An analysis of apparent r-mode oscillations in solar activity, the solar diameter, the solar neutrino flux, and nuclear decay rates, with implications concerning the Sunas internal structure and rotation, and neutrino processes

This article presents a comparative analysis of solar activity data, Mt Wilson diameter data, Super-Kamiokande solar neutrino data, and nuclear decay data acquired at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU). We propose that salient periodicities in all of these datasets may be attributed to r-m...

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Published in:Astroparticle physics 2013-02, Vol.42, p.62-69
Main Authors: Sturrock, P A, Bertello, L, Fischbach, E, Javorsek, D II, Jenkins, J H, Kosovichev, A, Parkhomov, A G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decay
Magnetic fields
Neutrinos
Oscillations
Precession
Solar activity
Solar diameter
Solar neutrinos
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Summary:This article presents a comparative analysis of solar activity data, Mt Wilson diameter data, Super-Kamiokande solar neutrino data, and nuclear decay data acquired at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU). We propose that salient periodicities in all of these datasets may be attributed to r-mode oscillations. Periodicities in the solar activity data and in Super-Kamiokande solar neutrino data may be attributed to r-mode oscillations in the known tachocline, with normalized radius in the range 0.66a0.74, where the sidereal rotation rate is in the range 13.7a14.6 year-1. We propose that periodicities in the Mt Wilson and LMSU data may be attributed to similar r-mode oscillations where the sidereal rotation rate is approximately 12.0 year-1, which we attribute to a hypothetical ainnera tachocline separating a slowly rotating core from the radiative zone. We also discuss the possible role of the Resonant Spin Flavor Precession (RSFP) process, which leads to estimates of the neutrino magnetic moment and of the magnetic field strength in or near the solar core.
ISSN:0927-6505