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Astroparticle physics

Courtesy: KM3NeT
20 Nov 2017
Taken from the November 2017 issue of Physics World

Building an experiment at the bottom of the sea to detect neutrinos from outer space might seem an odd thing to do, but researchers have been perfecting the unusual pairing for half a century. Antoine Kouchner and Véronique Van Elewyck explain why and how researchers are using the ocean as a giant neutrino detector

In the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, far from the bright clear blue sky, lies a hidden treasure.

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