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What is a neutrino anyway? A look at the science behind this year's Nobel Prize in Physics
If you wanted a Nobel Prize, you would do well to study neutrinos. To date, the Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded five times to research related to neutrino detection and discovery.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded five times for research linked to neutrino detection and discovery. This year, Francis Halzen received the prize for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high‑energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. University of California, San Diego physics professor George Fuller, who collaborated with Halzen on an early IceCube paper, is positioned to explain both what neutrinos are and how the icy South‑Pole observatory reveals their properties.
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