Measurement of (ν)over-bare-electron scattering cross section with a CsI(Tl) scintillating crystal array at the Kuo-Sheng nuclear power reactor

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作者
Deniz, M. [1 ,2 ]
Lin, S. T. [1 ]
Singh, V. [1 ,3 ]
Li, J. [1 ,4 ,5 ]
Wong, H. T. [1 ]
Bilmis, S. [1 ,2 ]
Chang, C. Y. [1 ,6 ]
Chang, H. M. [1 ]
Chang, W. C. [1 ]
Chen, C. P. [1 ]
Chou, M. H. [1 ]
Dong, K. J. [7 ]
Fang, J. M. [8 ]
Hu, C. H. [9 ]
Jon, G. C. [1 ]
Kuo, W. S. [9 ]
Lai, W. P. [1 ]
Lee, F. S. [1 ]
Lee, S. C. [1 ]
Li, H. B. [1 ]
Liao, H. Y. [1 ]
Lin, C. W. [1 ]
Lin, F. K. [1 ]
Lin, S. K. [1 ]
Liu, Y. [1 ,4 ]
Qiu, J. F. [1 ,4 ]
Serin, M. [2 ]
Sheng, H. Y. [1 ,4 ]
Singh, L. [1 ,3 ]
Su, R. F. [8 ]
Tong, W. S. [9 ]
Wang, J. J. [1 ]
Wang, P. L. [1 ,4 ]
Wu, S. C. [1 ,10 ]
Yang, S. W. [1 ]
Yu, C. X. [11 ]
Yue, Q.
Zeyrek, M. [2 ]
Zhao, D. X. [1 ,4 ]
Zhou, Z. Y. [7 ]
Zhu, Y. F. [1 ,5 ]
Zhuang, B. A. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Acad Sinica, Inst Phys, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
[2] Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
[3] Banaras Hindu Univ, Dept Phys, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst High Energy Phys, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
[5] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Engn Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[6] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[7] Inst Atom Energy, Dept Nucl Phys, Beijing 102413, Peoples R China
[8] Taiwan Power Co, Kuo Sheng Nucl Power Stn, Kuo Sheng 207, Taiwan
[9] Inst Nucl Energy Res, Lungtan 325, Taiwan
[10] Natl Instruments, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[11] Nankai Univ, Dept Phys, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2010年 / 81卷 / 07期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIC-SCATTERING; MAJORANA NEUTRINOS; MAGNETIC-MOMENT; CHARGE RADIUS; DETECTOR; LIMIT;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.072001
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The (nu) over bar - e(-) elastic scattering cross section was measured with a CsI( Tl) scintillating crystal array having a total mass of 187 kg. The detector was exposed to an average reactor (nu) over bar flux of 6.4 x 10(12) cm(-2) s(-1) at the Kuo-Sheng Nuclear Power Station. The experimental design, conceptual merits, detector hardware, data analysis, and background understanding of the experiment are presented. Using 29882/7369 kg-days of Reactor ON/OFF data, the standard model (SM) electroweak interaction was probed at the squared 4-momentum transfer range of Q(2) similar to 3 x 10(-6) GeV2. The ratio of experimental to SM cross sections of xi = [1.08 +/- 0.21(stat) +/- 0.16(sys)] was measured. Constraints on the electroweak parameters (g(V); g(A)) were placed, corresponding to a weak mixing angle measurement of sin(W)(2 theta) = 0.251 +/- 0.031(stat) +/- 0.024(sys). Destructive interference in the SM (nu) over bar (e) - e process was verified. Bounds on anomalous neutrino electromagnetic properties were placed: neutrino magnetic moment at mu((nu) over bare) < 2. 2 +/- 10(-10) mu(B) and the neutrino charge radius at -2.1 X 10(-32) cm(2) < < r(nu e)(2)> < 3.3 X 10(-32) cm(2), both at 90% confidence level.
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