Calculating Solar Neutrino Emission Using p-p Chain Energies

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The discussion centers on calculating solar neutrino emission using the proton-proton (p-p) chain energies. The p-p chain produces 26.7 MeV per cycle, with two neutrinos emitted per cycle. The formula for calculating the emission rate is given as 2Ltot/26.7 MeV, where Ltot represents the total luminosity. This formula is essential for understanding solar neutrino production in astrophysics.

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Does anyone have a website which explains how to calculate the solar neutrino emission per second using the energies given in the p-p chain?

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janzizka said:
Does anyone have a website which explains how to calculate the solar neutrino emission per second using the energies given in the p-p chain?

The pp chain produces 26.7 MeV per cycle and their are two neutrinos emitted per cycle, so it should just be:

[tex]\frac{2L_{tot}}{26.7\ MeV}[/tex]
 
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