All Things Neutrino
  • What’s a neutrino?
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    • How much does a neutrino weigh?
    • Which neutrino is the lightest?
    • How many flavors of neutrinos are there?
    • Are neutrinos their own antiparticles?
    • Are all neutrinos left-handed?
    • Do neutrinos violate the symmetries of physics?
    • Where do the most energetic neutrinos come from?
  • Types
    • Neutrino flavors
    • Antineutrinos
    • Sterile neutrinos
    • Neutrino masses
    • Neutrino energies
  • Sources
    • Accelerator neutrinos
    • Reactor neutrinos
    • Neutrinos from beta decay
    • Geoneutrinos
    • Solar neutrinos
    • Big Bang neutrinos
    • Atmospheric neutrinos
    • Supernova neutrinos
    • Cosmic neutrinos
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Where do neutrinos come from? It seems like nearly everything. Neutrinos are generated in the stars, the sky, bananas, and human bodies. When it comes to scientific research, there are a few particularly interesting sources and tools that help physicists study neutrinos:

Illustration: cosmic rays, geo neutrinos, and solar neutrinos fly around a person

Credit: Symmetry Magazine / Sandbox Studio, Chicago

 

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