The Borexino Instrument (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Borexino Instrument

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The Borexino instrument located deep beneath Italy's Appenine Mountains detects neutrinos as they interact with the electrons of an ultra-pure organic liquid scintillator at the center of a large sphere surrounded by 1,000 tons of water.

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Borexino

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