CN Neutrinos and the Sun's Primordial Core Metalicity
arXiv:0809.3342 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/173/1/012014
Abstract
I discuss the use of neutrinos from the CN cycle and pp chain to constrain the primordial solar core abundances of C and N at an interesting level of precision. A comparison of the Sun's deep interior and surface compositions would test a key assumption of the standard solar model (SSM), a homogeneous zero-age Sun. It would also provide a cross-check on recent photospheric abundance determinations that have altered the once excellent agreement between the SSM and helioseismology. Motivated by the discrepancy between convective-zone abundances and helioseismology, I discuss the possibility that a two-zone Sun could emerge from late-stage metal differentiation in the solar nebula connected with formation of the gaseous giant planets.
arXiv comment11 pages, 3 figures; talk presented at the Carolina International Symposium on Neutrino Physics; based on Haxton and Serenelli, arXiv:0805.2013; typos fixed in this replacement
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