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Neutrinos are neutral particles, they do not carry an electromagnetic charge. They thus do not cause any Cherenkov light themselves.

What Neutrino detector measure is the Cherenkov light emitted by secondary particles that are created when a Neutrino interacts with the matter inside the detector.

E.g. a muon Neutrino reacts with a water molecule producing a muon, which is a charged particle and thus emits Cherenkov light.

parent maxnoe 1 month ago

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