sterile neutrino
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sterile + neutrino; from being a neutrino which is sterile, being non-interactive through the four forces of the Standard Model.
Noun
[edit]sterile neutrino (plural sterile neutrinos)
- (particle physics) A type of neutrino (and potentially dark matter), that may be supermassive, which has right-handed chirality, and only interacts with other particles via gravity.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- sterile antineutrino, anti-sterile-neutrino
- inert antineutrino, anti-inert-neutrino
- left-handed anti-neutrino