# The Discovery of the Atmospheric Neutrino Anomaly

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the discovery of the atmospheric neutrino anomaly, highlighting key experiments, statistical considerations, and the historical context of the findings in neutrino physics.

## Contribution

It provides a concise review of the discovery and confirmation of the atmospheric neutrino anomaly, emphasizing the experimental and historical aspects.

## Key findings

- Confirmation of the atmospheric neutrino anomaly by multiple experiments
- Discussion of statistical significance and experimental details
- Clarification of historical and interpretative issues in the discovery

## Abstract

The discovery of the missing atmospheric muon neutrinos known as the atmospheric neutrino anomaly, is briefly described. Learned and Lipari gave a general review of atmospheric neutrinos at the conference, including the discovery of the anomaly by IMB-1 and subsequent work. Questions answered in this brief note include: the cautious wording, the statistical significance, the 1992 eronious exclusion plot, the Kamiokande confirmation and SuperK's failure to cite the original 1986 IMB-1 discovery.