Observation of Muonless Neutrino-Induced Inelastic Interactions

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Authors

A. C. Benvenuti · University of Pennsylvania

D. C. Cheng · Harvard University

D. Cline · Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

W. T. Ford · University of Pennsylvania

R. Imlay · Harvard University

T. Y. Ling · Harvard University

A. K. Mann ·

Abstract

We report the observation of inelastic interactions induced by high-energy neutrinos and antineutrinos in which no muon is observed in the final state. A possible, but by no means unique, interpretation of this effect is the existence of a neutral weak current.

Topics & Keywords

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Neutrino Physics Research Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 32, Issue 14, pp. 800-803

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.32.800

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