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Neutrino detection in super kamiokande

  1. Sep 17, 2012 #1

    plasmon

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    In Superkamiokande, How does one differentiate between muon being produced by neutrinos coming from upward than the muon being produced by the neutrinos coming from downward.

    http://hep.bu.edu/~superk/atmnu/
     
    plasmon, Sep 17, 2012
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  3. Sep 17, 2012 #2

    Bill_K

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    From Wikipedia:
    Sounds like they can directly observe the direction of the incoming particle.
     
    Bill_K, Sep 17, 2012
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