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most citedExperimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun

225 citations · 986 across the 28 of their papers we have counts for

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29 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Investigating Optical Coupling Material Candidates in NaI(Tl) Detectors for the SABRE-North Dark Matter Experiment

Chemseddine Ananna, Gabriella Cataldi, Davide D'Angelo +21

Direct dark matter detection with NaI(Tl) scintillators requires ultra-low-background materials. Silicone optical pads can couple NaI(Tl) crystals to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) i…

nucl-ex2026

New limits on the Pauli forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with the complete Borexino dataset

Borexino collaboration, D. Basilico, G. Bellini +70

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) was tested for nucleons in nuclei using the Borexino dataset from 2007 to 2021. %the complete Borexino detector data. The approach…

hep-ex2026

Constraints on non-standard neutrino interactions from Borexino extended data-set

V. Antonelli, D. Basilico, G. Bellini +74

Neutrino non-standard interactions (NSI) constitute an active research field, as they are closely related to potential new physics associated with dark matter searches and exotic i…

physics.ins-det2026

Application of zone refining to the development of NaI(Tl) detectors for SABRE North

C. Ananna, F. B. Armani, G. Cataldi +23

The SABRE North experiment is developing ultra-high radiopurity NaI(Tl) detectors to investigate dark matter. To achieve this, SABRE North utilizes the technique called zone refini…

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

Search for high energy 5.5 MeV solar axions with the complete Borexino dataset

Borexino Collaboration

A search for solar axions and axion-like particles produced in the reaction was performed using the complete dataset of the Borexino det…

hep-ex2023★ 4 cited

Novel techniques for alpha/beta pulse shape discrimination in Borexino

D. Basilico, G. Bellini, J. Benziger +71

Borexino could efficiently distinguish between alpha and beta radiation in its liquid scintillator by the characteristic time profile of their scintillation pulse. This alpha/beta…

hep-ex2023★ 49 cited

Final results of Borexino on CNO solar neutrinos

D. Basilico, G. Bellini, J. Benziger +72

We report the first measurement of CNO solar neutrinos by Borexino that uses the Correlated Integrated Directionality (CID) method, exploiting the sub-dominant Cherenkov light in t…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 7 cited

Borexino's search for low-energy neutrinos associated with gravitational wave events from GWTC-3 database

BOREXINO Collaboration, D. Basilico, G. Bellini +72

The search for neutrino events in correlation with gravitational wave (GW) events for three observing runs (O1, O2 and O3) from 09/2015 to 03/2020 has been performed using the Bore…

physics.ins-det2023★ 14 cited

Measurement of isotopic separation of argon with the prototype of the cryogenic distillation plant Aria for dark matter searches

20k Collaboration

The Aria cryogenic distillation plant, located in Sardinia, Italy, is a key component of the DarkSide-20k experimental program for WIMP dark matter searches at the INFN Laboratori…

hep-ex2022★ 57 cited

Improved measurement of solar neutrinos from the Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen cycle by Borexino and its implications for the Standard Solar Model

S. Appel, Z. Bagdasarian, D. Basilico +79

We present an improved measurement of the CNO solar neutrino interaction rate at Earth obtained with the complete Borexino Phase-III dataset. The measured rate R = $6.7…

physics.ins-det2022★ 11 cited

Performance of the SABRE detector module in a purely passive shielding

F. Calaprice, J. B. Benziger, S. Copello +19

We present here a characterization of the low background NaI(Tl) crystal NaI-33 based on a period of almost one year of data taking (891 kgxdays exposure) in a detector configurati…

hep-ex2022★ 9 cited

Independent determination of the Earth's orbital parameters with solar neutrinos in Borexino

S. Appel, Z. Bagdasarian, D. Basilico +76

Since the beginning of 2012, the Borexino collaboration has been reporting precision measurements of the solar neutrino fluxes, emitted in the proton-proton chain and in the Carbon…

hep-ex2021★ 33 cited

First Directional Measurement of sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +94

We report the measurement of sub-MeV solar neutrinos through the use of their associated Cherenkov radiation, performed with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del G…

hep-ex2021

Search for Low-Energy Signals from Fast Radio Bursts with the Borexino Detector

S. Appel, Z. Bagdasarian, D. Basilico +77

The search for neutrino events in correlation with several of the most intense fast radio bursts (FRBs) has been performed using the Borexino data. We have searched for signals wit…

hep-ex2021★ 23 cited

Correlated and Integrated Directionality for sub-MeV solar neutrinos in Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +94

Liquid scintillator detectors play a central role in the detection of neutrinos from various sources. In particular, it is the only technique used so far for the precision spectros…

physics.ins-det2021★ 2 cited

Identification of the cosmogenic C background in large volumes of liquid scintillators with Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +93

Cosmogenic radio-nuclei are an important source of background for low-energy neutrino experiments. In Borexino, cosmogenic C decays outnumber solar and CNO neutrino ev…

physics.ins-det2021

The Low Polonium Field of Borexino and its significance for the CNO neutrino detection

S. Kumaran, M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller +93

Borexino is a liquid scintillator detector located at the Laboratori Nazionale del Gran Sasso, Italy with the main goal to measure solar neutrinos. The experiment recently provided…

physics.ins-det2021★ 20 cited

High sensitivity characterization of an ultra-high purity NaI(Tl) crystal scintillator with the SABRE proof-of-principle detector

F. Calaprice, S. Copello, I. Dafinei +23

We present new results on the radiopurity of a 3.4-kg NaI(Tl) crystal scintillator operated in the SABRE proof-of-principle detector setup. The amount of potassium contamination, d…

hep-ex2021

First detection of CNO neutrinos with Borexino

G. Settanta, M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller +93

Neutrinos are elementary particles which are known since many years as fundamental messengers from the interior of the Sun. The Standard Solar Model, which gives a theoretical desc…

physics.ins-det2020★ 33 cited

Characterization of SABRE crystal NaI-33 with direct underground counting

M. Antonello, I. J. Arnquist, E. Barberio +43

Ultra-pure NaI(Tl) crystals are the key element for a model-independent verification of the long standing DAMA result and a powerful means to search for the annual modulation signa…

hep-ex2020★ 225 cited

Experimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +93

For most of their existence stars are fueled by the fusion of hydrogen into helium proceeding via two theoretically well understood processes, namely the chain and the CNO cyc…

hep-ex2020★ 25 cited

Sensitivity to neutrinos from the solar CNO cycle in Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +91

Neutrinos emitted in the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen (CNO) fusion cycle in the Sun are a sub-dominant, yet crucial component of solar neutrinos whose flux has not been measured yet. T…

hep-ex2019★ 2 cited

Search for low-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources with Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +101

We report on searches for neutrinos and antineutrinos from astrophysical sources performed with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. Electron…

hep-ex2019★ 87 cited

Comprehensive geoneutrino analysis with Borexino

M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel +109

This paper presents a geoneutrino measurement using 3262.74 days of data taken with the Borexino detector at LNGS in Italy. By observing $52.6 ^{+9.4}_{-8.6} ({\rm stat}) ^{+2.7}_{…