C. J. Virtue

TL;DR: In this paper, a combined analysis of solar neutrino data from all phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory was presented, which showed that particle identification information obtained from the proportional counters installed during the third phase improved background rejection in that phase of the experiment.

TL;DR: In this paper, a combined analysis of solar neutrino data from all phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory was presented, which showed that particle identification information obtained from the proportional counters installed during the third phase improved background rejection in that phase of the experiment.

Abstract: Results are reported on the measurement of the atmospheric neutrino-induced muon flux at a depth of 2 kilometers below the Earth's surface from 1229 days of operation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO). By measuring the flux of through-going muons as a function of zenith angle, the SNO experiment can distinguish between the oscillated and un-oscillated portion of the neutrino flux. A total of 514 muon-like events are measured between -1 {le} cos {theta}{sub zenith} 0.4 in a total exposure of 2.30 x 10{sup 14} cm{sup 2} s. The measured flux normalization is 1.22 {+-} 0.09 times the Bartol three-dimensional flux prediction. This is the first measurement of the neutrino-induced flux where neutrino oscillations are minimized. The zenith distribution is consistent with previously measured atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters. The cosmic ray muon flux at SNO with zenith angle cos {theta}{sub zenith} > 0.4 is measured to be (3.31 {+-} 0.01 (stat.) {+-} 0.09 (sys.)) x 10{sup -10} {micro}/s/cm{sup 2}.