Antineutrinos Detected 150 Miles from Nuclear Power Station in Water Cherenkov Detector

Scientists have detected antineutrinos, the antiparticle counterpart to neutrinos, using pure water for the first time. The antineutrinos originated from a nuclear reactor located 150 miles away from the SNO+ detector, buried under kilometers of rock in Ontario, Canada. This breakthrough could lead to inexpensive and safe neutrino experiments and monitoring technology. The SNO+ detector is currently being used to help understand neutrinos and antineutrinos better, and is searching for a rare, never-before-seen decay that could answer one of the biggest questions in particle physics.