The KM3NeT/ARCA experiment detected the most energetic neutrino ever measured, at 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV), on 13 February 2023.
Sources
- Un neutrino éblouit l’astrophysique | CNRS Le journal (lejournal.cnrs.fr)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08543-1 (nature.com)
- https://home.cern/news/news/physics/km3net-detects-most-energetic-neutrino-ever-observed (home.cern)
- https://www.km3net.org/ (km3net.org)
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7z1eq327o (bbc.com)
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