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Re: Neutrino & Anti-Neutrino



Tony,

The difference between the neutrino and anti-neutrino is the "helicity",
which is the projection of the particle spin on its direction of motion. As
I recall (I've got a 50-50 chance of being correct on this one), the
neutrino has a left-handed helicity while the anti-neutrino has a
right-handed helicity.

Mark Shapiro
http://www.IrascibleProfessor.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Wayne [mailto:wayne@PEN.K12.VA.US]
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 9:18 AM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Neutrino & Anti-Neutrino


What is the difference between a neutrino and an anti-neutrino other than
one goes with beta+ decay and the other goes with beta- decay?
-tony