STATISTICAL ISSUES IN THE 17-KEV NEUTRINO EXPERIMENTS

被引:14
作者
BONVICINI, G
机构
[1] CERN, Geneva
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK A-HADRONS AND NUCLEI | 1993年 / 345卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF01290345
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
The 17-keV neutrino experiments are reviewed, and the crucial question of observability in the presence of unknown distortions is addressed. Criteria are listed to narrow the field of acceptable experiments. Using the latest results, I prove that criticism to the negative experiments has been addressed convincingly, and that likely the kinks seen are not attributable to beta decay.
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页数:21
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