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NEUTRINO [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- neutrino
1, record 1, English, neutrino
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two kinds of neutrino are known, one associated with the emission of electrons and the other with that of [mu]-mesons. In each case there exists an anti-neutrino. 2, record 1, English, - neutrino
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- neutrino
1, record 1, French, neutrino
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule (lepton) électriquement neutre, de masse infime, de spin 1/2, capable de traverser toute matière. 2, record 1, French, - neutrino
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tandis que le Soleil et autres phénomènes approchants produisent des neutrinos de basse énergie, les neutrinos de haute énergie sont produits par des cataclysmes cosmiques lointains et extrêmement violents tels que les trous noirs, les supernovas et le Big Bang. 3, record 1, French, - neutrino
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Astrofísica y cosmografía
- Física espacial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- neutrino
1, record 1, Spanish, neutrino
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partícula elemental que carece de carga eléctrica y cuya masa es prácticamente nula. 1, record 1, Spanish, - neutrino
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El neutrino es emitido junto con un electrón en el curso de desintegraciones del tipo beta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - neutrino
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- solar neutrino
1, record 2, English, solar%20neutrino
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A neutrino produced in a nuclear reaction inside the sun. 1, record 2, English, - solar%20neutrino
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- neutrino solaire
1, record 2, French, neutrino%20solaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule neutre produite au cœur du Soleil à la suite d'une réaction thermonucléaire. 2, record 2, French, - neutrino%20solaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-06-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- muon neutrino
1, record 3, English, muon%20neutrino
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the earliest proposals was that the dark matter is composed of neutrinos. First postulated in order to solve problems involving the conservation of energy and momentum in nuclear decay, neutrinos interact very weakly with normal matter and are thus extremely difficult to detect. Nevertheless, three kinds of neutrinos, called the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino and the tau neutrino, have now been found experimentally. 2, record 3, English, - muon%20neutrino
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- neutrino muonique
1, record 3, French, neutrino%20muonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- neutrino-muon 2, record 3, French, neutrino%2Dmuon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'à présent, on connaît trois types de neutrinos, chacun étant associé spécifiquement à la création de trois autres particules élémentaires, soit l'électron, le muon et le tau. Le Soleil ne produit que des neutrinos électroniques mais, s'ils avaient une masse, ces derniers pourraient bien se changer en neutrinos muoniques ou taus, en «oscillant» entre ces différents «états quantiques». 3, record 3, French, - neutrino%20muonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- neutrino muónico
1, record 3, Spanish, neutrino%20mu%C3%B3nico
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los dos leptones de la segunda familia son el muón y el neutrino muónico; sus quarks son el quark "encantado, o quark c, y el quark "extraño", o quark s. 1, record 3, Spanish, - neutrino%20mu%C3%B3nico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-05-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- liquid scintillator neutrino detector
1, record 4, English, liquid%20scintillator%20neutrino%20detector
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- LSND 1, record 4, English, LSND
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- liquid scintillator detector 2, record 4, English, liquid%20scintillator%20detector
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The liquid scintillator neutrino detector (LSND) was a scintillation counter at Los Alamos National Laboratory that measured the number of neutrinos being produced by an accelerator neutrino source. 1, record 4, English, - liquid%20scintillator%20neutrino%20detector
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- détecteur de neutrinos à scintillateur liquide
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20neutrinos%20%C3%A0%20scintillateur%20liquide
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- détecteur à scintillateur liquide 2, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20scintillateur%20liquide
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-05-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- liquid scintillator neutrino detector
1, record 5, English, liquid%20scintillator%20neutrino%20detector
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- LSND 1, record 5, English, LSND
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- détecteur de neutrinos à scintillateur liquide
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20neutrinos%20%C3%A0%20scintillateur%20liquide
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tau neutrino
1, record 6, English, tau%20neutrino
