1994/04/17 by Arnon Dar, Dar, Arnon, G. Shaviv +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Neutrino Physics Research #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9404035
13pages
arxiv created 1994/04/17 · openalex publication_date 1994/04/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In a recent paper Dar and Shaviv (1994) presented results of calculations with an improved standard solar model (SSM) that suggest a standard physics solution to the solar neutrino problem. In a subsequent publication with a similar title Bahcall et al. (1994) have claimed to refute the results obtained by Dar and Shaviv. Here we show that the criticism and conclusions of Bahcall et al. are unjustified. In particular, their attempts to reproduce the results of Dar and Shaviv failed because they did not use the same nuclear cross sections and did not include in their calculations major physics improvements which were included in the improved SSM code used by Dar and Shaviv.