28 May 2012 to 2 June 2012
Vulcano Island, Sicily
Europe/Rome timezone

Analysis of the past MACRO data to compare multiple muon times.

1 Jun 2012, 12:40
20m
Vulcano Island, Sicily

Vulcano Island, Sicily

Speaker

Dr Francesco Ronga (LNF)

Description

The arrival times of muons in a bundle produced by one cosmic ray interaction in the atmosphere should return a value compatible with the time resolution, while if neutrinos have larger velocity than muons some of the muons may arrive slightly earlier in a bundle of particles than others. There are strong theoretical arguments against this possibility, however this measurement could verify the OPERA hints on the possibility that neutrinos have a velocity larger than the speed of light.

Primary author

Dr Francesco Ronga (LNF)

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