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the earliest proposals was that the dark matter is composed of neutrinos. First postulated in order to solve problems involving the conservation of energy and momentum in nuclear decay, neutrinos interact very weakly with normal matter and are thus extremely difficult to detect. Nevertheless, three kinds of neutrino, called the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino and the tau neutrino, have now been found experimentally. 1, record 6, English, - tau%20neutrino
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- neutrino tau
1, record 6, French, neutrino%20tau
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- neutrino tauique 2, record 6, French, neutrino%20tauique
correct, masculine noun
- neutrino tauonique 3, record 6, French, neutrino%20tauonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'à présent, on connaît trois types de neutrinos, chacun étant associé spécifiquement à la création de trois autres particules élémentaires, soit l'électron, le muon et le tau. Le Soleil ne produit que des neutrinos électroniques mais, s'ils avaient une masse, ces derniers pourraient bien se changer en neutrinos muoniques ou taus, en «oscillant» entre ces différents «états quantiques». 1, record 6, French, - neutrino%20tau
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- neutrino tauónico
1, record 6, Spanish, neutrino%20tau%C3%B3nico
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los miembros confirmados de la tercera familia son los dos leptones, el leptón tau y el neutrino tauónico, y el quark "fondo" o quark b. 1, record 6, Spanish, - neutrino%20tau%C3%B3nico
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- sterile neutrino
1, record 7, English, sterile%20neutrino
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For ... years, researchers have accumulated hints that the "sterile neutrino"—a more-elusive cousin of the nearly undetectable neutrinos—might be out there. But most physicists have found the evidence unconvincing, as most of the results pointing toward sterile neutrinos are of marginal statistical significance. Recently, however, the case for sterile neutrinos has grown stronger, bolstered by a new analysis of data from nuclear reactors. 1, record 7, English, - sterile%20neutrino
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- neutrino stérile
1, record 7, French, neutrino%20st%C3%A9rile
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les neutrinos stériles sont d'hypothétiques particules liées aux neutrinos du modèle standard mais n'interagissant que par l'intermédiaire de la gravité. 2, record 7, French, - neutrino%20st%C3%A9rile
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2010-06-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- neutrino detector
1, record 8, English, neutrino%20detector
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- détecteur de neutrinos
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20neutrinos
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- capteur de neutrinos 2, record 8, French, capteur%20de%20neutrinos
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le détecteur de neutrinos de Sudbury [...] apportera de l'information particulière quant à la composition et au flux total des neutrinos, permettant ainsi d'élucider le mystère de leur masse. 3, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20neutrinos
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2006-04-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- neutrino decay
1, record 9, English, neutrino%20decay
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- désintégration de neutrinos
1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9gration%20de%20neutrinos
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- electronic neutrino
1, record 10, English, electronic%20neutrino
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an ideal pure electronic neutrino source. 2, record 10, English, - electronic%20neutrino
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- neutrino électronique
1, record 10, French, neutrino%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les neutrinos électroniques, tels que ceux émis par le Soleil, se transformeraient en neutrinos muoniques ou neutrinos tau, qui ne sont pas détectés par les dispositifs actuels. 2, record 10, French, - neutrino%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- wraith-like neutrino 1, record 11, English, wraith%2Dlike%20neutrino
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like the compound eye of some huge, metallic insect, these tubes are designed to pick up the faint blue sparkles of Cerenkov light emitted by the rare interactions (about 20 per day) between the wraith-like neutrinos and the heavy water. 1, record 11, English, - wraith%2Dlike%20neutrino
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- neutrino éthéré
1, record 11, French, neutrino%20%C3%A9th%C3%A9r%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- solar neutrino observatory 1, record 12, English, solar%20neutrino%20observatory
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- observatoire solaire de neutrinos
1, record 12, French, observatoire%20solaire%20de%20neutrinos
masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1991-07-17
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Atomic Physics
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
1, record 13, English, Sudbury%20Neutrino%20Observatory
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
- SNO 1, record 13, English, SNO
correct
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Physique atomique
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- Observatoire de neutrinos de Sudbury
1, record 13, French, Observatoire%20de%20neutrinos%20de%20Sudbury
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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