Abstract
Absolute neutrino masses were determined from bursts of Z bosons in cosmic rays. The probability of Z production was determined as a function of the distance from earth. Collider experiments were used to derive the energy distribution of the produced protons in the lab system. The predicted spectrum of the Z-burst hypothesis was compared with the observed ultrahigh energy cosmic ray (UHECR) spectrum.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 171101 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1711011-1711014 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| State | Published - Apr 29 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy