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Is it possible to determine the S-factor of the hep process from a laboratory experiment?

W.m. AlbericoSamoil M. BilenkySamoil M. BilenkyJose BernabeuWalter Grimus

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PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsNuclear TheoryS-factorAstrophysics (astro-ph)FOS: Physical sciencesValue (computer science)FísicaAstrophysicsNuclear Theory (nucl-th)Moment (mathematics)Near thresholdCross section (physics)High Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Laboratory experimentNeutrino

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We discuss the problem of solar hep neutrinos originating from the reaction p + 3He -> 4He + e+ + nu and obtain a relation between the astrophysical S-factor of the hep process and the cross section of the process e- + 4He -> 3H + n + nu near threshold. The relation is based on the isotopic invariance of strong interactions. The measurement of the latter cross section would allow to obtain experimental information on S(hep), the value of which, at the moment, is known only from theoretical calculations.

10.1016/s0370-2693(00)00287-2http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0002029