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Investigation of the 14N(p, γ)15O reaction and its impact on the CNO cycle

Published: December 2022 Aprahamian

Lead Author(s): B. Frentz

While the CNO cycle only produces about ≈1% of the energy in our sun, measurements of the CNO solar neutrino flux have been successfully measured by Borexino. These CNO neutrinos result in mainly from the ¹⁴N(p, γ)¹⁵O reaction, from the β decay of ¹⁵O. Solar CNO neutrinos are challenging to detect, but they can provide valuable independent new information on the metallicity of the solar core. Learn more

Publication: Investigation of the ¹⁴N(p,γ)¹⁵O reaction and its impact on the CNO cycle