Solar neutrino physics : the interplay between particle physics and astronomy / Lothar Oberauer, Aldo Ianni, Aldo Serenelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oberauer, Lothar.

Contributor:

Ianni, Aldo.

Serenelli, Aldo.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar neutrinos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Place of Publication:

Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2020.

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text file

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Solar Structure and Evolution

2.1 Equations of Stellar Structure and Evolution

2.1.1 Mechanical Structure

2.1.2 Energy Conservation and Transport

2.1.2.1 Energy Transport by Radiation and Conduction

2.1.2.2 Criterion for Dynamical Instability

2.1.2.3 Energy Transport: Convection

2.1.3 Changes in Chemical Composition

2.1.3.1 Convective Mixing

2.1.3.2 Changes in Chemical Composition: Atomic Diffusion

2.1.3.3 Changes in Chemical Composition: Nuclear Reactions

2.1.3.4 Changes in Chemical Composition: Putting Everything Together

2.1.4 Full Set of Equations and Boundary Conditions

2.2 Constitutive Physics

2.2.1 Equation of State

2.2.2 Radiative Opacities

2.2.3 Nuclear Reaction Rates

2.3 Calibrating Standard Solar Models

2.3.1 Observational Constraints

2.3.1.1 Age, Mass, Radius, and Luminosity

2.3.1.2 Surface Composition

2.3.2 Adjusting the Free Parameters

2.4 Standard Solar Models

2.4.1 Previous and Future Evolution

2.4.2 The Sun Today: An Overview

2.5 Solar Neutrinos

2.6 Helioseismology

2.6.1 Overview

2.6.2 Global Structure Inversions

2.6.3 Other Constraints

2.7 Solar Abundance Problem

2.8 Uncertainties in SSMs

2.8.1 Uncertainties in SSM Inputs

2.8.1.1 Nuclear Reaction Rates

2.8.1.2 Microscopic Diffusion

2.8.1.3 Radiative Opacities

2.8.1.4 Solar Radius, Luminosity, and Age

2.8.1.5 Solar Composition

2.8.1.6 Equation of State

2.8.2 Global Uncertainties in SSMs

2.8.2.1 Nuclear Reaction Rates

2.8.2.2 Constitutive Physics

2.8.2.3 Element Abundances

2.9 Solar Models Beyond the SSM

2.9.1 Nonstandard Solar Physics

2.9.2 Nonstandard Particle Physics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The 37Cl Experiment

4.3 Kamiokande-II/III

4.4 The 71Ga Experiments

4.5 Super-Kamiokande

4.6 SNO

4.7 Borexino

4.8 Summary and Open Questions

Chapter 5 Future Solar Neutrino Experiments

5.1 SNO+

5.2 JUNO and LENA

5.3 Hyper-Kamiokande

5.4 DUNE

References

Index

EULA

Chapter 3 Neutrino Physics

3.1 Neutrinos in the Standard Model

3.2 Neutrino Oscillations

3.3 Matter Effects

3.4 Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

3.4.1 Atmospheric Neutrinos

3.4.2 Long Baseline Accelerator Neutrinos

3.4.2.1 Long Baseline Experiments and θ13

3.4.3 Reactor Neutrinos

3.5 Conclusions and Open Questions

3.5.1 What Is the Absolute Neutrino Mass Scale

3.5.2 Are Neutrinos Majorana or Dirac Particles

3.5.3 What Is the Neutrino Mass Ordering and How Large Is CP-δ

3.5.4 Are There Sterile Neutrinos

Chapter 4 Solar Neutrino Experiments

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