Muon-Type Neutrino Interaction (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Muon-Type Neutrino Interaction

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This is a muon-type neutrino interaction in the NOvA detector, as viewed by the vertically oriented cells (top panel) and horizontally oriented cells (bottom panel). By using cells oriented both ways, researchers can build a three-dimensional version of the event. The neutrino entered from the left in this image, from the direction of Fermilab. Each colored pixel represents an individual detector cell, with warmer colors corresponding to more observed light and thus more energy deposited by traversing particles. The muon produced in this collision left the long, tell-tale line of active cells along its path. Other particles emanating from the interaction point are also visible.

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