These numerous yet mysterious subatomic particles, known as "ghost particles," are so distinct from the rest of matter that they pass through it like specters.
This study, according to the researchers, is the first direct detection of collider neutrinos and will aid in our understanding of how these particles are created, their characteristics, and their place in the universe's history.
The findings, obtained at the LHC using the FASERnu detector, were presented in Italy at the 57th Rencontres de Moriond Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories conference.
According to particle physicist Jonathan Feng of the University of California Irvine, "We have discovered neutrinos from a brand-new source - particle colliders - where you have two streams of particles smash together at extremely high intensity."
Only photons are more prevalent among subatomic particles in the universe than neutrinos. Yet, they lack any electric charge, have practically no mass, and scarcely interact with other particles. Many hundreds of billions of neutrinos are currently passing through your body.
Even though their connection with matter is minimal, they occasionally collide with another particle to produce a very tiny flash of light, proving that their interaction with matter is not entirely nonexistent.
These bursts are detectable using underground detectors that are shielded from other radiation sources. Three of these detectors are IceCube in Antarctica, Super-Kamiokande in Japan, and MiniBooNE at Fermilab in Illinois.
However since the high energies involved are less well understood than low-energy neutrinos, scientists have long sought neutrinos produced in particle colliders.