Chapter 16 The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse
16.5 For Further Exploration
For Further Exploration
Articles
Harvey, J. et al. “GONG: To See Inside Our Sun.” Sky & Telescope (November 1987): 470.
Hathaway, D. “Journey to the Heart of the Sun.” Astronomy (January 1995): 38.
Kennedy, J. “GONG: Probing the Sun’s Hidden Heart.” Sky & Telescope (October 1996): 20. A discussion on hydroseismology.
LoPresto, J. “Looking Inside the Sun.” Astronomy (March 1989): 20. A discussion on hydroseismology.
McDonald, A. et al. “Solving the Solar Neutrino Problem.” Scientific American (April 2003): 40. A discussion on how underground experiments with neutrino detectors helped explain the seeming absence of neutrinos from the Sun.
Trefil, J. “How Stars Shine.” Astronomy (January 1998): 56.
Websites
Albert Einstein Online: http://www.westegg.com/einstein/.
Ghost Particle: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neutrino/.
GONG Project Site: http://gong.nso.edu/.
Helioseismology: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/about/helioseismology.html.
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab: http://www.pppl.gov/.
Solving the Mystery of the Solar Neutrinos: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/themes/physics/bahcall/.
Super Kamiokande Neutrino Mass Page: http://www.ps.uci.edu/~superk/.
Videos
Deep Secrets of the Neutrino: Physics Underground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar9ydagYkYg. 2010 Public Lecture by Peter Rowson at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (1:22:00).
The Elusive Neutrino and the Nature of Physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfUHzkcaHQ. Panel at the 2014 World Science Festival (1:30:00).
The Ghost Particle: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20rn7s_nova-the-ghost-particle-discovery-science-universe-documentary_tv. 2006 NOVA episode (52:49).