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Phys. Rev. 107, 1609–1611 (1957)

Search for Antineutrino Interaction with Deuterons

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Clyde L. Cowan, Jr. and Frederick Reines
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Received 24 May 1957; published in the issue dated September 1957

The antineutrino-induced disintegration of the deuteron was sought using the antineutrino flux from a production reactor at the Savannah River Plant and a liquid scintillation detector, with a negative result. An upper limit of 4×10-45 cm2 was placed on the interaction cross section as compared with present predictions of 2×10-45 cm2 for this cross section. Suggestions are given for improving this experimental limit.

© 1957 The American Physical Society

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