Acoustic Constraints on Solar structure and the solar neutrino problem

I W Roxburgh

Astronomy Unit, QMW, University of London, UK


The measured solar oscillation frequencies constrain the pressure-density distribution in the solar interior but not the chemical composition (and therefore temperature). We here consider models that satisfy the acoustic constraint but have a high central hydrogen abundance and low central temperature and show that the predicted neutrino flux is reduced but not to the observed level. We also discuss different rates of mixing and show that in a quasi steady stare the mixing rate does not affect the neutrino flux.


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