论文标题
由于Super-Kamiokande-iv,搜索由于阳光下的自旋培养物进动而引起的太阳能电子抗神经
Search for solar electron anti-neutrinos due to spin-flavor precession in the Sun with Super-Kamiokande-IV
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论文摘要
由于通过太阳中的核融合的电子抗神经($ \barν_e$)的生产率非常低,因此太阳$ \barν_e$的通量是出乎意料的。 $ \barν_e$在太阳中微子通量中的外观为超出标准模型的新物理学打开了一个新窗口。特别是,当中微子具有有限的磁矩时,预计旋转培养物进动过程会将电子中微子转换为电子中微子($ {ν_e\ to \barν_e} $)。在这项工作中,我们在Super-Kamiokande实验中搜索了太阳能$ \barν_e$,使用中子标记来识别其反向β衰减签名。我们确定了78 $ \barν_e$候选中微子能量的候选者,为9.3至17.3 MEV,在2970.1现场日期,基金数量为22.5千顿水(183.0 kton $ \ cdot $ year propobles)。能源谱与背景预测一致,因此我们在$ν_e\ to \barν_e$转换概率上的90%置信度上限上限为$ {4.7 \ times10^{ - 4}} $。我们使用此结果来评估未来实验的敏感性,特别是Super-Kamiokande Gadolinium(SK-GD)升级。
Due to a very low production rate of electron anti-neutrinos ($\barν_e$) via nuclear fusion in the Sun, a flux of solar $\barν_e$ is unexpected. An appearance of $\barν_e$ in solar neutrino flux opens a new window for the new physics beyond the standard model. In particular, a spin-flavor precession process is expected to convert an electron neutrino into an electron anti-neutrino (${ν_e\to\barν_e}$) when neutrino has a finite magnetic moment. In this work, we have searched for solar $\barν_e$ in the Super-Kamiokande experiment, using neutron tagging to identify their inverse beta decay signature. We identified 78 $\barν_e$ candidates for neutrino energies of 9.3 to 17.3 MeV in 2970.1 live days with a fiducial volume of 22.5 kiloton water (183.0 kton$\cdot$year exposure). The energy spectrum has been consistent with background predictions and we thus derived a 90% confidence level upper limit of ${4.7\times10^{-4}}$ on the $ν_e\to\barν_e$ conversion probability in the Sun. We used this result to evaluate the sensitivity of future experiments, notably the Super-Kamiokande Gadolinium (SK-Gd) upgrade.