High energy neutrino production by cosmic ray interactions in the Sun
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Uppsala University, Box 535, S-751 21 Uppsala (Sweden)
The flux of neutrinos originating from cosmic ray interactions with matter in the Sun has been calculated based on Monte Carlo models for high energy particle interactions. The resulting flux at the Earth (within the Sun{close_quote}s solid angle) is higher than the corresponding one from cosmic ray interactions with Earth{close_quote}s atmosphere. The smallness of the absolute rate, however, precludes it as a practical {open_quote}{open_quote}standard candle{close_quote}{close_quote} for neutrino telescopes and limits neutrino oscillation searches. On the other hand, it facilitates dark matter searches based on neutrinos from neutralino annihilation in the Sun. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 383918
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, D, Vol. 54, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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