A Classical Solution for the Solar Nertrino Puzzle

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If the mixture of hydrogen and iron is hot enough for an almost complete ionization of iron, and at the same time it is cool and dense enough to produce electron inhomogenities around the iron ions, then Debye-Hückel approximation predicts separation of an iron-rich phase from the hydrogen-rich phase. The necessary conditions are fulfilled for most of the solar interior. Precipitation of iron reduces the opacity, decreases the central temperature and suppresses the solar flux of energetic neutrinos. For chlorine target, the estimated neutrino signal is decreased with respect to the standard model considerably, for gallium target it remains practically unchanged.

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