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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Griffin

Scientists make major breakthrough in search for ‘ghost particles’

The 12-metre-diameter acrylic vessel surrounded by 9,000 photomultiplier tubes at the heart of the the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory and SNO+ experiments - (SNOLAB)

Scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in detecting “ghost particles”.

The name is given to neutrinos, which are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe and remain largely unknown because they seldom interact with anything else.

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