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Neutrinos reveal split personalities

For more than 30 years scientists have puzzled over the mystery of the missing neutrinos emitted from the Sun. Data from underground detectors in Canada and Japan combine to provide the answer.

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Bahcall, J. Neutrinos reveal split personalities. Nature 412, 29–30 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35083665

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