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Why don't the nuclear fusion processes inside the sun produce electron antineutrinos $(\bar\nu_e)$?

Why don't the nuclear fusion processes inside the sun produce $\bar\nu_e$ despite having the same mass as $\nu_e$? Is the reason as simple as "there is no production channel for $\bar\nu_e$s.&...
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How do we exactly use neutrinos to probe the core of the Sun (if they can only interact weakly)?

Neutrinos are interacting with ordinary matter weakly. They pass through matter mostly unimpeded. Thus, neutrinos typically pass through normal matter unimpeded and undetected. Neutrinos' low ...
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Solar Neutrino Problem [closed]

I am not sure if this has been asked recently, but has there been any headway into solving the solar neutrino problem? I recently completed the Particle Physics for non-Physicists by Professor ...
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Solar neutrino Spectrum - Why are there discrete energies for Be and pep?

What is the reason why some reactions give a continuum for the energy of the released neutrinos and others give only a discrete value ($\ ^7B$ and $pep$ )? Thanks for your help. Please feel free to ...
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