Triple collisions (e+p+Be7) in solar plasma

Abstract

Several nuclear reactions involving the Be7 nucleus, not included into the standard model of the pp-chain, are discussed. A qualitative analysis of their possible influence on the fate of the Be7 in solar plasma and of their role in the interpretation of the solar neutrino experiments is given. As an example, the reaction rate of the nonradiative production of B8 in the triple collision p + e^- + Be7 ---> B8 + e^- is estimated in the framework of the adiabatic approximation. For the solar interior conditions the triple collision reaction rate is approximately 10^{-4} of that for the binary process p + Be7 ---> B8 + gamma .