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andydan1056
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Homework Statement
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Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I calculated the volume of a cylinder's cross section and one light year: 10^-36 m^2 (9.46 x 10^15 m) = 9.46 x 10^-21 m^3 = 9.46 x 10^-15 cm^3.
Then I calculated the number of interactions in that cylinder: 6.02 x 10^23 x 11 (9.46 x 10^-15 cm^3) = 6.626 x 10^10 interactions per light year.
How do I calculate the light years a neutrino would have to travel?
Could someone show me the process?
Thanks!