Solar fusion cross sections. II. The $pp$ chain and CNO cycles

Solar fusion cross sections. II. The $p p$ chain and CNO cycles

E. G. Adelberger et al.

Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 195 – Published 12 April 2011

Abstract

The available data on nuclear fusion cross sections important to energy generation in the Sun and other hydrogen-burning stars and to solar neutrino production are summarized and critically evaluated. Recommended values and uncertainties are provided for key cross sections, and a recommended spectrum is given for ${}^{8}B$ solar neutrinos. Opportunities for further increasing the precision of key rates are also discussed, including new facilities, new experimental techniques, and improvements in theory. This review, which summarizes the conclusions of a workshop held at the Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, in January 2009, is intended as a 10-year update and supplement to 1998, Rev. Mod. Phys. 70, 1265.