A Heavy Water Detector to Resolve the Solar Neutrino Problem

Abstract The observation of the following three reactions: ν e d→ppe; ν x e→ ν x e ; and ν x d→ ν x pn (where ν x is any left- handed neutrino) in a heavy water Cerenkov detector which is being designed, allows the solar 8 B v e flux, spectrum and direction to be measured. In addition, the total solar 8 Bν c neutrino flux, direction and integral spectrum, independent of neutrino flavor, may be determined to provide several independent methods to resolve the solar neutrino problem.