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Dark Matter Experiments Unveil 'Ghostly' Neutrino Fog

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Interesting Engineering

For the first time, two dark matter experiments, XENON in Italy and PandaX in China, have detected a 'neutrino fog,' a dense cloud of neutrinos, using liquid xenon detectors. This discovery, involving coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS), complicates the search for dark matter as neutrinos can create background noise that mimics dark matter signals. Despite this challenge, experts believe the impact of this 'neutrino fog' on dark matter research is manageable. The findings are published in Physical Review Letters.

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Unveiling the Mysteries of the Neutrino Fog

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Physics

Two dark matter experiments, PandaX and XENON, have detected signals from solar neutrinos, known as the "neutrino fog," which could complicate future dark matter searches. These experiments, using liquid xenon detectors, observed coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) events, a process predicted to mimic dark matter signals. While the neutrino fog poses a potential challenge, it is not expected to significantly impact dark matter searches for at least a decade. The findings also open new avenues for neutrino research and standard-model testing.

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