas, G, Dragowsky, MR, Duba, CA, Duncan, FA, Dunmore, J, Earle, ED, Elliott, SR, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Farine, J, Fergani, H, Ferraris, AP, Ford, RJ, Fowler, MM, Frame, K, Frank, ED, Frati, W, Germani, JV, Gil, S, Goldschmidt, A, Grant, DR, Hahn, RL, Hallin, AL, Hallman, ED, Hamer, A, Hamian, AA, Haq, RU, Hargrove, CK, Harvey, PJ, Hazama, R, Heaton, R, Heeger, KM, Heintzelman, WJ, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Hepburn, JD, Heron, H, Hewett, J, Hime, A, Howe, M, Hykawy, JG, Isaac, MC, Jagam, P, Jelley, NA, Jillings, C, Jonkmans, G, Karn, J, Keener, PT, Kirch, K, Klein, JR, Knox, AB, Komar, RJ, Kouzes, R, Kutter, T, Kyba, CC, Law, J, Lawson, IT, Lay, M, Lee, HW, Lesko, KT, Leslie, JR, Levine, I, Locke, W, Lowry, MM, Luoma, S, Lyon, J, Majerus, S, Mak, HB, Marino, AD, McCauley, N, McDonald, AB, McDonald, DS, McFarlane, K, McGregor, G, McLatchie, W, Meijer Drees, R, Mes, H, Mifflin, C, Miller, GG, Milton, G, Moffat, BA, Moorhead, M, Nally, CW, Neubauer, MS, Newcomer, FM, Ng, HS, Noble, AJ, Norman, EB, Novikov, VM, O'Neill, M, Okada, CE, Ollerhead, RW, Omori, M, Orrell, JL, Oser, SM, Poon, AW, Radcliffe, TJ, Roberge, A, Robertson, BC, Robertson, RG, Rowley, JK, Rusu, VL, Saettler, E, Schaffer, KK, Schuelke, A, Schwendener, MH, Seifert, H, Shatkay, M, Simpson, JJ, Sinclair, D, Skensved, P, Smith, AR, Smith, MW, Starinsky, N, Steiger, TD, Stokstad, RG, Storey, RS, Sur, B, Tafirout, R, Tagg, N, Tanner, NW, Taplin, RK, Thorman, M, Thornewell, P, Trent, PT, Tserkovnyak, YI, Van Berg, R, Van de Water, RG, Virtue, CJ, Waltham, CE, Wang, JX, Wark, DL, West, N, Wilhelmy, JB, Wilkerson, JF, Wilson, J, Wittich, P, Wouters, JM, and Yeh, M

Subjects
High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Abstract

Solar neutrinos from (8)B decay have been detected at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory via the charged current (CC) reaction on deuterium and the elastic scattering (ES) of electrons. The flux of nu(e)'s is measured by the CC reaction rate to be straight phi(CC)(nu(e)) = 1.75 +/- 0.07(stat)(+0.12)(-0.11)(syst) +/- 0.05(theor) x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1). Comparison of straight phi(CC)(nu(e)) to the Super-Kamiokande Collaboration's precision value of the flux inferred from the ES reaction yields a 3.3 sigma difference, assuming the systematic uncertainties are normally distributed, providing evidence of an active non- nu(e) component in the solar flux. The total flux of active 8B neutrinos is determined to be 5.44+/-0.99 x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1).

