First neutrino sightings by MicroBooNE
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
The recently commissioned MicroBooNE experiment has reached a major milestone: It detected its first neutrinos on Oct. 15, marking the beginning of detailed studies of these fundamental particles whose properties could be linked to dark matter, matter's dominance over antimatter in the universe and the evolution of the entire cosmos since the Big Bang.