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Solar Neutrino Physics: historical evolution, present status and perspectives

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2011-02-07 v1

Abstract

Solar neutrino physics is an exciting and difficult field of research for physicists, where astrophysics, elementary particle and nuclear physics meet. \ The Sun produces the energy that life has been using on Earth for many years, about 10910^9 y, emits a lot of particles: protons, electrons, ions, electromagnetic quanta... among them neutrinos play an important role allowing to us to check our knowledge on solar characteristics. The main aim of this paper is to offer a practical overview of various aspects concerning the solar neutrino physics: after a short historical excursus, the different detection techniques and present experimental results and problems are analysed. Moreover, the status of art of solar modeling, possible solutions to the so called solar neutrino problem (SNP) and planned detectors are reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0302035,
  title  = {Solar Neutrino Physics: historical evolution, present status and perspectives},
  author = {Lino Miramonti and Franco Reseghetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0302035},
  year   = {2011}
}

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139 pages, 42 figures

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