Published March 1999
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Journal article
Neutrino Decay as an Explanation of Atmospheric Neutrino Observations
- 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
- 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (United States)
- 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 (United States)
Description
We show that the observed zenith angle dependence of the atmospheric neutrinos can be accounted for by neutrino decay. Furthermore, it is possible to account for all neutrino anomalies with just three flavors. A decay model for Majorana neutrinos appears consistent with big-bang nucleosynthesis and supernova constraints. The decay model is testable in the near future. copyright 1999 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 13
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2640-2643
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 30037685
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC SHOWERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; PARTICLE DECAY; REST MASS; SUPERNOVAE
- Descriptors DEC
- BINARY STARS; COSMIC RADIATION; DECAY; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NEUTRINOS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; STARS; SYNTHESIS; VARIABLE STARS