neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
nü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō 
nyü-
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
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The project was designed to investigate the solar neutrino problem, a measured deficit of neutrinos streaming from the sun.
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Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2024
That technique doesn’t work for a W, which decays into a muon and an undetectable neutrino.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
The universe also makes some neutrinos out in deep space, known as astrophysical neutrinos to distinguish from atmospheric neutrinos created in air showers.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
But tiny, ghostly neutrino particles pay no mind to these barriers and unfortunately present near-perfect matches for certain kinds of low-mass dark matter signals.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2024
That technique doesn’t work for a W, which decays into a muon and an undetectable neutrino.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
The universe also makes some neutrinos out in deep space, known as astrophysical neutrinos to distinguish from atmospheric neutrinos created in air showers.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
But tiny, ghostly neutrino particles pay no mind to these barriers and unfortunately present near-perfect matches for certain kinds of low-mass dark matter signals.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
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neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
n(y)ü-ˈtrē-nō
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle believed to have little or no mass
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neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
n(y)ü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to be massless or to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
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