Published 1992 | Version v1
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Improved limit on the mass of the electron antineutrino from the beta decay of molecular tritium

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  • 2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

Description

Based on a study of the shape of the beta spectrum of free molecular tritium, a new upper limit of 13.4 eV (95% confidence level) is reported on the mass of the electron antineutrino. This result appears to be inconsistent with the reported value for the mass of 26(5) eV. The electron neutrino is evidently not massive enough to close the universe by itself. (author) 2 tabs., 1 fig., 21 refs

Part of:
Rare nuclear processes

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Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Imprint Place
Singapore (Singapore)
ISBN
981-02-0802-2
Imprint Title
Rare nuclear processes
Imprint Pagination
441 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 52-59.

Conference

Title
14. europhysics conference on nuclear physics.
Dates
22-26 Oct 1990.
Place
Bratislava (Slovakia).

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