GALLEX
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GALLEX is a solar neutrino detection experiment that operated at Italy’s Gran Sasso underground laboratory to measure low-energy neutrinos from the Sun.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics experiment
ⓘ
radiochemical neutrino detector ⓘ solar neutrino experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Gallium Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
investigate solar neutrino problem
ⓘ
test solar models ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes | European institutions ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Homestake experiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAGE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
evidence for neutrino flavor change
ⓘ
evidence for solar neutrino deficit ⓘ |
| dataTakingMode | runs with periodic extractions ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | radiochemical detection ⓘ |
| detectionReaction | 71Ga(νe,e−)71Ge ⓘ |
| detectorType | radiochemical gallium tank ⓘ |
| endYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| energyRange | sub-MeV solar neutrinos ⓘ |
| evidenceType | integrated neutrino capture rate ⓘ |
| fullName | Gallium Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | Gran Sasso underground laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInFacility | Hall A of Gran Sasso (historical location) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
7Be solar neutrinos
ⓘ
pp-chain solar neutrinos ⓘ solar neutrino flux ⓘ |
| neutrinoFlavorSensitivity | electron neutrinos ⓘ |
| neutrinoSource | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | international GALLEX collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBackgroundSuppression | underground siting to reduce cosmic rays ⓘ |
| productIsotope | germanium-71 ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
GNO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAGE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
astroparticle physics
ⓘ
neutrino physics ⓘ solar physics ⓘ |
| shielding | deep underground location ⓘ |
| startYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| studies |
low-energy electron neutrinos
ⓘ
solar neutrinos ⓘ |
| successor | GNO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetIsotope | gallium-71 ⓘ |
| undergroundDepth | Gran Sasso overburden ⓘ |
| usesDetectorMaterial | gallium ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chemical extraction of germanium
ⓘ
counting of 71Ge decays ⓘ |
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