Experimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun
- Submitting institution
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University College London
- Unit of assessment
- 9 - Physics
- Output identifier
- 13256
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41586-020-2934-0
- Title of journal
- Nature
- Article number
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- First page
- 577
- Volume
- 587
- Issue
- 7835
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- Open access status
- Not compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2020
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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95
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 2
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
- This publication presents the discovery of neutrinos emitted in the CNO nuclear reactions occurring in the Sun. The existence of these reactions explains how massive stars can shine. However, it is extremely rare and difficult to measure in light stars such as our Sun. Matteo Agostini performed the first pioneering studies of how the Borexino detector could be sensitive to CNO neutrinos. Together with his students, he developed techniques to constrain the dominant background for this challenging search and evaluated its systematic uncertainties. Their work proved the feasibility of observing CNO neutrinos and provided the backbone of the analysis.
- Non-English
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- English abstract
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