Central temperature of the Sun can be measured via the Be7 solar neutrino line

John N. Bahcall
Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2369 – Published 11 October 1993
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Abstract

A precise test of the theory of stellar evolution can be performed by measuring the difference in average energy between the neutrino line produced by Be7 electron capture in the solar interior and the corresponding neutron line produced in a terrestrial laboratory. The high temperatures in the center of the Sun broaden the line asymmetrically, FWHM =1.6 keV, and cause an average energy shift of 1.3 keV. The width of the Be7 neutrino line should be taken into account in calculations of vacuum neutrino oscillations.

  • Received 27 July 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.2369

©1993 American Physical Society

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John N. Bahcall

  • Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

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Vol. 71, Iss. 15 — 11 October 1993

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