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Ghost particle

Santhosh Kumar 27/10/2023

Ghost particle upsc mind map
Context:
China's construction
Source: Frontline
World's largest detector
Name: Trident
Underwater telescope in South China Sea
Purpose: Detect neutrinos
Size: Span 7.5 cubic kilometers
Sensitivity: 10,000 times more than current
Neutrinos significance
Mysterious behaviour
Role in solving scientific mysteries
Properties
Subatomic particles
Very little mass
No charge
Weak interactions with other particles

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