Concept information
Preferred term
electron neutrino
Definition
- The electron neutrino (νₑ) is an elementary particle which has zero electric charge and a spin of 1⁄2. Together with the electron, it forms the first generation of leptons, hence the name electron neutrino. It was first hypothesized by Wolfgang Pauli in 1930, to account for missing momentum and missing energy in beta decay, and was discovered in 1956 by a team led by Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_neutrino)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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neutrino-électron
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-J7KCGGGN-W
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