A Neutrino Interacts with a Molecule of Ice (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

A Neutrino Interacts with a Molecule of Ice

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In this illustration, a neutrino has interacted with a molecule of ice, producing a secondary particle -- a muon -- that moves at relativistic speed in the ice, leaving a trace of blue light behind it.

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Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF/IceCube

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