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"Direct evidence for neutrino flavor
transformation from neutral-current interactions in the Sudbury
Neutrino Observatory," by Q.R.
Ahmad, et al. (SNO Collaboration), Physical Review Letters, 89(1):
1301,
1 July 2002.
[Authors' affiliations: 17 U.S., U.K., and
Canadian institutions]
Abstract: "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 B-8 shape, the nu(e) component of
the B-8 solar flux is phi(e)=1.76(-0.05)(+0.05)(
stat)(+0.09)(-0.09)(syst)x10(6)cm(-2) s(-1) for a kinetic energy threshold of
5 MeV. The non-nu(e) component is phi(mutau)=3.41(+0.45)(-0.45)(stat)(+0.48)
(-0.45)(syst)x10(6) cm(-2) s(-1), 5.3sigma greater than zero, providing strong
evidence for solar nu(e) flavor transformation. The total flux measured with
the NC reaction is phi(NC)=5.09(-0.43)(+0.44) (stat)(+0.46)(-0.43)
(syst)x10(6) cm (-2) s (-1), consistent with solar models."
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