CERN and Fermilab collaborate to find the elusive ‘sterile’ neutrino
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CERN and Fermilab have been collaborating with the ICARUS project to discover ‘sterile’ neutrinos. The ICARUS detector, which has been upgraded at CERN laboratories, is now being transported back to the US. You can track the journey of the detector on the Fermilab website.A press release on CERN’s website advised that Fermilab, CERN and INFN social media networks will track the journey of the ICARUS detector with the hashtag #IcarusTrip.
The importance of discovering, the currently hypothetical ‘sterile’ neutrino, is central to our understanding of how gravity works. Although the particle has been theoretically brought into being, it has yet to be identified.
The ICARUS detector is now the preferred technology, that will eventually be utilised by the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, also hosted by Fermilab. This will see the utilisation of liquid Argon to identify its interactions with neutrinos and Argon atoms. The detector will allow for the 3D imaging of such interactions, meaning that it is more likely the ‘sterile’ neutrinos will eventually be visualised – giving credence to the current theoretical particle.
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This will be hailed as an important discovery as it will illuminate aspects of string theory and the nature of gravity. Watch as the neutrino detector makes its voyage across the Atlantic with the hashtag #IcarusTrip.
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