Abstract
It is shown theoretically that the reaction cross section contains substantial contributions from and partial waves at laboratory energies, and extrapolations to stellar energies based on the assumption of pure -wave capture are therefore erroneous. However, there is no change in the predicted solar neutrino flux, because the calculated low-energy cross-section factor, 31 eVb, is essentially the same as the empirical value in current use.
- Received 30 October 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.7.543
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