
doi: 10.1063/1.48192
Nuclear fusion processes in the center of the sun produce neutrinos as well as photons. Detection of these neutrinos constrains both the intrinsic properties of the neutrinos, such as their mass and mixing, and the models of the sun used to calculate the solar neutrino flux. Three new experiments have reported measurements of solar neutrinos in the past five years, supplementing the pioneering experiment begun in the Homestake mine in South Dakota in the 1960’s. These experiments expose two problems which may indicate that neutrinos have non‐zero mass. The next generation of experiments will determine if non‐zero neutrino mass effects are the cause of the problems observed in the existing data. A brief summary of progress and the future resolution of these problems is presented.
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