Cherenkov radiation by massless neutrinos

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 365, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 178-184

  D'Olivo, Juan Carlos ^a   Nieves, José F ^b   Pal, Palash B ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

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EID: 18444387241     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(95)01246-X     Document Type: Article

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