Average solar neutrino energy

What is the average energy of solar neutrinos?

The average energy of solar neutrinos is determined to be ∼0.53 MeV and corresponds to 2% of the total energy produced. Hydrogen burning in the Sun works through the so-called pp-chain (∼99%) and CN-cycle (∼1%). The experimental search for solar neutrinos started in 1968 with the Homestake detector , .

What are solar neutrinos?

Neutrinos in (1), when coming from the Sun, are named solar neutrinos. The average energy of solar neutrinos is determined to be ∼0.53 MeV and corresponds to 2% of the total energy produced. Hydrogen burning in the Sun works through the so-called pp-chain (∼99%) and CN-cycle (∼1%).

Can solar neutrino physics be probed by solar neutrinos?

In this article, we review recent theoretical and experimental progress achieved in solar neutrino physics. We present not only an introduction to neutrinos from the standard solar model and the standard flavor evolution, but also a compilation of a variety of new physics that could affect and hence be probed by solar neutrinos.

Do solar neutrino spectra indicate new physics?

From the perspective of particle physics, neutrino masses point toward new physics, while a variety of new physics might affect solar neutrino observations. The precision measurement of solar neutrino spectra allows us to search for new physics signals.

Are solar neutrino physics and solar physics related?

As a free, intensive, rarely interactive and well directional messenger, solar neutrinos have been driving both solar physics and neutrino physics developments for more than half a century.

How are solar neutrinos produced?

Solar neutrinos are produced in the core of the Sun through various nuclear fusion reactions, each of which occurs at a particular rate and leads to its own spectrum of neutrino energies. Details of the more prominent of these reactions are described below. Solar neutrinos (proton–proton chain) in the standard solar model