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The Mass of the Neutrino

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

W. J. Henderson
W. J. Henderson*
Affiliation:
Trinity College Exhibition of 1851 Student, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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From experimental results on the shape of the upper portion of the continuous β ray spectra of thorium C and thorium C″ the distribution of energy is deduced. This distribution is compared with Fermi's theory wherein the shape of the curve depends on the mass of the neutrino. The comparison supports Fermi's conclusion that the mass of the neutrino is zero or certainly not more than a very small fraction of the electronic mass.

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Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 1935 , pp. 285 - 290
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1935

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