Solar neutrino detectors as sterile neutrino hunters

Pallavicini, Marco; Agostini, M.; Altenmüller, K.; Appel, S.; Atroshchenko, V.; Bellini, G.; Benziger, J.; Berton, N.; Bick, D.; Bonfini, G.; Bravo, D.; Caccianiga, B.; Calaprice, F.; Caminata, A.; Carlini, M.; Cavalcante, P.; Chepurnov, A.; Choi, K.; Cloué, O.; Cribier, M.; D'Angelo, D.; Davini, S.; Derbin, A.; Di Noto, L.; Drachnev, I.; Durero, M.; Etenko, A.; Farinon, S.; Fischer, V.; Fomenko, K.; Franco, D.; Gabriele, F.; Gaffiot, J.; Galbiati, C.; Gschwender, M.; Ghiano, C.; Giammarchi, M.; Goeger-Neff, M.; Goretti, A.; Gromov, M.; Hagner, C.; Houdy, Th.; Hungerford, E.; Ianni, Aldo; Ianni, Andrea; Jany, A.; Jedrzejczak, K.; Jeschke, D.; Jonquères, N.; Kobychev, V.; Korablev, D.; Korga, G.; Kornoukhov, V.; Kryn, D.; Lachenmaier, T.; Lasserre, T.; Laubenstein, M.; Lehnert, B.; Link, J.; Litvinovich, E.; Lombardi, F.; Lombardi, P.; Ludhova, L.; Lukyanchenko, G.; Machulin, I.; Manecki, S.; Maneschg, W.; Marcocci, S.; Maricic, J.; Mention, G.; Meroni, E.; Meyer, M.; Miramonti, L.; Misiaszek, M.; Montuschi, M.; Mosteiro, P.; Muratova, V.; Musenich, R.; Neumair, B.; Oberauer, L.; Ortica, F.; Papp, L.; Pocar, A.; Ranucci, G.; Razeto, A.; Re, A.; Reinert, Y.; Romani, A.; Roncin, R.; Rossi, N.; Schönert, S.; Scola, L.; Semenov, D.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smirnov, O.; Sotnikov, A.; Suvorov, Y.; Tartaglia, R.; Testera, G.; Thurn, J.; Toropova, M.; Unzhakov, E.; Veyssière, C.; Vishneva, A.; Vivier, M.; 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:10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012018

The large size and the very low radioactive background of solar neutrino detectors such as Borexino at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy offer a unique opportunity to probe the existence of neutrino oscillations into new sterile components by means of carefully designed and well calibrated anti-neutrino and neutrino artificial sources. In this paper we briefly summarise the key elements of the SOX experiment, a program for the search of sterile neutrinos (and other short distance effects) by means of a144Ce-144Pr anti-neutrino source and, possibly in the medium term future, with a51Cr neutrino source.

Solar neutrino detectors as sterile neutrino hunters

Pallavicini, Marco;Agostini, M.;Altenmüller, K.;Appel, S.;Atroshchenko, V.;Bellini, G.;Benziger, J.;Berton, N.;Bick, D.;Bonfini, G.;Bravo, D.;Caccianiga, B.;Calaprice, F.;Caminata, A.;Carlini, M.;Cavalcante, P.;Chepurnov, A.;Choi, K.;Cloué, O.;Cribier, M.;D'Angelo, D.;Davini, S.;Derbin, A.;Di Noto, L.;Drachnev, I.;Durero, M.;Etenko, A.;Farinon, S.;Fischer, V.;Fomenko, K.;Franco, D.;Gabriele, F.;Gaffiot, J.;Galbiati, C.;Gschwender, M.;Ghiano, C.;Giammarchi, M.;Goeger-Neff, M.;Goretti, A.;Gromov, M.;Hagner, C.;Houdy, Th.;Hungerford, E.;Ianni, Aldo;Ianni, Andrea;Jany, A.;Jedrzejczak, K.;Jeschke, D.;Jonquères, N.;Kobychev, V.;Korablev, D.;Korga, G.;Kornoukhov, V.;Kryn, D.;Lachenmaier, T.;Lasserre, T.;Laubenstein, M.;Lehnert, B.;Link, J.;Litvinovich, E.;Lombardi, F.;Lombardi, P.;Ludhova, L.;Lukyanchenko, G.;Machulin, I.;Manecki, S.;Maneschg, W.;Marcocci, S.;Maricic, J.;Mention, G.;Meroni, E.;Meyer, M.;Miramonti, L.;Misiaszek, M.;Montuschi, M.;Mosteiro, P.;Muratova, V.;Musenich, R.;Neumair, B.;Oberauer, L.;Ortica, F.;Papp, L.;Pocar, A.;Ranucci, G.;Razeto, A.;Re, A.;Reinert, Y.;Romani, A.;Roncin, R.;Rossi, N.;Schönert, S.;Scola, L.;Semenov, D.;Skorokhvatov, M.;Smirnov, O.;Sotnikov, A.;Suvorov, Y.;Tartaglia, R.;Testera, G.;Thurn, J.;Toropova, M.;Unzhakov, E.;Veyssière, C.;Vishneva, A.;Vivier, M.;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

The large size and the very low radioactive background of solar neutrino detectors such as Borexino at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy offer a unique opportunity to probe the existence of neutrino oscillations into new sterile components by means of carefully designed and well calibrated anti-neutrino and neutrino artificial sources. In this paper we briefly summarise the key elements of the SOX experiment, a program for the search of sterile neutrinos (and other short distance effects) by means of a144Ce-144Pr anti-neutrino source and, possibly in the medium term future, with a51Cr neutrino source.