muon-neutrino

[ myoo-on-noo-tree-noh, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Physics.

, plural mu·on-neu·tri·nos.

1. a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the muon, with the total number of muons and muon-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.

muon neutrino

1. A type of neutrino associated with the muon, often created in particle interactions involving muons (such as muon or pion decay). The muon neutrino has a mass no greater than 0.49 times that of the electron and has no charge.
2. See more at neutrinoSee Table at subatomic particle