Real-time spectroscopy of solar pp neutrinos using Nd-150

Abstract

The potential real-time spectroscopy of solar pp neutrinos using Nd-150 as target is investigated. The threshold of 196 keV would be the lowest of all solar neutrino experiments running so far. Experimental rates and parameters are discussed, about 580 SNU can be expected from pp-neutrinos and another 367 SNU from Be-7. Furthermore, it is investigated whether charged current reactions might cause a new background component for future double beta decay experiments based on a large amount of Nd-150.

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