Published 2014
| Version v1
Publication
Neutrinos from the primary proton–proton fusion process in the Sun
Creators
- G. Bellini
- J. Benziger
- D. Bick
- G. Bonfini
- D. Bravo
- B. Caccianiga
- L. Cadonati
- F. Calaprice
- A. Caminata
- P. Cavalcante
- A. Chavarria
- A. Chepurnov
- D. D'Angelo
- DAVINI, STEFANO
- A. Derbin
- A. Empl
- A. Etenko
- K. Fomenko
- D. Franco
- F. Gabriele
- C. Galbiati
- S. Gazzana
- C. Ghiano
- M. Giammarchi
- M. Göger Neff
- A. Goretti
- M. Gromov
- C. Hagner
- E. Hungerford
- Aldo Ianni
- Andrea Ianni
- V. Kobychev
- D. Korablev
- G. Korga
- D. Kryn
- M. Laubenstein
- B. Lehnert
- T. Lewke
- E. Litvinovich
- F. Lombardi
- P. Lombardi
- L. Ludhova
- G. Lukyanchenko
- I. Machulin
- S. Manecki
- W. Maneschg
- S. Marcocci
- Q. Meindl
- E. Meroni
- M. Meyer
- L. Miramonti
- M. Misiaszek
- M. Montuschi
- P. Mosteiro
- V. Muratova
- L. Oberauer
- M. Obolensky
- F. Ortica
- K. Otis
- PALLAVICINI, MARCO
- L. Papp
- L. Perasso
- A. Pocar
- G. Ranucci
- A. Razeto
- A. Re
- A. Romani
- N. Rossi
- R. Saldanha
- C. Salvo
- S. Schönert
- H. Simgen
- M. Skorokhvatov
- O. Smirnov
- A. Sotnikov
- S. Sukhotin
- Y. Suvorov
- R. Tartaglia
- G. Testera
- D. Vignaud
- R. B. Vogelaar
- F. von Feilitzsch
- H. Wang
- J. Winter
- M. Wojcik
- A. Wright
- M. Wurm
- O. Zaimidoroga
- S. Zavatarelli
- K. Zuber
- G. Zuzel
Contributors
Others:
- Bellini, G.
- Benziger, J.
- Bick, D.
- Bonfini, G.
- Bravo, D.
- Caccianiga, B.
- Cadonati, L.
- Calaprice, F.
- Caminata, A.
- Cavalcante, P.
- Chavarria, A.
- Chepurnov, A.
- D'Angelo, D.
- Davini, Stefano
- Derbin, A.
- Empl, A.
- Etenko, A.
- Fomenko, K.
- Franco, D.
- Gabriele, F.
- Galbiati, C.
- Gazzana, S.
- Ghiano, C.
- Giammarchi, M.
- Göger Neff, M.
- Goretti, A.
- Gromov, M.
- Hagner, C.
- Hungerford, E.
- Aldo, Ianni
- Andrea, Ianni
- Kobychev, V.
- Korablev, D.
- Korga, G.
- Kryn, D.
- Laubenstein, M.
- Lehnert, B.
- Lewke, T.
- Litvinovich, E.
- Lombardi, F.
- Lombardi, P.
- Ludhova, L.
- Lukyanchenko, G.
- Machulin, I.
- Manecki, S.
- Maneschg, W.
- Marcocci, S.
- Meindl, Q.
- Meroni, E.
- Meyer, M.
- Miramonti, L.
- Misiaszek, M.
- Montuschi, M.
- Mosteiro, P.
- Muratova, V.
- Oberauer, L.
- Obolensky, M.
- Ortica, F.
- Otis, K.
- Pallavicini, Marco
- Papp, L.
- Perasso, L.
- Pocar, A.
- Ranucci, G.
- Razeto, A.
- Re, A.
- Romani, A.
- Rossi, N.
- Saldanha, R.
- Salvo, C.
- Schönert, S.
- Simgen, H.
- Skorokhvatov, M.
- Smirnov, O.
- Sotnikov, A.
- Sukhotin, S.
- Suvorov, Y.
- Tartaglia, R.
- Testera, G.
- Vignaud, D.
- Vogelaar, R. B.
- von Feilitzsch, F.
- Wang, H.
- Winter, J.
- Wojcik, M.
- Wright, A.
- Wurm, M.
- Zaimidoroga, O.
- Zavatarelli, S.
- Zuber, K.
- Zuzel, G.
Description
In the core of the Sun, energy is released through sequences of nuclear reactions that convert hydrogen into helium. The
primary reaction is thought to be the fusion of two protons with the emission of a low-energy neutrino. These so-called
pp neutrinos constitute nearly the entirety of the solar neutrino flux, vastly outnumbering those emitted in the reactions
that follow. Although solar neutrinos from secondary processes have been observed, proving the nuclear origin of the
Sun's energy and contributing to the discovery of neutrino oscillations, those from proton–proton fusion have hitherto
eluded direct detection. Here we report spectral observations of pp neutrinos, demonstrating that about 99 per cent of
the power of the Sun, 3.8431033 ergs per second, is generated by the proton–proton fusion process.
Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/11567/755000
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/755000
Origin repository
- Origin repository
- UNIGE