The pp reaction in the sun and solar neutrinos

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)90045-J

Physics Letters B

Volume 303, Issues 1–2, 8 April 1993, Pages 68-74

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We study of the dependence of solar structure and of the expected neutrino fluxes on the variation of the astrophysical S-factor for the pp reaction. In such a way we obtain a sample of self-consistent solar structures which allow to investigate the consequence of varying the central solar temperature T_c. We show that the distribution of physical parameters in such “pseudo-solar models” is governed by severe theoretical constraints. On this basis one finds that there is no value of S_pp or of T_c which can account simultaneously for the results of the Homestake, Kamioka and Gallex experiments.

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The pp reaction in the sun and solar neutrinos

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