Implications for the cosmic ray spectrum of a negative electron neutrino(mass)2

1998/07/31 by Robert Ehrlich, R. Ehrlich · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.60.017302

published as Phys.Rev. D60 (1999) 017302 · 28 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. D

arxiv created 1998/12/17 · openalex publication_date 1999/05/26 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The features and problems of a speculative model based on the electron neutrino being a tachyon are discussed. The model is consistent with five properties of the cosmic ray spectrum, and it predicts a flux of neutrons in a narrow energy region centered on 4.5\ifmmode±\else\textpm\fi2.2\ifmmode×\else\texttimes\fi10¹⁵ eV.

Citations

• Cosmic ray and neutrino tests of special relativity

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