GNO

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GNO is a physics experiment conducted at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory that studied solar neutrinos to investigate properties of the Sun and neutrino oscillations.

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instanceOf physics experiment
radiochemical neutrino detector
solar neutrino experiment
analyzedFor day-night asymmetry in solar neutrino signal
seasonal effects in solar neutrino rate
time variations of solar neutrino flux
collaborationIncludes European institutions
German institutions
Italian institutions
collaborationType international collaboration
comparedWith Homestake experiment results
SAGE experiment results
SNO results
Super-Kamiokande results
confirmed energy-dependent neutrino survival probability
contributedTo resolution of the solar neutrino problem
dataTakingPeriodEnd 2003
dataTakingPeriodStart 1998
dataType integrated solar neutrino capture rates
detectedNeutrinoFlavor electron neutrinos
followedExperiment GALLEX NERFINISHED
fullName Gallium Neutrino Observatory NERFINISHED
hostLaboratory INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED
hostUndergroundDepth Gran Sasso underground laboratory NERFINISHED
investigated neutrino oscillations
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedInFacility Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED
measured 7Be solar neutrinos
CNO-cycle solar neutrinos
pp-chain solar neutrinos
solar neutrino capture rate
primaryGoal precision measurement of low-energy solar neutrino flux
productIsotope 71Ge
publicationType peer-reviewed journal articles
researchField astroparticle physics
neutrino physics
solar physics
secondaryGoal test of neutrino flavor conversion
shieldingPurpose reduction of cosmic-ray background
studied solar neutrinos
successorTo GALLEX experiment NERFINISHED
supported MSW effect in the Sun
targetIsotope 71Ga
tested solar standard model predictions
usedDetectionMethod radiochemical detection
usedDetectorMediumState liquid gallium chloride solution
usedReaction 71Ga(νe,e−)71Ge
usedTargetMaterial gallium

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