Very high-energy neutrinos from the Sun
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Vol. 19 (9) , 1399-1406
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/19/9/019
Abstract
The authors argue that the Sun is a bright point source of very high-energy (VHE) neutrinos, which are produced by the interactions of cosmic rays with solar matter. The estimated flux of nu mu and nu mu , from the Sun exceeds considerably the atmospheric neutrino background at an energy above approximately 1 TeV. The flux of VHE solar neutrinos should be used as a 'standard candle' of neutrino astronomy of point sources for a future generation of neutrino telescopes.Keywords
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