0 M ar 1 99 9 A search for energy deposition by neutrinos in matter
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An exploratory search for an anomalous energy deposition by neutrinos in a germanium crystal was performed in the CERN high energy νμ beam. No signal was found and a limit is set at a level of about 10 of the normal dE/dx for a minimum ionizing particle.
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