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New 13C(α,n)16O Cross Section with implications for Neutrino Mixing

Published: August 2020 Wiescher

Lead Author(s): M. Febbraro

Precise antineutrino measurements that constrain the neutrino mixing angles and geoneutrino spectra are all very sensitive to background induced by the ¹³C(α,n)¹⁶O reaction. A new measurement of this reaction cross section, performed at the University of Notre Dame, improves the estimate of this significant background for large anti-neutrino detectors. Learn more

Publication: New ¹³C(α,n)¹⁶O Cross Section with Implications for Neutrino Mixing and Geoneutrino Measurements