Is right-handed neutrino degeneracy compatible with the solar and atmospheric neutrino data?

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2001, Pages

  Felipe, Ricardo González ^a   Joaquim, Filipe R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Neutrino Physics; Solar and Atmospheric Neutrinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744875000     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/09/015     Document Type: Article

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