Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 10, 2001

Sudbury Indicates Nonstandard Particle Model

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 10, 2001 is “Sudbury Indicates Nonstandard Particle Model,” an image. It is credited to Credit: A. B. McDonald ( Queen’s University ) et al., The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute. The original explanation runs about 149 words.

From the explanation

“The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has been detecting so few neutrinos from the Sun that the Standard Model of fundamental particles in the universe may have to be revised. Pictured above is the SNO as it was being built.”

— APOD editors, July 10, 2001

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At a glance

Date: July 10, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: A. B. McDonald ( Queen’s University ) et al., The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 149 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 10, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-july-10-sudbury-indicates-nonstandard-particle-model

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