Fermilab Confirms Evidence of 4th Flavor Neutrino

eldavojohn writes "We've only had evidence for three kinds of neutrinos so far, but a recent test at Fermilab involving an antineutrino beam has reinforced a Michigan researcher's earlier experiment suggesting a fourth flavor. What's really odd about this is that a prior neutrino test (carried out as part of project MiniBooNE) did not result in indications of such strange oscillations. According to the researcher, 'The simplest explanation involves adding new neutrino-like particles, or sterile neutrinos, which do not have the normal weak interactions.' But this could also be an unknown or misunderstood effect. A Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist added that an explanation of this strange anomaly could result in understanding 'matter asymmetry of the universe, or why the universe is primarily composed of matter, rather than antimatter.' The results are published in the Physical Review Letters."

Comments

Department win

[Verdatum]

4th flavor of neutrino; "I hope it's grape", that's just good comedy right there.

Re:Cool

[GodfatherofSoul]

Yes, but you're never going to get one to hit your taste buds.

Re:Department winur

[migla]

No, no, no the neutrino flavors follow the same pattern as basic emotions: Happy, sad, approving, disapproving and umami. Umami is a relatively recently discovered emotion. It feels like broth.

Re:wel...

[Monkeedude1212]

Those guys in white coats all look alike to me.

Re:Cool

[AnonymousClown]

Billions of them pass through your taste buds every second. The problem is getting them to interact with your taste buds.

So, they have no calories!

I'm on the neutrino diet plan now. I just need to get booked on "The View" and I'll be rich!

Move over Atkins, here comes the Neutrino Diet!

Re:Cool

[Fractal Dice]

Next up: "When Cantor Sets collide"

Re:wel...

[slick7]

The only physicists I've ever seen in lab coats were in angles and demons.

Angles? Were they so acute they were obtuse?