High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, abstract
hep-ph/0605186

From: Eligio Lisi [view email]

Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:08:26 GMT (433kb)

Solar Neutrinos (with a tribute to John. N. Bahcall)

Authors: G.L. Fogli, E. Lisi, A. Marrone, A. Palazzo (U. of Bari & INFN, Bari)

Comments: 12 pages, inclusing 9 figures. Presented by G.L. Fogli at 3rd International Workshop on NO-VE: Neutrino Oscillations in Venice: 50 Years after the Neutrino Experimental Discovery, Venice, Italy, 7-10 Feb 2006

John N. Bahcall championed solar neutrino physics for many years. Thanks to his pioneering and long-lasting contributions, this field of research has not only reached maturity, but has also opened a new window on physics beyond the standard electroweak model through the phenomenon of neutrino flavor oscillations. We briefly outline some recent accomplishments in the field, and also discuss a couple of issues that do not seem to fit in the ``standard picture,'' namely, the chemical controversy at the solar surface, and possible implications of recent gallium radioactive source experiments.

http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0605186