Spectroscopy of Solar Neutrinos
Abstract
In the last years, liquid-scintillator detectors have opened a new window for the observation of low-energetic astrophysical neutrino sources. In 2007, the solar neutrino experiment Borexino began its data-taking in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. High energy resolution and excellent radioactive background conditions in the detector allow the first-time spectroscopic measurement of solar neutrinos in the sub-MeV energy regime. The experimental results of the Beryllium-7 neutrino flux measurements as well as the prospects for the detection of solar Boron-8, pep and CNO neutrinos are presented in the context of the currently discussed ambiguities in solar metallicity. In addition, the potential of the future SNO+ and LENA experiments for high-precision solar neutrino spectroscopy will be outlined.
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@article{arxiv.1004.0831,
title = {Spectroscopy of Solar Neutrinos},
author = {Michael Wurm and Franz von Feilitzsch and Marianne Goeger-Neff and Tobias Lachenmaier and Timo Lewke and Quirin Meindl and Randoplh Moellenberg and Lothar Oberauer and Walter Potzel and Marc Tippmann and Christoph Traunsteiner and Juergen Winter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0831},
year = {2015}
}
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6 pages, 5 figures, highlight talk at the annual fall meeting of the German Astronomische Gesellschaft in Potsdam (Sep 2009)