How do solar neutrinos interact with nuclei to create radioactive elements?

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The discussion centers on the detection of solar neutrinos using the South Dakota Homestake Solar Neutrino detector, which identifies neutrino interactions with chlorine (Cl) nuclei to produce radioactive argon (Ar) nuclei. The process involves inverse beta decay, where a neutrino interacts with a proton in the Cl nucleus, converting it into a neutron and emitting a positron. This interaction effectively increases the atomic number from Cl to Ar by transforming a proton into a neutron. The participants clarify how the neutrino's impact facilitates this nuclear transformation, highlighting the role of inverse beta decay in the process. Overall, the conversation delves into the mechanics of neutrino interactions and their implications for nuclear reactions.
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I was reading about the South Dakota Homestake Solar Neutrino detector and I have a question?

What I am getting from reading about it is that, they detect solar neutrinos by looking for a neutrinos interaction with a (Cl) nucleus to make a radioactive (Ar) Nucleus.

(Ar) is one atomic number higher than (Cl), so how can the neutrino impact create the proton to make (Cl) into (Ar)?

Can the Neutrino's impact with the (Cl) nucleus make one of its neutrons gain a charge, making an (Ar) nucleus?
 
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It's an inverse beta decay, neutrino + proton -> neutron + positron
 
I looked up inverse beta decay http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1363128

And a neutron and a neutrino create a proton and electron. So I see how the (Cl) nucleus can become an (Ar) nucleus through this process. Awesome help thanks.
 
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