Astroparticle Physics

Solar models and solar neutrinos: a quantitative analysis of the solar composition problem

by Francesco Villante (L'Aquila University, Italy)

Europe/Berlin
Building 67, SemRm 10 (DESY Hamburg)

Building 67, SemRm 10

DESY Hamburg

Description
I will discuss the status of the standard solar model and I will perform a quantitative analysis of the solar composition problem by using a rigorous statistical approach. I will consider the following questions: which is the chemical composition of the sun that can be inferred from helioseismic and solar neutrino data? How different observational information combine in determining the optimal composition of the sun? Do the different observational data show tensions and/or inconsistencies that may point at some inadequacies in the SSM inputs parameters or assumptions? Which will be the impact of future CNO neutrino flux measurements?