neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
nü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō 
nyü-
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
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The same technique already generates neutrinos for other experiments.
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Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Our bodies are hit with trillions of neutrinos by the second.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The rate of growth—determined through comparison of the average size of voids in the early universe to those in the modern universe—can reveal how much mass neutrinos actually have.
—Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
In particular, Kotwal and his colleagues sought out collisions that produced two specific pairs of particles: either a muon and a neutrino, or an electron and a neutrino.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
The recoil from beta emissions is not yet observable because the mass of an electron and a neutrino are so small.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
More experiments must also be done to extend the Standard Model, to answer questions such as why the universe has so much matter compared to antimatter, what exactly is dark matter, and why neutrinos have mass.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2019
That’s interesting because current experiments for detecting neutrinos and dark matter are huge, some the size of city blocks.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Carlos Argüelles-Delgado, an assistant professor at Harvard University and a neutrino physicist who uses data from IceCube, also refuted the claim.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Our bodies are hit with trillions of neutrinos by the second.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The rate of growth—determined through comparison of the average size of voids in the early universe to those in the modern universe—can reveal how much mass neutrinos actually have.
—Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
In particular, Kotwal and his colleagues sought out collisions that produced two specific pairs of particles: either a muon and a neutrino, or an electron and a neutrino.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
The recoil from beta emissions is not yet observable because the mass of an electron and a neutrino are so small.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
More experiments must also be done to extend the Standard Model, to answer questions such as why the universe has so much matter compared to antimatter, what exactly is dark matter, and why neutrinos have mass.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2019
That’s interesting because current experiments for detecting neutrinos and dark matter are huge, some the size of city blocks.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Carlos Argüelles-Delgado, an assistant professor at Harvard University and a neutrino physicist who uses data from IceCube, also refuted the claim.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
n(y)ü-ˈtrē-nō
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle believed to have little or no mass
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neutrino
noun
neu·tri·no
n(y)ü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō
plural neutrinos
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to be massless or to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
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