Electron-neutrino

Key Stage 5

Meaning

An electron-neutrino (ν_e) is a type of neutrino with the flavour of an electron.

About Electron-neutrinos

The electron-neutrino is denoted with the Greek letter ν ('nu') with the subscript e.

Electron-neutrinos are fundamental particles as they are not made of any smaller particles.

The electron-neutrino has negligible mass and no charge.

Electron-neutrinos are affected by the:

• Weak Nuclear Interaction
• Gravitational Interaction

Lepton	Charge/e	Strangeness	Baryon Number	Lepton Number
Electron-neutrino	\(Q=0\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=+1\)
Antielectron-neutrino	\(Q=0\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=-1\)