THE ANISOTROPY OF INVERSE BETA-DECAY AND ANTINEUTRINO DETECTION

Authors
FIORENTINI G MORETTI M VILLANTE FL
Citation
G. Fiorentini et al., THE ANISOTROPY OF INVERSE BETA-DECAY AND ANTINEUTRINO DETECTION, Nuclear physics. B, Proceedings supplement, 70, 1999, pp. 364-366
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Nuclear physics. B, Proceedings supplement → ACNP
ISSN journal
09205632
Volume
70
Year of publication
1999
Pages
364 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(1999)70:<364:TAOIBA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The anisotropy of the positrons emitted is the reaction <(nu)over bar> (e) + p --> n + e(+) has to be taken into account for extracting an an tineutrino signal in Superkamiokande. For the Sun, this effect allows a sensitivity to nu(e) --> <(nu)over bar>(e) transition probability at the 3% level already with the statistics collected is the first hundr ed days. For a supernova in the Galaxy, the effect is crucial for extr acting the correct ratio of nu - e to <(nu)over bar>(e) - p events.