🔆KM3NeT project ✅To detect
high-energy neutrinos, scientists have deployed underwater telescopes like the
Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) in the
Mediterranean Sea offering unique advantages over land-based and ice-bound observatories such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
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Neutrinos✅Neutrinos
often called ghost particles are elusive subatomic particles that interact weakly with matter.
✅Neutrinos are
fundamental subatomic particles similar to electrons but without any electric charge.Second only to photons, neutrinos are
incredibly abundant✅Neutrinos interact weakly making them extremely hard to detect.
✅Despite their abundance, interactions with matter are rare — only one neutrino interacts with a human body during a lifetime.
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AdvantagesWater scatters light less than ice improving the precision of neutrino origin tracing.
The Mediterranean Sea provides vast volumes of clear, dark water for observation.
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ChallengesWater absorbs light more than ice reducing the amount of Cherenkov radiation available for analysis.
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