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Scientists at the SNO+ experiment have observed neutrino-induced transmutation of carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 for the first time, a rare event due to neutrinos' elusive nature, made possible by the large volume of liquid scintillator and the experiment's underground location.
The SNO+ neutrino detector project has shown that it can detect anti-neutrinos originating from nuclear fission reactors over 240 kilometers away, including Canadian CANDU and US LWR types. The low detection threshold of the SNO+ detector, even in its incomplete state, has made this possible. The focus of SNO+ on nearby nuclear fission reactors is due to the constant beta decay that occurs in their nuclear fuel, which produces electron anti-neutrinos in a predictable manner.
Scientists have detected antineutrinos, the antiparticle counterpart to neutrinos, using pure water for the first time. The antineutrinos originated from a nuclear reactor located 150 miles away from the SNO+ detector, buried under kilometers of rock in Ontario, Canada. This breakthrough could lead to inexpensive and safe neutrino experiments and monitoring technology. The SNO+ detector is currently being used to help understand neutrinos and antineutrinos better, and is searching for a rare, never-before-seen decay that could answer one of the biggest questions in particle physics.