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Neutrinos.

Authors :
Besson D
Cowen D
Selen M
Wiebusch C
Source :
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 1999 Dec 07; Vol. 96 (25), pp. 14201-2.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Neutrinos represent a new "window" to the Universe, spanning a large range of energy. We discuss the science of neutrino astrophysics and focus on two energy regimes. At "lower" energies ( approximately 1 MeV), studies of neutrinos born inside the sun, or produced in interactions of cosmic rays with the atmosphere, have allowed the first incontrovertible evidence that neutrinos have mass. At energies typically one thousand to one million times higher, sources further than the sun (both within the Milky Way and beyond) are expected to produce a flux of particles that can be detected only through neutrinos.

Subjects

Subjects :
Astronomical Phenomena
Astronomy

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0027-8424
Volume :
96
Issue :
25
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10588680
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.96.25.14201