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New neutrino experiment at Fermilab goes live

MiniBooNE First Event
Photomultiplier Tube
Scientists of the Booster Neutrino Experiment collaboration announced this week that a new detector at Fermilab has observed its first neutrino events. The BooNE scientists identified neutrinos that created ring-shaped flashes of light inside a 250,000-gallon detector filled with mineral oil.

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