Glossary term: 中微子
Description: 中微子是由多种物理过程产生的亚原子粒子。在太阳的核心，中微子是核聚变的产物。超新星爆炸中的核反应和高能量密度也会产生中微子爆发。由于中微子与原子的相互作用极其微弱，观测它们非常困难。通常我们会通过巨大的水箱（或如南极冰立方中微子天文台使用的冰块）来探测中微子。当中微子撞击这些水箱中的水分子（或冰块中的分子）时，会引发粒子反应，产生微量的光。这些光可以被探测器捕捉并进行分析。目前已经从太阳核心的核反应和超新星中探测到中微子。此外，中微子也会由核反应堆和人体产生。在人体中，中微子来自于放射性原子核如碳-14和钾-40的衰变过程。
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