Publications by authors named "A Hime"

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  • The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) used 3He proportional counters to measure neutral-current interactions in heavy water, determining the total active 8B solar neutrino flux with a new method.
  • The measured total flux was found to be 5.54 with specific uncertainties, consistent with earlier findings and standard solar models.
  • A comprehensive analysis of solar and reactor neutrino data suggested a new value for Deltam2 and improved precision in the mixing angle theta compared to earlier SNO results.
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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.

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Data from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory have been used to constrain the lifetime for nucleon decay to "invisible" modes, such as n-->3nu. The analysis was based on a search for gamma rays from the deexcitation of the residual nucleus that would result from the disappearance of either a proton or neutron from 16O. A limit of tau(inv)>2 x 10(29) yr is obtained at 90% confidence for either neutron- or proton-decay modes.

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The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has measured day and night solar neutrino energy spectra and rates. For charged current events, assuming an undistorted 8B spectrum, the night minus day rate is 14.0%+/-6.

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Observations of neutral-current nu interactions on deuterium in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are reported. Using the neutral current (NC), elastic scattering, and charged current reactions and assuming the standard 8B shape, the nu(e) component of the 8B solar flux is phis(e) = 1.76(+0.

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