Author/Authors :
Boger، نويسنده , , J and Hahn، نويسنده , , R.L and Rowley، نويسنده , , J.K and Carter، نويسنده , , A.L and Hollebone، نويسنده , , B and Kessler، نويسنده , , D and Blevis، نويسنده , , I and Dalnoki-Veress، نويسنده , , F and DeKok، نويسنده , , A and Farine، نويسنده , , J and Grant، نويسنده , , D.R and Hargrove، نويسنده , , C.K and Laberge، نويسنده , , G and Levine، نويسنده , , I and McFarlane، نويسنده , , K and Mes، نويسنده , , H and Noble، نويسنده , , A.T ، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a second-generation water Cherenkov detector designed to determine whether the currently observed solar neutrino deficit is a result of neutrino oscillations. The detector is unique in its use of D2O as a detection medium, permitting it to make a solar model-independent test of the neutrino oscillation hypothesis by comparison of the charged- and neutral-current interaction rates. In this paper the physical properties, construction, and preliminary operation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are described. Data and predicted operating parameters are provided whenever possible.
Keywords :
Solar neutrinos , heavy water , Cherenkov detector , Water purification , 3He-proportional counters
