Solving the Mystery of the Missing Neutrinos

Abstract

The three years 2001 to 2003 were the golden years of solar neutrino research. In this period, scientists solved a mystery with which they had been struggling for four decades. The solution turned out to be important for both physics and for astronomy. In this article, I tell the story of those fabulous three years.

Written for a general audience; Published at http://www.nobel.se/physics/articles/bahcall/ on April 28, 2004

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