Article: Measurement of the 14C abundance in a low-background liquid scintillator
| Title | Measurement of the 14C abundance in a low-background liquid scintillator |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alimonti, G8 Angloher, G9 Arpesella, C7 Balata, M7 Bellini, G8 Benziger, J10 Bonetti, S8 Cadonati, L10 Calaprice, FP10 Cecchet, G5 Chen, M10 Darnton, N10 De Bari, A5 Deutsch, M1 Elisei, F8 Von Feilitzsch, F9 Galbiati, C8 Gatti, F3 Giammarchi, MG8 Giugni, D8 Goldbrunner, T9 Golubchikov, A4 Goretti, A8 Hagner, T9 Hartmann, FX8 Von Hentig, R9 Heusser, G2 Ianni, A8 Jochum, J9 Johnson, M10 Laubenstein, M7 Lombardi, P8 Magni, S8 Malvezzi, S8 Manno, I8 Manuzio, G3 Masetti, F8 Mazzucato, U8 Meroni, E8 Neff, M9 Nostro, A3 Oberauer, L9 Perotti, A5 Preda, A8 Raghavan, RS6 Ranucci, G8 Resconi, E8 Ruscitti, M3 Scardaoni, R8 Schönert, S9 Smirnov, O4 Tartaglia, R7 Testera, G3 Ullucci, P8 Vogelaar, RB10 Vitale, S3 Zaimidoroga, O4 |
| Issue Date | 1998 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physletb |
| Citation | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 1998, v. 422 n. 1-4, p. 349-358 [How to Cite?] |
| Abstract | The 14C/12C ratio in 4.8 m3 of high-purity liquid scintillator was measured at (1.94 ± 0.09) × 10-18, the lowest 14C abundance ever measured. At this level the spectroscopy of low-energy solar neutrinos, in particular a measurement of the 7Be neutrino flux, will not be obstructed by the 14C β decay intrinsic to a liquid scintillator detector. A comprehensive study of the deviation of the shape of the 14C β spectrum from the allowed statistical shape reveals consistent results with recent observations and calculations. Possible origins of the 14C in the liquid scintillator are discussed. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. |
| ISSN | 0370-2693 2011 Impact Factor: 3.955 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.123 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Alimonti, G |
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| dc.contributor.author | Angloher, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Arpesella, C |
| dc.contributor.author | Balata, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Bellini, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Benziger, J |
| dc.contributor.author | Bonetti, S |
| dc.contributor.author | Cadonati, L |
| dc.contributor.author | Calaprice, FP |
| dc.contributor.author | Cecchet, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Darnton, N |
| dc.contributor.author | De Bari, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Deutsch, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Elisei, F |
| dc.contributor.author | Von Feilitzsch, F |
| dc.contributor.author | Galbiati, C |
| dc.contributor.author | Gatti, F |
| dc.contributor.author | Giammarchi, MG |
| dc.contributor.author | Giugni, D |
| dc.contributor.author | Goldbrunner, T |
| dc.contributor.author | Golubchikov, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Goretti, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Hagner, T |
| dc.contributor.author | Hartmann, FX |
| dc.contributor.author | Von Hentig, R |
| dc.contributor.author | Heusser, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Ianni, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Jochum, J |
| dc.contributor.author | Johnson, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Laubenstein, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Lombardi, P |
| dc.contributor.author | Magni, S |
| dc.contributor.author | Malvezzi, S |
| dc.contributor.author | Manno, I |
| dc.contributor.author | Manuzio, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Masetti, F |
| dc.contributor.author | Mazzucato, U |
| dc.contributor.author | Meroni, E |
| dc.contributor.author | Neff, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Nostro, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Oberauer, L |
| dc.contributor.author | Perotti, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Preda, A |
| dc.contributor.author | Raghavan, RS |
| dc.contributor.author | Ranucci, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Resconi, E |
| dc.contributor.author | Ruscitti, M |
| dc.contributor.author | Scardaoni, R |
| dc.contributor.author | Schönert, S |
| dc.contributor.author | Smirnov, O |
| dc.contributor.author | Tartaglia, R |
| dc.contributor.author | Testera, G |
| dc.contributor.author | Ullucci, P |
| dc.contributor.author | Vogelaar, RB |
| dc.contributor.author | Vitale, S |
| dc.contributor.author | Zaimidoroga, O |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-17T10:18:03Z |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-17T10:18:03Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 |
| dc.description.abstract | The 14C/12C ratio in 4.8 m3 of high-purity liquid scintillator was measured at (1.94 ± 0.09) × 10-18, the lowest 14C abundance ever measured. At this level the spectroscopy of low-energy solar neutrinos, in particular a measurement of the 7Be neutrino flux, will not be obstructed by the 14C β decay intrinsic to a liquid scintillator detector. A comprehensive study of the deviation of the shape of the 14C β spectrum from the allowed statistical shape reveals consistent results with recent observations and calculations. Possible origins of the 14C in the liquid scintillator are discussed. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. |
| dc.description.nature | Link_to_subscribed_fulltext |
| dc.identifier.citation | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 1998, v. 422 n. 1-4, p. 349-358 [How to Cite?] |
| dc.identifier.epage | 358 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0370-2693 2011 Impact Factor: 3.955 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.123 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1-4 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0040843577 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 349 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/91367 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 422 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physletb |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.title | Measurement of the 14C abundance in a low-background liquid scintillator |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
- Università degli Studi di Genova
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
- Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
- Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
- Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati
- Technische Universität München
- Princeton University

