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Antineutrinos discovery
April 23 , 2023
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- Scientists accidentally discovered antineutrinos using extremely pure water for the first time.
- They originated from a nuclear reactor more than 240 kilometers (150 miles) away.
- This breakthrough promises neutrino experiments and monitoring technology that use inexpensive, easily acquirable and safe materials.
- Antineutrinos are the antimatter of neutrinos.
- They have an almost non-existent mass and charge and they rarely if ever interact with other particles.
- This makes them especially difficult to detect.
- They are produced as a by-product when neutrons separate into protons and electrons in nuclear reactors.
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