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antineutrino

/an-tee-noo-tree-noh, -nyoo-, an-tahy-/US // ˌæn ti nuˈtri noʊ, -nyu-, ˌæn taɪ- //UK // (ˌæntɪnjuːˈtriːnəʊ) //

反中子,反中子号,反中子线

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural an·ti·neu·tri·nos.Physics.

    • : the antiparticle of a neutrino, distinguished from the neutrino by having clockwise rather than counterclockwise spin when observing in the direction of motion.

Examples

  • The KATRIN experiment studies tritium, a rare form of hydrogen that decays radioactively, emitting an electron and an antimatter mirror image of the neutrino, an antineutrino.

  • Measuring the energies of the electrons can reveal the masses of the antineutrinos that flitted away.