Solar models, neutrino experiments, and helioseismology

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Rev. Mod. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.60.297· OSTI ID:5312177

Bahcall, J N; Ulrich, R K

The event rates and their recognized uncertainties are calculated for eleven solar neutrino experiments using accurate solar models. The same solar models are used to evaluate the frequency spectrum of the p and g oscillation modes of the sun and to compare with existing observations. A numerical table of the characteristics of the standard solar model is presented. Improved values have been calculated for all of the neutrino absorption cross sections evaluating the uncertainties for each neutrino source and detector as well as the best estimates. The neutrino capture rate calculated from the standard solar model for the /sup 37/Cl experiment is 7.9(1 +- 0.33) SNU, which spans the total theoretical range; the rate observed by Davis and his associates is (2.0 +- 0.3) SNU. The ratio of the observed to the predicted flux at Earth of neutrinos from /sup 8/B decay lies in the range 0less than or equal to(phi(/sup 8/B)/sub o//sub b//sub s//sub e//sub r//sub v//sub e//sub d//phi(/sup 8/B)/sub p//sub r//sub e//sub d//sub i//sub c//sub t//sub e//sub d/)0less than or equal to0.5.

• Research Organization: Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
• OSTI ID: 5312177
• Journal Information: Rev. Mod. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 60:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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