smallphi Messages 436 Reaction score 2 Thread starter Mar 30, 2008 #1 Do the neutrino detectors measure only the number of events but not the energy of the detected neutrino?
Do the neutrino detectors measure only the number of events but not the energy of the detected neutrino?
Vanadium 50 Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Education Advisor Gold Member Dearly Missed Messages 35,014 Reaction score 21,725 Mar 30, 2008 #2 They can measure the energy transferred from the neutrino to the detector. This is related to the neutrino energy, but it is not the exact same thing.
They can measure the energy transferred from the neutrino to the detector. This is related to the neutrino energy, but it is not the exact same thing.
smallphi Messages 436 Reaction score 2 Mar 30, 2008 #3 I'm asking cause in the usual reports from neutrino detectors they always give the number of events fluxes, never the energy fluxes of the neutrinos.
I'm asking cause in the usual reports from neutrino detectors they always give the number of events fluxes, never the energy fluxes of the neutrinos.
Bachir Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Apr 1, 2008 #4 The experiments that are working for high energy neutrino detection using an array of PMTs can give a rough estimation of neutrino energy. I think there is a relationship between the number of photons detected and the neutrino energy.
The experiments that are working for high energy neutrino detection using an array of PMTs can give a rough estimation of neutrino energy. I think there is a relationship between the number of photons detected and the neutrino energy.