Published
2001

14. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Author

Boger, J, Hahn, RL, Rowley, JK, Carter, AL, Hollebone, B, Kessler, D, Blevis, I, Dalnoki-Veress, F, DeKok, A, Farine, J, Grant, DR, Hargrove, CK, Laberge, G, Levine, I, McFarlane, K, Mes, H, Noble, AT, Novikov, VM, O'Neill, M, Shatkay, M, Shewchuk, C, Sinclair, D, Clifford, ETH, Deal, R, Earle, ED, Gaudette, E, Milton, G, Sur, B, Bigu, J, Cowan, JHM, Cluff, DL, Hallman, ED, Haq, RU, Hewett, J, Hykawy, JG, Jonkmans, G, Michaud, R, Roberge, A, Roberts, J, Saettler, E, Schwendener, MH, Seifert, H, Sweezey, D, Tafirout, R, Virtue, CJ, Beck, DN, Chan, YD, Chen, X, Dragowsky, MR, Dycus, FW, Gonzalez, J, Isaac, MCP, Kajiyama, Y, Koehler, GW, Lesko, KT, Moebus, MC, Norman, EB, Okada, CE, Poon, AWP, Purgalis, P, Schuelke, A, Smith, AR, Stokstad, RG, Turner, S, Zlimen, I, Anaya, JM, Bowles, TJ, Brice, SJ, Esch, EI, Fowler, MM, Goldschmidt, A, Hime, A, McGirt, AF, Miller, GG, Teasdale, WA, Wilhelmy, JB, Wouters, JM, Anglin, JD, Bercovitch, M, Davidson, WF, Storey, RS, Biller, S, Black, RA, Boardman, RJ, Bowler, MG, Cameron, J, Cleveland, B, Ferraris, AP, Doucas, G, Heron, H, Howard, C, Jelley, NA, Knox, AB, Lay, M, Locke, W, Lyon, J, Majerus, S, Moorhead, M, Omori, M, Tanner, NW, Taplin, RK, Thorman, M, Wark, DL, West, N, Barton, JC, Trent, PT, Kouzes, R, Lowry, MM, Bell, AL, Bonvin, E, Boulay, M, Dayon, M, Duncan, F, Erhardt, LS, Evans, HC, Ewan, GT, Ford, R, Hallin, A, Hamer, A, Hart, PM, Harvey, PJ, Haslip, D, Hearns, CAW, Heaton, R, Hepburn, JD, Jillings, CJ, Korpach, EP, Lee, HW, Leslie, JR, Liu, MQ, Mak, HB, McDonald, AB, MacArthur, JD, McLatchie, W, Moffat, BA, Noel, S, Radcliffe, TJ, Robertson, BC, Skensved, P, Stevenson, RL, Zhu, X, Gil, S, Heise, J, Helmer, RL, Komar, RJ, Nally, CW, Ng, HS, Waltham, CE, Allen, RC, Buhler, G, Chen, HH, Aardsma, G, Andersen, T, Cameron, K, Chon, MC, Hanson, RH, Jagam, P, Karn, J, Law, J, Ollerhead, RW, Simpson, JJ, Tagg, N, Wang, JX, Alexander, C, Beier, EW, Cook, JC, Cowen, DF, Frank, ED, Frati, W, Keener, PT, Klein, JR, Mayers, G, McDonald, DS, Neubauer, MS, Newcomer, FM, Pearce, RJ, Van de Water, RG, Van Berg, R, Wittich, P, Ahmad, QR, Beck, JM, Browne, MC, Burritt, TH, Doe, PJ, Duba, CA, Elliott, SR, Franklin, JE, Germani, JV, Green, P, Hamian, AA, Heeger, KM, Howe, M, Drees, RM, Myers, A, Robertson, RGH, Smith, MWE, Steiger, TD, Van Wechel, T, Wilkerson, JF, and Collaboration, SNO

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Instrumentation, Physics, Standard solar model, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics (astro-ph), High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Neutrino detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Electron neutrino, Lepton
Abstract

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a second generation water Cherenkov detector designed to determine whether the currently observed solar neutrino deficit is a result of neutrino oscillations. The detector is unique in its use of D2O as a detection medium, permitting it to make a solar model-independent test of the neutrino oscillation hypothesis by comparison of the charged- and neutral-current interaction rates. In this paper the physical properties, construction, and preliminary operation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are described. Data and predicted operating parameters are provided whenever possible., 58 pages, 12 figures, submitted to Nucl. Inst. Meth. Uses elsart and epsf style files. For additional information about SNO see http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca . This version has some new references

Published
2000

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