Real-time detection of solar neutrinos with Borexino

Marcocci, S.; Agostini, M.; Altenmüller, K.; Appel, S.; Bellini, G.; Benziger, J.; Bick, D.; Bonfini, G.; Bravo, D.; Caccianiga, B.; Calaprice, F.; Caminata, A.; Carlini, M.; Cavalcante, P.; Chepurnov, A.; D'Angelo, D.; Davini, S.; Derbin, A.; DI NOTO, Lea; Drachnev, I.; Etenko, A.; Fomenko, K.; Formozov, A.; Franco, D.; Gabriele, F.; Galbiati, C.; Ghiano, C.; Giammarchi, M.; Goeger-Neff, M.; Goretti, A.; Gromov, M.; Hagner, C.; Hungerford, E.; Ianni, Aldo; Ianni, Andrea; Jedrzejczak, K.; Jeschke, D.; Kaiser, M.; Kobychev, V.; Korablev, D.; Korga, G.; Kryn, D.; Laubenstein, M.; Lehnert, B.; Litvinovich, E.; Lombardi, F.; Lombardi, P.; Ludhova, L.; Lukyanchenko, G.; Machulin, I.; Manecki, S.; Maneschg, W.; Meroni, E.; Meyer, M.; Miramonti, L.; Misiaszek, M.; Montuschi, M.; Mosteiro, P.; Muratova, V.; Neumair, B.; Oberauer, L.; Obolensky, M.; Ortica, F.; Pallavicini, M.; Papp, L.; Perasso, L.; Pocar, A.; Ranucci, G.; Razeto, A.; Re, A.; Romani, A.; Roncin, R.; Rossi, N.; Schönert, S.; Semenov, D.; Simgen, H.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smirnov, O.; Sotnikov, A.; Sukhotin, S.; Suvorov, Y.; Tartaglia, R.; Testera, G.; Thurn, J.; Toropova, M.; Unzhakov, E.; Vishneva, A.; Vogelaar, R. B.; Von Feilitzsch, F.; Wang, H.; Weinz, S.; Winter, J.; Wojcik, M.; Wurm, M.; Yokley, Z.; Zaimidoroga, O.; Zavatarelli, S.; Zuber, K.; Zuzel, G.

doi:10.1393/ncc/i2017-17058-9

Solar neutrinos have been fundamental in the discovery of neutrino flavor oscillations and are a unique tool to probe the nuclear reactions that fuel the Sun. The Borexino experiment, located in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is an ultra-pure liquid scintillator detector conceived for the real time spectroscopy of low energy solar neutrinos. Thanks to its unprecedented background levels, Borexino could measure in real time the fluxes of different components of the solar neutrino spectrum, thus probing both solar neutrino oscillations and the Standard Solar Model. We review these fundamental results and also discuss the prospects for the Phase-II of Borexino, which is entering the precision era of solar neutrino measurements.

Real-time detection of solar neutrinos with Borexino

Marcocci, S.;Agostini, M.;Altenmüller, K.;Appel, S.;Bellini, G.;Benziger, J.;Bick, D.;Bonfini, G.;Bravo, D.;Caccianiga, B.;Calaprice, F.;Caminata, A.;Carlini, M.;Cavalcante, P.;Chepurnov, A.;D'Angelo, D.;Davini, S.;Derbin, A.;DI NOTO, LEA;Drachnev, I.;Etenko, A.;Fomenko, K.;Formozov, A.;Franco, D.;Gabriele, F.;Galbiati, C.;Ghiano, C.;Giammarchi, M.;Goeger-Neff, M.;Goretti, A.;Gromov, M.;Hagner, C.;Hungerford, E.;Ianni, Aldo;Ianni, Andrea;Jedrzejczak, K.;Jeschke, D.;Kaiser, M.;Kobychev, V.;Korablev, D.;Korga, G.;Kryn, D.;Laubenstein, M.;Lehnert, B.;Litvinovich, E.;Lombardi, F.;Lombardi, P.;Ludhova, L.;Lukyanchenko, G.;Machulin, I.;Manecki, S.;Maneschg, W.;Meroni, E.;Meyer, M.;Miramonti, L.;Misiaszek, M.;Montuschi, M.;Mosteiro, P.;Muratova, V.;Neumair, B.;Oberauer, L.;Obolensky, M.;Ortica, F.;Pallavicini, M.;Papp, L.;Perasso, L.;Pocar, A.;Ranucci, G.;Razeto, A.;Re, A.;Romani, A.;Roncin, R.;Rossi, N.;Schönert, S.;Semenov, D.;Simgen, H.;Skorokhvatov, M.;Smirnov, O.;Sotnikov, A.;Sukhotin, S.;Suvorov, Y.;Tartaglia, R.;Testera, G.;Thurn, J.;Toropova, M.;Unzhakov, E.;Vishneva, A.;Vogelaar, R. B.;Von Feilitzsch, F.;Wang, H.;Weinz, S.;Winter, J.;Wojcik, M.;Wurm, M.;Yokley, Z.;Zaimidoroga, O.;Zavatarelli, S.;Zuber, K.;Zuzel, G.

2017-01-01

Abstract

Solar neutrinos have been fundamental in the discovery of neutrino flavor oscillations and are a unique tool to probe the nuclear reactions that fuel the Sun. The Borexino experiment, located in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is an ultra-pure liquid scintillator detector conceived for the real time spectroscopy of low energy solar neutrinos. Thanks to its unprecedented background levels, Borexino could measure in real time the fluxes of different components of the solar neutrino spectrum, thus probing both solar neutrino oscillations and the Standard Solar Model. We review these fundamental results and also discuss the prospects for the Phase-II of Borexino, which is entering the precision era of solar neutrino measurements.