Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes

doi:10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.093007

Title: Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes

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We explore a novel possibility of determining the solar model parameters, which serve as input in the calculations of the solar neutrino fluxes, by exploiting the data from direct measurements of the fluxes. More specifically, we use the rather precise value of the {sup 8}B neutrino flux, {phi}{sub B} obtained from the global analysis of the solar neutrino and KamLAND data, to derive constraints on each of the solar model parameters on which {phi}{sub B} depends. We also use more precise values of {sup 7}Be and pp fluxes as can be obtained from future prospective data and discuss whether such measurements can help in reducing the uncertainties of one or more input parameters of the standard solar model.

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Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit ^[1]; Choubey, Sandhya ^[2]; Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP ^[3]; Goswami, Srubabati ^[2]; Physik-Department T30d, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching ^[4]; Petcov, S. T. ^[5]

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005 (India)
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad 211 019 (India)
(United Kingdom)
(Germany)
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati and Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, I-34014 Trieste (Italy)

Publication Date:: Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI Identifier:: 21020471

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields; Journal Volume: 75; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.093007; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; BERYLLIUM 7; BORON 8; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO REACTIONS; RADIATION FLUX; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; STAR MODELS

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                    Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit, Choubey, Sandhya, Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, Goswami, Srubabati, Physik-Department T30d, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching, and Petcov, S. T. Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes.  United States: N. p., 2007. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.093007.

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                    Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit, Choubey, Sandhya, Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, Goswami, Srubabati, Physik-Department T30d, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching, & Petcov, S. T. Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.093007.

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                    Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit, Choubey, Sandhya, Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, Goswami, Srubabati, Physik-Department T30d, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching, and Petcov, S. T. Tue .  
        "Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes".  United States.  
        doi:10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.093007.

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  title        = {Solar model parameters and direct measurements of solar neutrino fluxes},

  author       = {Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit and Choubey, Sandhya and Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP and Goswami, Srubabati and Physik-Department T30d, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching and Petcov, S. T.},

  abstractNote = {We explore a novel possibility of determining the solar model parameters, which serve as input in the calculations of the solar neutrino fluxes, by exploiting the data from direct measurements of the fluxes. More specifically, we use the rather precise value of the {sup 8}B neutrino flux, {phi}{sub B} obtained from the global analysis of the solar neutrino and KamLAND data, to derive constraints on each of the solar model parameters on which {phi}{sub B} depends. We also use more precise values of {sup 7}Be and pp fluxes as can be obtained from future prospective data and discuss whether such measurements can help in reducing the uncertainties of one or more input parameters of the standard solar model.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.093007},

  journal      = {Physical Review. D, Particles Fields},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 75,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},

  month        = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}

}

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