Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2005-08-03
Phys.Lett.B629:77-82,2005
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
7 pages (RevTex), 2 figures. Minor changes that match the version accepted for publication on Phys. Lett. B
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physletb.2005.09.067
We find that recent results from the KamLAND collaboration on geologically produced antineutrinos, N(U+Th) = 28+16-15 events, correspond to a radiogenic heat production from Uranium and Thorium decay chains H(U+Th) = 38+35-33 TW. The 99% confidence limit on the geo-neutrino signal translates into the upper bound H(U+Th) < 162 TW, which is much weaker than that claimed by KamLAND, H(U+Th) < 60 TW, based on a too narrow class of geological models. We also performed an analysis of KamLAND data including recent high precision measurements of the C13(\alpha,n)O16 cross section. The result, N(U+Th) = 31+14-13, corroborates the evidence (approx 2.5\sigma) for geo-neutrinos in KamLAND data.
Fiorentini Gianni
Lissia Marcello
Mantovani Fabio
Ricci Barbara
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