DescriptionNeutrinos are some of the most difficult to observe elementary particles. They interact only weakly. Most of them escape without detection, only a tiny fraction of them can be seen. There are three kinds of neutrinos: electron neutrino, muon neutrino and tau neutrino. Neutrinos can oscillate i.e. they can change their identity in flight and transform from one kind of neutrino into another kind of neutrino. Sources of observed neutrinos include: nuclear reactors, accelerator beams, radioactive sources, secondary particles created by interaction of cosmic rays in the atmosphere, Sun, supernovae. Other possible sources are: dark matter, gamma ray bursts, active galactic nuclei, relic neutrinos, Earth interior.
See also:
- Discovery of Neutrino Mass - Super-Kamiokande discovered neutrino oscillations which imply non-zero mass.
- Frederick Reines - Discoverer of the neutrino.
- History of the Neutrino - Includes explanation of neutrino physics and research.
- Hitoshi Murayama's Neutrino Page - Combined oscillation parameter plots, implications of neutrino mass.
- Jobs - Job positions related to neutrino experiments.
- Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Newsletters - New experiment planning, approval, results, references; updated monthly.
- Neutrino Oscillations for Dummies - An explanation of neutrino oscillations using words and pictures rather than math.
- Neutrino Physics - A set of lectures from the Trieste Summer School on the current state of neutrino physics.
- Neutrino Unbound - Comprehensive lists of references on the theory of neutrino oscillations, four-neutrino mixing, sterile neutrinos and others.
- Neutrinos Have Mass for Sure - A report on the years of collected experimental evidence that neutrinos have masses.
- Nobel Prize 1988 - Lederman, Schwartz and Steinberger for the discovery of the muon neutrino and for the neutrino beam method.
- Nobel Prize 1995 - For the detection of the neutrino by Professor Frederick Reines; description of the discovery and background material.
- Questions Relating to Neutrinos - Introductory article about neutrinos emphasizing that there are still lots of unanswered questions about them.
- SNEWS - SuperNova Early Warning System; network utilizing existing detectors in coincidence to detect neutrino burst from supernova in order to provide alert to astronomers.
- Solar Neutrinos - Page by John Bahcall, expert in calculating neutrino fluxes and spectra with Standard Solar Model.
- Solving the Mystery of the Missing Neutrinos - John N. Bahcall summarizes the solar neutrino mystery and presents the solution that was found in 2003.
- The First Detection of The Neutrino - A short article describing the discovery.
- The Neutrino Oscillation Industry - Categorized links to experiments and theory, meetings, jobs, newsletter, and general neutrino links.
- The Solar Neutrino Problem - Original article by Bruce Scott, updated in 1998 by John Bahcall.
- The Ultimate Neutrino Page - Neutrino physics information and many links.
- What is a Neutrino? From Scientific American - Aksel L. Hallin, a physics professor at Queen's University and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, gives this description.
Media publications
- Tau Neutrino Observation - Direct evidence by DONUT experiment. (Published 2000-07-20 00:00:00)
- Universal Particle - Popular article about new developments in neutrino physics, Dallas Morning News. (Published 2000-05-29 00:00:00)
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