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DAVIES 1955B

Davies, R.;
Attempt to Detect the Antineutrinos from a Nuclear Reactor by the ³⁷Cl( anti-ν_e,e^–)³⁷Ar Reaction
Phys. Rev. 97 (1955) 766;

Abstracts
Tanks containing 200 and 3900 liters of carbon tetrachloride were irradiated outside of the shield of the Brookhaven reactor in an attempt to induce the reaction ³⁷Cl( anti-ν_e,e^–)³⁷Ar with fission product antineutrinos. The experiments serve to place an upper limit on the antineutrino capture cross section for the reaction of 2·10^-42 cm² per atom. Cosmic ray induced ³⁷Ar was observed and production rate measured at 14100 feet altitude and sea level. Measurements with the 3900-liter container shielded from cosmic rays with 19 feet of earth permit placing an upper limit on the neutrino flux of the sun.

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Related references
See also
H. R. Crane, Rev. of Mod. Phys. 20 (1948) 278;
J. H. Barrett, Phys. Rev. 79 (1950) 907;
C. L. Cowan, F. Reines, and F. B. Harrison, Phys. Rev. 96 (1954) 1294;
F. Reines and C. L. Cowan, Phys. Rev. 92 (1953) 830;
F. G. Houtermans and W. Thirring, Helv. Phys. Acta 27 (1954) 81;
L. W. Alvarez, UCRL-328 (1949);
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Reactions

anti-νe 37Cl 37Ar e–

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Particles studied

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	anti-νe	qn

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Reactions

νe 37Cl 37Ar e–

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