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T1 - Low-multiplicity burst search at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
AU - Aharmim, B.
AU - Ahmed, S. N.
AU - Anthony, A. E.
AU - Barros, N.
AU - Beier, E. W.
AU - Bellerive, A.
AU - Beltran, B.
AU - Bergevin, M.
AU - Biller, S. D.
AU - Boudjemline, K.
AU - Boulay, M. G.
AU - Cai, B.
AU - Chan, Y. D.
AU - Chauhan, D.
AU - Chen, M.
AU - Cleveland, B. T.
AU - Dai, X.
AU - Deng, H.
AU - Detwiler, J.
AU - Doucas, G.
AU - Drouin, P.-l.
AU - Duncan, F. A.
AU - Dunford, M.
AU - Earle, E. D.
AU - Elliott, S. R.
AU - Evans, H. C.
AU - Ewan, G. T.
AU - Farine, J.
AU - Fergani, H.
AU - Fleurot, F.
AU - Ford, R. J.
AU - Formaggio, J. A.
AU - Gagnon, N.
AU - Goon, J. T. M.
AU - Graham, K.
AU - Guillian, E.
AU - Habib, S.
AU - Hahn, R. L.
AU - Hallin, A. L.
AU - Hallman, E. D.
AU - Harvey, P. J.
AU - Hazama, R.
AU - Heintzelman, W. J.
AU - Heise, J.
AU - Helmer, R. L.
AU - Hime, A.
AU - Howard, C.
AU - Huang, M.
AU - Jamieson, B.
AU - O'keeffe, H. M.
AU - SNO Collaboration
PY - 2011/2/20
Y1 - 2011/2/20
N2 - Results are reported from a search for low-multiplicity neutrino bursts in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Such bursts could indicate the detection of a nearby core-collapse supernova explosion. The data were taken from Phase I (1999 November-2001 May), when the detector was filled with heavy water, and Phase II (2001 July-2003 August), when NaCl was added to the target. The search was a blind analysis in which the potential backgrounds were estimated and analysis cuts were developed to eliminate such backgrounds with 90% confidence before the data were examined. The search maintained a greater than 50% detection probability for standard supernovae occurring at a distance of up to 60 kpc for Phase I and up to 70 kpc for Phase II. No low-multiplicity bursts were observed during the data-taking period.
AB - Results are reported from a search for low-multiplicity neutrino bursts in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Such bursts could indicate the detection of a nearby core-collapse supernova explosion. The data were taken from Phase I (1999 November-2001 May), when the detector was filled with heavy water, and Phase II (2001 July-2003 August), when NaCl was added to the target. The search was a blind analysis in which the potential backgrounds were estimated and analysis cuts were developed to eliminate such backgrounds with 90% confidence before the data were examined. The search maintained a greater than 50% detection probability for standard supernovae occurring at a distance of up to 60 kpc for Phase I and up to 70 kpc for Phase II. No low-multiplicity bursts were observed during the data-taking period.
KW - neutrinos
KW - supernovae
KW - general
U2 - 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/83
DO - 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/83
M3 - Journal article
VL - 728
JO - The Astrophysical Journal
JF - The Astrophysical Journal
SN - 0004-637X
IS - 2
M1 - 83
ER -