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Geochemical Determination of the Solar pp-Neutrino Flux with LOREX: A Progress Report

  • M. K. Pavićević
  • , W. F. Henning
  • , F. Bosch
  • , T. Uesaka
  • , Y. A. Litvinov
  • , T. Kubo
  • , V. Pejović
  • , G. Amthauer
  • , I. Aničin
  • , B. Boev
  • , V. Cvetković
  • University of Salzburg
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • GSI Helmholtz Center
  • RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science
  • University of Belgrade
  • University of Štip

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Abstract

LOREX (LORandite EXperiment) is a geochemical experiment addressing the solar (pp) neutrino flux for the period of 4.3 Ma from the reaction 205Tl + ve → 205Pb + e- with an unprecedentedly low threshold (52 keV) for solar pp-neutrino capture. A decisive step for this purpose is getting the precise, background-corrected ratio of 205Pb/205Tl in lorandite (TlAsS2). This report presents the status of major challenges being addressed, in particular the determination of the paleo-depth of lorandite, including the eroded layer over 4.3 Ma, as well as the choice of appropriate techniques for extraction, separation and quantitative determination of the ultra-low 205Pb concentration in the extracted lorandite samples.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012192
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume888
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event27th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, Neutrino 2016 - South Kensington, United Kingdom
Duration: 4 Jul 2016 → 9 Jul 2016

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