Borexino Collaboration succeeds in spotting pep neutrinos emitted from the sun
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 08:05
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- To learn more about how the sun works, scientists study particles that are emitted from it into space due to thermonuclear reactions that occur inside; by applying known physics principles, they can then deduce which sort of nuclear reactions are taking place. As one example, researchers have been able to identify high energy proton to proton interactions that are described as pp neutrinos by detecting them when they reach Earth.