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Muon neutrino
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<p>The muon neutrino is an <a href="/facts/Elementary_particle/CTFDM97U">elementary particle</a> which has the symbol νμ and zero <a href="/facts/Electric_charge/xxsBfmlB">electric charge</a>. Together with the <a href="/facts/Muon/BP2fLVIR">muon</a> it forms the second <a href="/facts/Generation_(physics)/hAbgvUfV">generation</a> of leptons, hence the name muon <a href="/facts/Neutrino/yGWVfSg2">neutrino</a>. It was discovered in 1962 by <a href="/facts/Leon_Lederman/3UT17nBB">Leon Lederman</a>, <a href="/facts/Melvin_Schwartz/UApASDpn">Melvin Schwartz</a> and <a href="/facts/Jack_Steinberger/JUd5e2pJ">Jack Steinberger</a>. The discovery was rewarded with the 1988 <a href="/facts/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics/o6w1nCbr">Nobel Prize in Physics</a>. </p>