Solar Neutrino Measurements in Super-Kamiokande-IV
2016
Upgraded electronics, improved water system dynamics, better calibration and analysis techniques allowed
Super-Kamiokande-IV to clearly observe very low-energy 8B
solar neutrinointeractions, with
recoilelectron kinetic energies as low as 3.49 MeV.
Super-Kamiokande-IV data-taking began in September of 2008; this paper includes data until February 2014, a total livetime of 1664 days. The measured
solar neutrinoflux is (2.308+-0.020(stat.) + 0.039-0.040(syst.)) x 106/(cm2sec) assuming no oscillations. The observed
recoilelectron energy spectrum is consistent with no distortions due to
neutrino oscillations. An extended maximum likelihood fit to the amplitude of the expected
solar zenith anglevariation of the neutrino-electron elastic
scattering ratein SK-IV results in a day/night asymmetry of (-3.6+-1.6(stat.)+-0.6(syst.))%. The SK-IV
solar neutrinodata determine the solar mixing angle as sin2 theta_12 = 0.327+0.026-0.031, all SK solar data (SK-I, SK-II, SK III and SKIV) measures this angle to be sin2 theta_12 = 0.334+0.027-0.023, the determined mass-squared splitting is Delta m2_21 = 4.8+1.5-0.8 x10-5 eV2.
Keywords:
-
Correction
-
Source
-
Cite
-
Save
0
References
34
Citations
NaN
KQI