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Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE): Deciphering the Universe’s Mysteries

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Catching A Glimpse Of The Most Elusive Particle

Fundamental physics has always relied on a mix of theory and experiments to progress our understanding of the Universe. To this day, one of the most difficult to answer questions is about the fundamental nature of gravity and the forces that direct the Universe. It has long been known that the answer is likely to be found in an elusive and almost impossible-to-study particle: the neutrino.

This is the goal of the megaproject Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, aka ‘DUNE.’ This is an impressive endeavor spanning multiple states in the US and involves more than 800 miles /1,300 km of underground experiments.

What are Neutrinos?

Neutrinos are an electrically neutral particle with an extremely small mass that has long been thought to be null. Currently, we don’t know at all why neutrinos have mass, except that it seems to work in a different way than for other particles.

What makes neutrinos unique is that they are essentially “ghost” particles,” barely interacting with other forms of matter at all. This is because neutrinos only interact with 2 out of the 4 fundamental forces in the Universe: gravity and weak interaction.

As the weak interaction has a very short range, and gravity barely affects the low-mass neutrinos, neutrinos usually pass through matter without interacting or being slowed down. As a result, neutrinos usually travel at almost the speed of light.

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