Neutrino physics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-32

  Haxton, Wick C ^a   Holstein, Barry R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0034385776     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19368     Document Type: Article

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