Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

How much do you really know about the "ghost particle"?

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Everything produces neutrinos!

But to actually study them, researchers need intense sources like particle beams.

To make a beam, scientists begin with protons (usually from a bottle of hydrogen gas). These batches of protons are accelerated close to the speed of light before they are smashed into a target. The collision creates new particles, including short-lived particles called pions.

As they head toward a detector downstream, the pions begin to decay, producing neutrinos (or antineutrinos). Big blocks absorb the other particles that get produced, allowing neutrinos to slide through easily.

Just like that, a neutrino beam is born! ⚡

Learn more at https://neutrinos.fnal.gov/sources/accelerator-neutrinos/