Do many-particle neutrino interactions cause a novel coherent effect?

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1079-1100

  Friedland, Alexander ^a   Lunardini, Cecilia ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutrino and Gamma Astronomy; Neutrino Physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044501256     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/10/043     Document Type: Article

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