Minfang Yeh

Dr. Minfang Yeh


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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 June 2002 in Physical Review Letters
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QAQ. R. Ahmad
Q. R. Ahmad
RAR. C. Allen
R. C. Allen
Thomas C AndersenThomas C Andersen
Thomas C Andersen
JDJ. D.ANglin
J. D.ANglin
JBJ. C. Barton
J. C. Barton
MYMinfang Yeh
Minfang Yeh
Observations of neutral-current ν interactions on deuterium in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are reported. Using the neutral current (NC), elastic scattering, and charged current reactions and assuming the standard 8B shape, the νe component of the 8B solar flux is φe=1.76−0.05+0.05(stat)−0.09+0.09(syst)×106cm−2s−1 for a kinetic energy threshold of 5 MeV. The non- νe component is φμτ=3.41−0.45+0.45(stat)−0.45+0.48(syst)×106cm−2s−1, 5.3σ greater than zero, providing strong evidence for solar νe flavor transformation. The total flux measured with the NC reaction is φNC=5.09−0.43+0.44(stat)−0.43+0.46(syst)×106cm−2s−1, consistent with solar models.

23 April 2012 in Physical Review Letters
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FAF. P. An
F. P. An
JBJ. Z. Bai
J. Z. Bai
ABA. B. Balantekin
A. B. Balantekin
HBH. R. Band
H. R. Band
DBD. Beavis
D. Beavis
JZJ. H. Zou
J. H. Zou
The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has measured a nonzero value for the neutrino mixing angle θ13 with a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. Antineutrinos from six 2.9 GWth reactors were detected in six antineutrino detectors deployed in two near (flux-weighted baseline 470 m and 576 m) and one far (1648 m) underground experimental halls. With a 43 000  ton–GWth–day live-time exposure in 55 days, 10 416 (80 376) electron-antineutrino candidates were detected at the far hall (near halls). The ratio of the observed to expected number of antineutrinos at the far hall is R=0.940±0.011(stat.)±0.004(syst.). A rate-only analysis finds sin22θ13=0.092±0.016(stat.)±0.005(syst.) in a three-neutrino framework.

25 July 2001 in Physical Review Letters
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QAQ. R. Ahmad
Q. R. Ahmad
RAR. C. Allen
R. C. Allen
Thomas C AndersenThomas C Andersen
Thomas C Andersen
JAJ. D. Anglin
J. D. Anglin
GBG. Bühler
G. Bühler
MYMinfang Yeh
Minfang Yeh
Solar neutrinos from 8B decay have been detected at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory via the charged current (CC) reaction on deuterium and the elastic scattering (ES) of electrons. The flux of νe’s is measured by the CC reaction rate to be φCC(νe)=1.75±0.07(stat)−0.11+0.12(syst)±0.05(theor)×106cm−2s−1. Comparison of φCC(νe) to the Super-Kamiokande Collaboration’s precision value of the flux inferred from the ES reaction yields a 3.3σ difference, assuming the systematic uncertainties are normally distributed, providing evidence of an active non- νe component in the solar flux. The total flux of active 8B neutrinos is determined to be 5.44±0.99×106cm−2s−1.

13 June 2002 in Physical Review Letters
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QAQ. R. Ahmad
Q. R. Ahmad
RAR. C. Allen
R. C. Allen
Thomas C AndersenThomas C Andersen
Thomas C Andersen
JAJ. D. Anglin
J. D. Anglin
JBJ. C. Barton
J. C. Barton
MYMinfang Yeh
Minfang Yeh
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has measured day and night solar neutrino energy spectra and rates. For charged current events, assuming an undistorted 8B spectrum, the night minus day rate is 14.0%±6.3%−1.4+1.5% of the average rate. If the total flux of active neutrinos is additionally constrained to have no asymmetry, the νe asymmetry is found to be 7.0%±4.9%−1.2+1.3%. A global solar neutrino analysis in terms of matter-enhanced oscillations of two active flavors strongly favors the large mixing angle solution.

3 May 2004 in Physical Review Letters
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SAS. N. Ahmed
S. N. Ahmed
AAA. E. Anthony
A. E. Anthony
EBE. W. Beier
E. W. Beier
ABA. Bellerive
A. Bellerive
SBS. D. Biller
S. D. Biller
KZK. Zuber
K. Zuber
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory has precisely determined the total active (νx) B8 solar neutrino flux without assumptions about the energy dependence of the νe survival probability. The measurements were made with dissolved NaCl in heavy water to enhance the sensitivity and signature for neutral-current interactions. The flux is found to be 5.21±0.27(stat)±0.38(syst)×106   cm−2  s−1, in agreement with previous measurements and standard solar models. A global analysis of these and other solar and reactor neutrino results yields Δm2=7.1−0.6+1.2×10−5   eV2 and θ=32.5−2.3+2.4 degrees. Maximal mixing is rejected at the equivalent of 5.4 standard deviations.

1 August 2013 in Physical Review C
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BAB. Aharmim
B. Aharmim
SAS. N. Ahmed
S. N. Ahmed
AAA. E. Anthony
A. E. Anthony
NBN. Barros
N. Barros
EBE. W. Beier
E. W. Beier
KZK. Zuber
K. Zuber
We report results from a combined analysis of solar neutrino data from all phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO). By exploiting particle identification information obtained from the proportional counters installed during the third phase, this analysis improved background rejection in that phase of the experiment. The combined analysis of the SNO data resulted in a total flux of active neutrino flavors from 8B decays in the Sun of (5.25±0.16(stat.)−0.13+0.11(syst.))×106cm−2s−1, while a two-flavor neutrino oscillation analysis yielded Δm212=(5.6−1.4+1.9)×10−5eV2 and tan2θ12=0.427−0.029+0.033. A three-flavor neutrino oscillation analysis combining the SNO result with results of all other solar neutrino experiments and reactor neutrino experiments yielded Δm212=(7.46−0.19+0.20)×10−5eV2, tan2θ12=0.443−0.025+0.030, and sin2θ13=(2.49−0.32+0.20)×10−2.