Analysis: Physicists locate elementary particle called tau neutrino

From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: July 20, 2000| Author: ROBERT SIEGEL | Copyright information


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07-20-2000

Analysis: Physicists locate elementary particle called tau neutrino

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Physicists announced today that they have finally spotted a subatomic particle that has eluded them for 25 years. It's name is the tau neutrino. Scientists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois used what is essentially photographic film to detect four of t...

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