[Science] Intergalactic Antarctic Neutrinos

I had an amazing conversation regarding these mysterious particles with Dr. Koshiba many years back before he won the Nobel Prize. It's amazing to see this huge discovery so relatively soon after his important work. It's fascinating how sensitive our instruments have become; also, few appreciate how fast they move regardless of the material they pass through.

 

When the Ice T Neutrino Observatory comes on line later this year we'll definitely see some amazing science.

 

The ice cube detector is freaking enormous:

 

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I thought Neutrinos were invented by TNG

 

Now we know where Lin gets his powers.

 

Well, duh. The neutrinos are obviously being brought in by travelers to the Stargate outpost in Antartica.

 

Always wondered what that giant hole in our galaxy did...

I remember the beginnings of the neutrino experiment where they realized that catching neutrinos in space or on ground was too hard given the interference. Hence the gigantic holes in the middle of ****all-nowhere-polar ice caps.

Pretty cool mang.

 

Very interesting. I am curious how they distinguish neutrinos from the Sun versus neutrinos from outside the solar system.

 

I think calling them Neutrinos is racist.

 

My understanding of Ice Cube (which is admittedly dim, as it's not my field) is that it is so huge in *part* to catch the neutrino at more than one point. If you can see a neutrino passing through two points in that immense detector, then you can of course understand its exact trajectory.

For instance, in the diagram I posted: if you find a neutrino that is headed straight down into the ice at the south pole, you *know* it didn't come from the sun, and in fact it probably did not come from within the galactic plane.

 

Don't say the N word, man.

 

Yes, I think the correct term is Neutrin-American.