title: Antineutrino science by KamLAND.
abstract: KamLAND measured the ν̄ e's flux from distant nuclear reactors, and found fewer events than expected from standard assumptions about ν̄ e propagation at the 99.998% confidence level (C.L.). The observed energy spectrum disagrees with the expected spectral shape at 99.6% C.L., and prefers the distortion from neutrino oscillation effects. A two-flavor oscillation analysis of the data from KamLAND and solar neutrino experiments with CPT invariance, yields [Formula: see text] eV(2) and [Formula: see text]. All solutions to the solar neutrino problem except for the large mixing angle (LMA) region are excluded. KamLAND succeeded in detecting geoneutrinos produced by the decays of (238)U and (232)Th within the Earth. The total observed number of 4.5 to 54.2, assuming a Th/U mass concentration ratio of 3.9 is consistent with 19 predicted by geophysical models. This detection allows better estimation of the abundances and distributions of radioactive elements in the Earth, and of the Earth's overall heat budget.
authors.affiliation: Director General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan . ; Director General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan .
authors.forename: Atsuto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
keywords: antineutrino; geoneutrino; neutrino; neutrino oscillation; reactor neutrino; solar neutrino
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