Unraveling the Mysteries of Protons – Neutrino Experiment Delivers Groundbreaking Results
The MINERvA experiment at Fermilab, utilizing the NuMI beam, has made the first precise depiction of a proton using neutrinos instead of light as the…
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Pure Water Breakthrough in Neutrino Detection
An international team of scientists has made a breakthrough in detecting neutrinos using pure water instead of the expensive liquid scintillator that was previously used….
Exploring the Dark Matters of Physics: Large Hadron Collider Enters Uncharted Territory
The first observation of collider neutrinos at the LHC paves the way for exploring new physics scenarios. Although neutrinos are produced abundantly in collisions at…
Catching Dark Matter in a Basement in Neutrino Alley
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory attempted to observe dark matter in a brightly-lit hallway in the basement using the sensitivity of their neutrino detectors….
Physicists Detect Subatomic Neutrinos Made by a Particle Collider for the First Time
Discovery promises to help physicists understand nature of universe’s most abundant particle. In a scientific first, a team led by physicists at the University of…
“Ghostly” Neutrinos Provide Groundbreaking New Way To Investigate the Structure of Protons
Scientists have discovered a new way to investigate the structure of protons using neutrinos, known as ‘ghost particles.’ Neutrinos are one of the most abundant…
“Ghost” Particles Detected Emanating From Galactic Neighbor With a Gigantic Black Hole
On Earth, trillions of subatomic particles called neutrinos stream through our bodies every second, but we never notice because they rarely interact with matter. In…
First Glimpse Into the Inner Depths of an Active Galaxy Provided by Ghostly Neutrino Particles
Evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from the galaxy NGC 1068 has been found by an international team of scientists for the first time. First spotted…
Neutrino Factories in Deep Outer Space: Elementary Particles From the Depths of Our Universe
For the first time, researchers reveal the origin of neutrinos, elementary particles that reach our planet from the depths of the Universe. Highly energetic and…
Nearly Pure Argon Left Undisturbed Since Earth’s Formation May Soon Whisper Secrets About Universe’s Dark Matter
University of Houston Researchers to Create Facility for Mining Exceptionally Pure Argon from Colorado Site A deposit of virtually pure argon that has been left…
Particle Physics Breakthrough: Scientists Report First-of-Its-Kind Neutrino Measurement
For the first time, physicists extracted the detailed “energy-dependent neutrino-argon interaction cross section,” a key value for studying how neutrinos change their flavor Physicists studying…
Physicists Are Closing In on the Next Breakthrough in Particle Physics – And the Search for Our Own Origins
CUORE Team Places New Limits on the Bizarre Behavior of Neutrinos Physicists are closing in on the true nature of the neutrino — and might…
Nuclear Reactor Helps Scientists Catch and Study “Ghost Particles”
‘Ghost particles’ research could bolster physics, nuclear nonproliferation. A nuclear reactor at an Illinois energy plant is helping University of Chicago scientists learn how to…
KATRIN Experiment Constrains the Mass of Mysterious Neutrino Particles With Unprecedented Precision
New world record: Neutrinos are lighter than 0.8 electron volts. Neutrinos are arguably the most fascinating elementary particles in our universe. In cosmology they play…
New World Record: “Ghost Particle” Experiment Limits Neutrino Mass With Unprecedented Precision
Neutrinos Are Lighter Than 0.8 Electronvolts New world record: KATRIN experiment limits neutrino mass with unprecedented precision. Neutrinos are arguably the most fascinating elementary particle…
To Find the Very Highest-Energy “Ghost” Particles in the Universe, a New Detector Will Soar Over Antarctica
NASA gives go-ahead for $20M multi-institution balloon experiment led by UChicago scientists. Sometimes a question is so big that it takes a continent to answer…
For the First Time Ever, Physicists Detect Signs of Neutrinos at Large Hadron Collider
Scientific first at CERN facility a preview of upcoming 3-year research campaign. The international Forward Search Experiment team, led by physicists at the University of…
Electrons Set the Stage for Neutrino Experiments – Solving Mystery of the Origins of Our Matter-Dominated Universe
Early-career nuclear physicists show that a better understanding of how neutrinos interact with matter is needed to make the most of upcoming experiments. Neutrinos may…
