Star Trek: Neutron Stars, Antimatter, and Other Topics in Physics by Oi Curran

Author:Oi, Curran [Oi, Curran]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

Neutrinos are hard to "see" because they are very weakly interacting. The only way to observe a neutrino is for it to interact with another particle. They can penetrate almost anything without there being any sort of interaction. They commonly pass all the way through the earth without leaving a trace.

This is why neutrino detectors are very large. The Super-Kamiokande detector in Japan can hold 50,000 tons of ultra-pure water when in operation. Since neutrinos interact so infrequently, a large detector is needed to give as much of a chance as possible to "see" a few neutrinos.

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