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Whatever the mechanism, the correlation between radioactive decay rates and neutrino flux looks striking, and has been observed in a number of samples in different laboratories. Wary neutrino physicists warn that it could all yet prove to be an artefact of the way the experiments were conducted. That was the case in 2011, when their colleagues in Italy clocked neutrinos travelling faster than light, only to discover that the result, at odds with Einstein's cherished theory of relativity, was down to a loose cable.
Even if this time all cables were taut, many hurdles remain. Dr Fischbach admits that while whatever process generated the flare in 2006 also caused a dip in neutrino flux, and a corresponding drop in radioactive decay rates, other processes seem to have the opposite effect. For example, a storm in 2008 was preceded by a spike in manganese-54 decay rates.He suspects that what is loosely termed a "solar storm" may in fact be a number of distinct processes whose common feature is that they affect neutrino production in one way or another. That is a far cry from a reliable space-weather forecast. But it has not stopped the university from applying for a patent on a decay-based neutrino detector technology, just in case.
As the researchers report in Astroparticle Physics, the decay rate of chlorine-36 increases as Earth approaches the sun. The difference is tiny: the rate fluctuates by less than 1% between the aphelion and perihelion, the points on Earth's orbit when it is farthest and closest to the sun, respectively. But it is discernible and persistent. As-yet-unpublished data for manganese-54 suggest that isotope follows a similar pattern. If confirmed, the insight might, among other things form the basis of a system for forecasting dangerous cosmic storms.
Or something else is getting to closer to our solar system.
Originally posted by cranspace
Or something else is getting to closer to our solar system.
The Solar Flux graphic looks like a
Pyramid
=Doom
Cran
Glad I could help.
Anyway, thx for the info on the neutrino-decay rate relationship.