electron neutrino
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The electron neutrino is a nearly massless, electrically neutral elementary particle associated with the electron, produced in weak nuclear processes such as beta decay and nuclear fusion in stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| electron neutrino canonical | 5 |
| Electron neutrino | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elementary particle
ⓘ
lepton ⓘ neutrino ⓘ |
| belongsToGeneration | first lepton generation ⓘ |
| canOscillateInto |
muon neutrino
ⓘ
tau neutrino ⓘ |
| contributesTo | stellar energy transport ⓘ |
| doesNotParticipateInInteraction |
electromagnetic interaction
ⓘ
strong interaction ⓘ |
| firstDetectionYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| hasAntiparticle | electron antineutrino ⓘ |
| hasElectricCharge | 0 ⓘ |
| hasHelicity | predominantly left-handed ⓘ |
| hasInteractionMediator |
W boson
ⓘ
Z boson ⓘ |
| hasLeptonFlavor | electron lepton number ⓘ |
| hasLeptonNumber | +1 ⓘ |
| hasRestMass | nonzero but very small ⓘ |
| hasRestMassUpperBound | less than 1 eV/c^2 (order of magnitude) ⓘ |
| hasSpin | 1/2 ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | νe ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | electron ⓘ |
| isDetectedBy |
Cherenkov detectors
ⓘ
inverse beta decay reactions ⓘ liquid scintillator detectors ⓘ |
| isFermion | true ⓘ |
| isFlavorEigenstateOf | neutrino ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | solar neutrino flux ⓘ |
| isNeutralUnder |
color charge
ⓘ
electric charge ⓘ |
| isPartOf | three-flavor neutrino framework ⓘ |
| isProducedIn |
beta minus decay
ⓘ
nuclear fusion in stars ⓘ pion decay chains ⓘ solar proton–proton chain ⓘ supernova core collapse ⓘ |
| isStandardModelParticle | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Homestake solar neutrino experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
solar neutrino problem
|
| isUsedIn |
reactor neutrino experiments
ⓘ
solar neutrino experiments ⓘ |
| participatesInInteraction |
gravity
ⓘ
weak interaction ⓘ |
| postulationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| statistics | Fermi–Dirac statistics ⓘ |
| undergoes | neutrino oscillations ⓘ |
| wasFirstDirectlyDetectedBy |
Clyde Cowan
ⓘ
Clyde Cowan ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Reines
|
| wasPostulatedBy | Wolfgang Pauli ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.