What caused the unexplained Zen events at CERN in 1985?

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The unexplained "Zen events" at CERN in 1985 were identified as particle collisions exhibiting distinct unbalanced dispersion patterns, which could not be reconciled with the standard model of particle physics at that time. The phenomenon has since been explained through the theory of weak interactions, which provides a framework for understanding these anomalous events. The discussion references a video that details these occurrences and their implications for particle physics.

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CERN "Zen Events" - 1985

Starting from 01:43 in the following video, mysterious CERN "Zen events" are discussed being particle collisions with a distinct unbalanced/off-track dispersion patterns. This programme was filmed in 1985 and the video explains that these collisions could not be reconciled with the standard model at the time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrLJeNRwp0c&feature=related

Have we had an explanation for this phenomenon since then? Anything to do with neutrinos perhaps?

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Islam Hassan said:
Have we had an explanation for this phenomenon since then?
As the video description says: The theory of the weak interaction explained them.