The 2nd International Workshop on Low Energy Solar Neutrino Detection : Tokyo, Japan, 4-5 December 2000 / edited by Y. Suzuki, M. Nakahata, & S. Moriyama.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Suzuki, Y. (Yoichiro)

Nakahata, M. (Masayuki)

Moriyama, S. (Shigetaka)

Conference Name:

International Workshop on Low Energy Solar Neutrino Detection (2nd : 2000 : Tokyo, Japan)

International Workshop on Low Energy Solar Neutrino Detection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar neutrinos--Measurement--Congresses.

Neutrinos--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Other Title:

Low energy solar neutrino detection

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. ; London : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This proceedings volume presents discussions on the technical aspect of the detection of low energy solar neutrinos. Most of the problems related to the experiments aiming to measure low energy solar neutrinos are dealt with.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Low Energy Solar Neutrinos: An Introductory Overview; 1 Phenomenological summary; 2 Theoretical considerations; 3 What experiment should be done?; References; Exotic Solutions to the Solar Neutrino Problem and Some Implications for Low Energy Solar Neutrino Experiments; 1 Introduction; 2 Resonant Spin-Flavor Precession; 3 Non-Standard Neutrino Interactions; 4 Violation of Equivalence Principle; 5 Implications for Low Energy Solar Neutrinos; 6 Conclusions; References; Status and Future Perspectives of GNO; 1 The gallium detector at LNGS; 2 Data taking 1991-2000

3 Results from GNO-I4 R&D in GNO; References; MOON (Mo Observatory of Neutrinos) for Low Energy Neutrinos; 1 Low energy neutrinos studied in nuclear micro-laboratories; 2 Low energy neutrino studies in 100Mo; 3 MOON: Molybdenum Observatory Of Neutrinos; 4 Double beta decays and neutrinos; 5 Intense neutrino sources for neutrino response studies; Uncertainties in Nuclear Matrix Elements; 1 BB-Decay and v-Capture; 2 Nuclear Structure Models; 3 Nuclear Matrix Elements; 4 Summary; References; Borexino; 1 Solar neutrinos and the solar neutrino problem; 2 Physics with Borexino; References

Present Status of KamLAND1 The KamLAND experiment; 2 Radiopurity Requirement; 3 Toward the 10-16g/g Impurities; 4 Construction Status and Schedule; 5 Summary; References; The HERON Project; 1 Introduction; 2 Description of HERON; 3 Background Sources and Strategies.; 4 Summary; References; Low Energy Solar Neutrino Detection by Liquid Xenon; 1 Introduction; 2 Detection of Solar neutrinos by means of Liquid-Xenon; 3 Backgrounds; 4 Isotope separation and detection of solar neutrinos double beta decay and dark matter; 5 Event Reconstruction; 6 Status of R&D; 7 Conclusions; References

XMASS (Xenon) II1 Introduction; 2 Prototype detector; 3 Performance; 4 Present Status; 5 Summary; References; Detection of Very Small Neutrino Masses in Double-Beta Decay Using Laser Tagging; 1 Introduction; 2 Backgrounds and Experimental Limitations; 3 Barium detection in xenon; 4 A large xenon gas TPC with barium tagging; 5 Discussion; 6 Acknowledgments; References; CLEAN: A Self-Shielding Detector for Characterizing the Low Energy Solar Neutrino Spectrum; 1 Introduction; 2 General Principles of CLEAN; 3 Scintillations; 4 Internal Backgrounds; 5 Possible extensions of CLEAN

6 Other Applications7 Conclusions; References; New Underground Neutrino Observatory - GENIUS - In the New Millennium: For Solar Neutrinos Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay; 1 Introduction; 2 GENIUS and Low-Energy Solar Neutrinos; 3 Background Requirements; 4 Comparison with other Detector Plans; 5 GENIUS and the Neutrino Mass from Double Beta; 6 GENIUS and Cold Dark Matter Search; 7 Conclusion; References; MUNU as a Solar Neutrino Detector; 1 Introduction; 2 The Experiment; 3 Signal and Background; 4 Preliminary Results; 5 A Solar TPC; 6 Conclusion; References

Radon Background Reduction and Material Selection

Notes:

"LowNu2"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611929879

9781281929877

1281929875

9789812778000

9812778004